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 (DIR) Post #AX5K4tFkY0z1GM65Oi by louis@emacs.ch
       2023-06-26T13:40:34Z
       
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       Today I "converted" one of my clients from using Google Analytics to privacy-friendly Plausible.io, made by the excellent guys at @plausible.It took me quite an effort to convince them to do that, but eventually I succeeded.  I feel I've made the world a tiny little bit a better place.If you still use Google Analytics for your own website, stop it right now and consider using a privacy-friendly alternative.#degoogle #plausible #gdpr #webdev
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5NOC1LIHo8pmFofY by christian@aldr.social
       2023-06-26T14:17:41Z
       
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       @louis That's awesome! I am trying something similar with Fathom Analytics for a client. I find some folk don't even use Google Analytics all that much anyway, they just add it / want it because they they assume they should. The features offered in Fathom or Plausible are more than enough for many (This reminds me I need to look into Plausible again and weigh them up)
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5OfK3mkyoye382bI by plausible@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-26T14:31:58Z
       
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       @louis ❤️
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5QWuClCZuc32ROTo by domhabersack@mastodon.social
       2023-06-26T14:52:53Z
       
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       @louis I tried the same recently, but failed because the client insisted they needed the integration with Google Ads. What were some of the arguments that worked well for you?
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5V9arPSPQZAA9pUO by louis@emacs.ch
       2023-06-26T15:44:41Z
       
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       @domhabersack Our client doesn't do Google Ads but AFAIK all the utm_* query params are automatically recognized by Plausible:https://plausible.io/docs/manual-link-taggingRemoving GA will have zero impact on their paid campaigns.The problem is that "eMarketing Managers" are essentially taught that these products always go together.Decisions from countries like Italy, Austria and France making some of Google's tracking techniques illegal greatly help. But what made it in the end was that I could show them how many (non-Google) browsers block Google Analytics already and then asked the question: "How can Google show you accurate numbers when browsers block it?" ... ... ... 🤔​ ... "Ok, let's give it a try..."We proxie the Plausible script through our server so no browser will ever block it.If you have a Plausible account, why not offer them to add the Plausible script for a while so that they can compare the numbers and experience the easy web UI?
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5VqCXDm76oAd20p6 by queeromanceink@mastodon.otherworldsink.com
       2023-06-26T15:51:56Z
       
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       @louis @plausible Do they make a WP plugin?
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5W3QmU7SY27QTmSW by louis@emacs.ch
       2023-06-26T15:54:45Z
       
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       @queeromanceink @plausible https://wordpress.org/plugins/plausible-analytics/
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5cWo3FHNBcPgi2zI by Brendanjones@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-26T17:07:20Z
       
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       @louis @plausible it’s so damn lightweight and easy to setup, there’s little reason for anyone to not give it a try. Can run it while still running GA and compare, with no performance loss.
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5j2qG9CjmKFlP3uS by PublicLewdness@freespeechextremist.com
       2023-06-26T18:20:24.660898Z
       
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       @louis @plausible Congrats and good job !
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5lxPD2eGAQm139pA by domhabersack@mastodon.social
       2023-06-26T18:52:58Z
       
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       @louis A difference in metrics would be very interesting, that’s a solid argument.The client had a marketing agency on retainer that insisted they needed some audience definition and similar data they only knew how to get from Google Analytics. We were not going to get them to adopt a new stack just for us.Which is a shame, because I have only had positive experiences with both Plausible and Fathom.
       
 (DIR) Post #AX7PKxbyzxPnV7tmAy by queeromanceink@mastodon.otherworldsink.com
       2023-06-27T13:48:09Z
       
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       @louis @plausible Oooh.
       
 (DIR) Post #AX9sgaRN7AT6zjWHVA by artfulrobot@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-28T18:27:12Z
       
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       @louis @plausible I'm worried about #vendorLockin with plausible.No way to get your data out of their saas product (so, basically, proprietary!), and new features now come with premiums.Just implemented self hosted version and had long persuasion job with client(s?) to get them off GA but now having doubts.
       
 (DIR) Post #AchLmvyY9zvsRGnqGu by James_Perry@mastodon.social
       2023-12-11T11:19:15Z
       
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       @louis @plausible Hi Louis! You're right. I switched to https://usermaven.com. It's simple, accurate, and privacy-compliant.