On june 22 i accidentally posted two pages of duplicate content on my site, realizing my mistake two days later I deleted the duplicate pages. Since then Analytics(see image) has said I have had mostly 0 visitors the past few weeks. I also have quantcast tracking my site, its been telling me there has been around 5-20 visitors per day while google analytics says 1 visitor or 0 visitors per day. http://www.quantcast.com/apfotodesign.com Does anyone know why these two analytic programs are giving me a different number of daily visitors? Does posting duplicate content affect google analytics, i wouldnt think so? I'm guessing its another reason why this is happening.
Is it tracking unique clicks or is QC tracking pageviews. From the graph i tlooks like something broke in the analytics code, is it through an APi or manually pasted Analytics code? Also, are there any IP exclusions set in Analytics?
I would double check that both codes have been installed, and that the dupe page is not in your sitemap. Also, I have seen some really odd things with Analytics in the last few years that really makes you scratch your head, so don't bet your house on the results. Although it is the most accurate tracking available. How do you have the code placed on your site?
Oops, I should've looked more closely, i checked and realized the code said - <script type="text/javascript" src="analytics.js"></script> it should say - <script src="analytics.js" language="javascript" type="text/javascript" ></script> Is it better to link a analytics script externally or have it in the header?