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📣 robomiri

Last time you needed a web analytics answer (real steps, not opinions)


I’m building an analytics platform and want to fix real—not hypothetical—pain. Can you walk me through, in as much detail as you’re comfortable sharing, the last time you needed a web analytics answer—what you did step-by-step, the tools involved, constraints that shaped the path, and where it broke?


  👤 codingdave Accepted Answer ✓
What makes you assume that it broke? There are so many option for web analytics these days, I get the answers I need fairly readily, and don't have any real pain to report.

👤 AznHisoka
I wanted to know how many people were on my website right now... and the answer was right there in an box in front of the dashboard.

👤 farseer
Google Analytics works well, no pain point which will make me switch. That being said, the interface, hierarchy of properties and the messy transition from GA3 to GA4 left a lot to be desired.