Understanding how visitors interact with your site is essential to improving it. Web analytics tools let you track your traffic, identify the pages that convert and improve your client journey. These solutions help you make informed decisions based on data rather than intuition, so you get more from your website.
Focus on: unique visitors, most-viewed pages, bounce rate, time spent on the site and above all conversions (contact requests, downloads). Avoid getting lost in too many metrics: track the ones that directly affect your business.
Google Analytics is free and powerful but raises GDPR questions. Alternatives like Plausible, Fathom or Matomo respect privacy better and are often enough for a freelancer. Choose according to the features you need and how much data protection matters to you.
A weekly check of 15-30 minutes is enough for a freelancer. Look at overall trends rather than daily variations. Do a deeper monthly analysis to spot opportunities for improvement and adjust your content strategy.
Put them side by side on the criteria that matter: price, features, target audience.
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