Analytics Information is not Reliable – “not provided”
We know for some time that Google started hiding much of their organic search data from monitoring applications. When we come to see the keywords that originated the searches we see “not provided” most of the time. There is nothing new here, but lately it has become so extreme that Google Analytics information regarding organic search is completely useless.
Here is a quick example:
As you can see, 99% of our searches are not provided.
Thus, I strongly suggest on not using Google Analytics integration in sheerseo. If you can, choose the Google search console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) instead.
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Haha they’re so sneaky, I usually use metrics and tools to get a rough guide but some tools don’t even offer that
great post. I really use metrics and other tools. keep posting
Is GA4 the same then? I use it for Clicks and impressions on my local ads mostly. I’ll check out Search Console, but I doubt if it will give me what I need. For Keywords, I use Sheer SEO. 🙂
If you see clicks and impressions that means you’re using the G. Search Console.
I just verified it