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Notes on analytics, WooCommerce growth and getting more out of the data you're already collecting.

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August 29, 2026
Self-Hosted vs Cloud Analytics for WordPress: The Honest Tradeoffs

Keeping analytics on your own server buys ownership and removes a processor from your privacy story. It also asks something of your database. Here is the…

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August 28, 2026
Gross vs Net Revenue in WooCommerce: Why Your Dashboard Lies

The big number on the sales screen is what you billed. What you kept — after refunds, discounts and gateway fees — is a different, smaller,…

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August 26, 2026
Where Customers Abandon Your WooCommerce Checkout — and How to Find the Exact Step

One "cart abandonment rate" hides the answer. The useful number is which specific step loses the most people, and how long the ones who make it…

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August 24, 2026
Is Google Analytics GDPR-Compliant in 2026? What WordPress Store Owners Need to Know

The honest answer is "it depends, and the burden is on you." Here is what the burden actually involves — and what changes if the data…

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August 22, 2026
How to Track WooCommerce Conversions Without Google Analytics

You can measure add-to-carts, checkouts and completed orders — plus any custom action — without a GA4 property, a tag manager, or a single byte leaving…

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August 19, 2026
Turning Data Into Decisions: How to Set Goals That Actually Move the Needle

Tracking everything feels thorough and produces nothing. A handful of goals tied to what actually matters this quarter produces decisions.

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August 12, 2026
5 WooCommerce Metrics Every Store Owner Should Check Weekly

Order totals only tell you what sold. These five numbers tell you what it actually earned, where you lost people, and what to look at next.

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August 5, 2026
How Analytics Helps Your Business Grow, Not Just Report

A dashboard full of charts doesn't grow a business by itself. It grows one when a number on it changes what someone decides to do next.

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July 29, 2026
Why Website Analytics Matters (Even If You Think You Already Know Your Numbers)

Most site owners can quote a traffic number from memory. Far fewer can say what actually happens between a visit landing and a visit leaving —…

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