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Practical guides on privacy-first analytics, GDPR compliance, and making data-driven decisions.

  • Infographic showing the five UTM parameters: source, medium, campaign, term, and content with examples
    UTM Parameters: Track Campaigns Without Cookies
    by Marko Savran
    January 26, 2026
    You’re running ads on Facebook, sending newsletters, and posting on LinkedIn. Traffic is coming in—but from where exactly? Which campaign
  • Infographic comparing good bots (search crawlers, SEO tools) versus bad bots (scrapers, spam bots)
    Bot Traffic Detection in Privacy-First Analytics
    by Marko Savran
    January 22, 2026
    Your analytics show 10,000 visitors last month. But how many were actual humans? The answer might surprise you—and disappoint you.
  • Cookie-free analytics comparison showing benefits of cookieless tracking
    Cookie-Free Analytics: How It Works and Why It Matters
    by Marko Savran
    January 20, 2026
    Cookie consent banners are everywhere. They interrupt the user experience, slow down websites, and—ironically—many visitors just click “reject all” anyway.
  • From Users to Loyal Customers: How to Choose Your Product’s Critical Retention Event
    by Marko Savran
    December 1, 2025
    If you ask a product or marketing team what metric they want to improve, you’ll often hear the same answer:
  • Privacy and GDPR Compliance Features in Plausible, Fathom, Umami, and Simple Analytics
    by Marko Savran
    October 21, 2025
    All four privacy-first analytics platforms—Plausible, Fathom, Umami, and Simple Analytics—are designed to avoid adtech-style profiling and to minimize personal data.
  • The 80/20 Rule for Content: Find the 20% of Pages Driving 80% of Revenue
    by Marko Savran
    October 1, 2025
    If your content portfolio were a stock portfolio, only a handful of “tickers” would carry the returns. The Pareto pattern
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  • Infographic showing the five UTM parameters: source, medium, campaign, term, and content with examples
    UTM Parameters: Track Campaigns Without CookiesJanuary 26, 2026
  • Infographic comparing good bots (search crawlers, SEO tools) versus bad bots (scrapers, spam bots)
    Bot Traffic Detection in Privacy-First AnalyticsJanuary 22, 2026
  • Cookie-free analytics comparison showing benefits of cookieless tracking
    Cookie-Free Analytics: How It Works and Why It MattersJanuary 20, 2026
  • From Users to Loyal Customers: How to Choose Your Product’s Critical Retention EventDecember 1, 2025
  • Privacy and GDPR Compliance Features in Plausible, Fathom, Umami, and Simple AnalyticsOctober 21, 2025
  • The 80/20 Rule for Content: Find the 20% of Pages Driving 80% of RevenueOctober 1, 2025
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    Customer Success Analytics: Privacy-Compliant Support OptimizationSeptember 27, 2025
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    Personal Blog Analytics: What to TrackSeptember 19, 2025
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