Is Ditching Google Analytics for WordPress Plugin Independent Analytics A Good Idea?

[@erichepperlewp]

Cool lower third Brian! What program did you use to design that?

[@deckardcompany]

Simple Canva is quick and easy to use. For more complex graphics, I prefer Photoshop or Illustrator.

[@nikkilesley2525]

Thanks for the video. FYI, the background music is over powering your talking. For tutorials I personally prefer no music.

[@deckardcompany]

Thank you for your feedback; duly noted. I personally enjoy background music, but everyone has their own preferences. Thank you for watching, and I hope the video provided you with some valuable insight into what this plugin is all about! :)

[@Guitar4C]

Brian, thanks for the brief and nicely done video. I've been using this tool on our organization's site and I'm impressed with the information it provides. I have another site (non-business) that when folks search for us by our name, the results show decades-old newsletter pdf instead of the site itself. I was told that I need to have Google re-index the site, requiring a Google Analytics account and Google Search Console account. Seems a bit much for this simple site. Do you have any insight as to how to get the re-indexing done with additional accounts and attaching GA to the site? Thanks.

[@deckardcompany]

Hey there, so you really should get a GA and Search Console account; heck, they are free, and you can get a good amount of info from them. Good stuff, and in conjunction with this new analytics tool (which I am loving as well), together you got some good insights. Now, as far as having Google re-index, otherwise known as recrawling, here is a good place to start from Google itself: developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/ask-google-to-recrawl I hope this helps. I wish you good luck with your websites. Thank you for chiming in here ;) Much appreciated!

[@AidanJoyce-v6l]

Started off great - I left at 3:58 - Music absolutely destroyed any ability to focus.

[@deckardcompany]

Thank you for your feedback. Too bad you left, but like we say, everyone has their own opinion. Thanks for watching the first 3:58 of the video. 😁