Why you should move away from Google Analytics

I would have said “break up” with Google Analytics, but for one to break up with someone, one needs to be in love with that someone first. And as massive a tool as Google Analytics may be, I don’t know of many people (yes, including marketers) who are in love with the product.

Do they see the need of it? Yes, of course. Are they happy with it? Only as long as they don’t have to use it themselves!

And that is the crux of the problem.

There are many problems with Google Analytics. One of the huge ones being its incredible disregard to privacy. Sure Google Analytics shows you some details on how your website visitors navigate through your site, but it collects a lot more data than just what it shows you. And the data collection doesn’t simply stop when the visitor moves away from your website.

Essentially, when you use Google Analytics, you are an accessory to this massive operation where your customers and website visitors data is tracked to be monetized. But for now, let us focus on why people don’t love using the product, despite it having so much data on your website usage.

As a product, Google Analytics is complicated. Which is why you find a ton of courses and certifications all claiming to help you “learn how to use Google Analytics”. But, should a product…