You probably have inaccurate Traffic Sources in your Analytics. Discover why.
A few days ago, my last article was featured on GrowthHackers.com. It generated valuable traffic and helped promote the article.
Several days later, I logged into Google Analytics for a routine check. I couldn’t see any referral traffic from GH.com, although it was clear that the traffic came from there.
Why didn’t Google Analytics track the referrals and show the correct traffic?
Chances are, Google Analytics doesn’t correctly attribute your traffic source and shows more direct traffic than there is. Keep on reading to know why.