Finally Got Analytics. Why isnt it recording all referrals?

Discussion in 'Traffic Analysis' started by narsticle, Mar 7, 2006.

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    I finally got google analytics. I know for a fact the website that has analytics installed is getting referrals from a dertain other site. Ive clicked the link myself. Why arent these referrals showing in google analytics? it shows some other referrals and a lot of direct requests. i suspect some of those direct requests are actually referrals. Any ideas?
     
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  2. mad4

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    If the referrals are passing through any 301 redirects then this stops analytics tracking them.
     
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  3. Mong

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    Indeed its not recording single for me :)
     
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    Also if you have Norton then it will be blocking the referrer details which will stop the tracking for your clicks.
     
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  5. narsticle

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    it is not going through a 301 redirect but is opening in a new window. Would that effect anything?
     
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    Does Analytics automatically exclude your IP (the one from which you logged in to Analytics) from tracking referrals? I have a suspicion that it might do that. Or are you positive that others have clicked on that link as well?
     
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  7. narsticle

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    others have clicked it too
     
    narsticle, Mar 7, 2006 IP