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Google's Website Traffic Impact Misjudged by CTR and GA4, Analyst Claims

The author argues that using Click-through Rates or Google Analytics 4 to measure Google's impact on website traffic is an incorrect approach. Additionally, relying solely on third-party traffic estimation tools further diminishes the reliability of such analyses. AI

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the methodology for analyzing website traffic and Google's impact.

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Google's Website Traffic Impact Misjudged by CTR and GA4, Analyst Claims

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    If you're judging Google's impact on Website traffic by Click-through Rates and/or Google Analytics 4, you're doing it wrong. And, using 3rd party traffic estim

    If you're judging Google's impact on Website traffic by Click-through Rates and/or Google Analytics 4, you're doing it wrong. And, using 3rd party traffic estimates only makes your analyses less reliable. # seo # ai # analytics # aeo # geo # ga4 # google