Traffic Discrepancies: AdWords vs Analytics

Discussion in 'Google' started by Letcha, Mar 10, 2009.

  1. #1
    I have a site that gets pretty good traffic. I recently noticed some differences in the amount of traffic that is reported in Adwords vs the amount reported in Analytics. My understanding is that this is to be expected - But to what degree?

    The site in question is off by 14,000 visits last month. 88,000 were reported in Analytics, while 102,000 were reported in Adwords. I expect there to be a difference here, but not this extreme.

    What kind of differences do you see in traffic reports? I want to know if this is the norm. Thanks!
     
    Letcha, Mar 10, 2009 IP
  2. DGK

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    yes - it's a big difference. Why not ask Google about this
     
    DGK, Mar 10, 2009 IP
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    I do agree with you that there is a discrepancy noted in the web traffic report in Adwords to those reported in Google Analytics. However I have never noted such an extreme discrepancy and I would also like to know the reason for such discrepancies… :confused:
     
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  4. Letcha

    Letcha Active Member

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    I am in contact with Google about this, but in the meantime I was curious as to what sort of number differences people here at DP are seeing. Congratulations on boosting your post count! ;)
     
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    Letcha Active Member

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    The tongue-in-cheek congratulations was for DGK, by the way :D
     
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    So no one else sees any differences between traffic in Analytics and traffic in Adwords?
     
    Letcha, Mar 11, 2009 IP