Ask HN: Does removing Google Analytics penalise a website in Google search? https://ift.tt/XLCauDx I have a website which does well in Goog...
Ask HN: Does removing Google Analytics penalise a website in Google search? https://ift.tt/XLCauDx I have a website which does well in Google results. I've been using anonimised Google Analytics but recently thought about removing even that, as what little I'm interested in can be gathered from server logs. But I’m worried doing so will penalise the website in Google results. My searches led me to direct answers from Google staff that no, they don’t take Google Analytics into account in rankings[1]. However, those answers are a decade old, from a time Google still touted “don’t be evil” as a motto. The Google of 2022 is one I don‘t expect to keep promises from 2010. Are there reliable and/or recent sources which elucidate the case either way? Anecdotal reports can also be helpful. [1]: https://ift.tt/UKXGL7l 4
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