{"id":11806,"date":"2025-09-01T11:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/?p=11806"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:41:28","slug":"did-google-just-gaslight-us-with-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/did-google-just-gaslight-us-with-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Google Just Gaslight Us with Analytics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-default superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #1e73be;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share<\/span><\/button><\/div><p data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"372\">You know what\u2019s funny? The second I stripped all the Google junk off my site \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/i-deleted-google-analytics-and-my-website-finally-breathed-again\/\">Tag Manager, Analytics<\/a>, the lot \u2014 my stats suddenly looked like they\u2019d been hitting the gym.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"372\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11807 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-1-2025-11_39_05-AM.png\" alt=\"alt=&quot; how to check if google analytics is installed correctly\u200b&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-1-2025-11_39_05-AM.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-1-2025-11_39_05-AM-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-1-2025-11_39_05-AM-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-1-2025-11_39_05-AM-768x1152.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"532\">Average page duration: <strong data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"413\">four minutes<\/strong> (used to be 30 bloody seconds).<br data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"448\" \/>Bounce rate: <strong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"471\">54.19%<\/strong> (miles better than before).<br data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"502\" \/>Pages per visit: <strong data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"529\">up 34%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"668\">So what happened? Did my site magically get more interesting overnight? Nope. It just stopped choking on Google\u2019s \u201chelpful\u201d scripts.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"706\">The Dirty Secret of Google Tags<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"821\">Google tells you to add their tracking so you can \u201cunderstand your users.\u201d Cute idea. In reality, those scripts:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1235\">\n<li data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"955\">\n<p data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"955\"><strong data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"855\">Slow your site to a crawl.<\/strong> Every extra tag is another server call. Add enough, and your visitors are wading through treacle.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1077\">\n<p data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"1077\"><strong data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"986\">Trip you up on rankings.<\/strong> Slow sites get smacked by Core Web Vitals, which Google itself uses as a ranking factor.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1235\">\n<p data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1235\"><strong data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1104\">Mess with the truth.<\/strong> GA has a 30-second cut-off for \u201cengagement.\u201d Someone reading your page for 29 seconds? Google calls that a bounce. Cheers, lads.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1271\">So\u2026 Is Google Sabotaging You?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1478\">Conspiracy mode: on. Imagine this \u2014 they flood the internet with their own scripts, knowing most businesses will blindly install them. Sites get slower, rankings slip, and who benefits? Google\u2019s paid ads.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1721\">Even if that\u2019s not the grand plan, the effect is the same: your site suffers when you load it with their junk. And when you cut it out? Boom \u2014 suddenly your numbers look like they belong to a real business, not some ghost town GA4 made up.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1745\">The Smithers Take<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1994\">Forget dancing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithersofstamford.com\/blog\/google-algorithm-update\/\">Google\u2019s data circus<\/a>. Build a site that loads clean, keeps people hooked, and doesn\u2019t nag them with cookie banners. Your customers will thank you. Your stats will thank you. And ironically, your SEO will probably thank you too.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1996\" data-end=\"2150\">Because at the end of the day, I\u2019d rather have real humans staying four minutes on my site than Google\u2019s bots telling me they left after thirty seconds.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2155\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2182\">Questions and Answers<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2333\"><strong data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2245\">Why did my site speed up after removing Google Analytics?<\/strong><br data-start=\"2245\" data-end=\"2248\" \/>Because you stripped out bloated third-party scripts. Fewer calls = faster loading.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2460\"><strong data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2370\">Does Google Analytics hurt SEO?<\/strong><br data-start=\"2370\" data-end=\"2373\" \/>Not directly, but the slower speeds and Core Web Vitals hits <em data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2438\">do<\/em> drag rankings down.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2462\" data-end=\"2629\"><strong data-start=\"2462\" data-end=\"2506\">Is bounce rate more accurate without GA?<\/strong><br data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2509\" \/>Yes. GA measures \u201cengagement\u201d with a 30-second cut-off. Without it, you see real behaviour instead of arbitrary rules.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2841\"><strong data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2679\">Should I delete Google Analytics completely?<\/strong><br data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2682\" \/>If you value site speed and genuine user data, yes. If you rely on GA reports, look for lighter alternatives like server-side logs or privacy-friendly tools.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2843\" data-end=\"3072\"><strong data-start=\"2843\" data-end=\"2892\">Is Google deliberately slowing websites down?<\/strong><br data-start=\"2892\" data-end=\"2895\" \/>There\u2019s no proof of sabotage. But their scripts are heavy, and when everyone uses them, the web collectively slows down. The irony? You\u2019re punished for following their advice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-default superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #1e73be;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareYou know what\u2019s funny? 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