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?
Ask HN: Last time you needed a web analytics answer (real steps, not opinions)
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Re: Ask HN: Last time you needed a web analytics answer (real steps, not opinions)
#2What 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.
Re: Ask HN: Last time you needed a web analytics answer (real steps, not opinions)
#3What 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.
I had an issue trying to setup funnels or build custom queries on the events from the web.
I think that this question should go more towards the marketing teams that are using web analytics extensively l.
Re: Ask HN: Last time you needed a web analytics answer (real steps, not opinions)
#4I 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.
Re: Ask HN: Last time you needed a web analytics answer (real steps, not opinions)
#5Google 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.
Re: Ask HN: Last time you needed a web analytics answer (real steps, not opinions)
#6Google 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.
> That being said, the interface, hierarchy of properties and the messy transition from GA3 to GA4 left a lot to be desired.
Aren't those pain points?
Re: Ask HN: Last time you needed a web analytics answer (real steps, not opinions)
#7Google 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.
> That being said, the interface, hierarchy of properties and the messy transition from GA3 to GA4 left a lot to be desired. Aren't those pain points?
The GA4 transition was a one time thing, the rest I can live with for now. Not enough friction for me to want to switch. Especially since I know, a search engine is unlikely to depreciate a product like Analytics anytime soon.