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Insights, guides, and updates on privacy-first analytics.

James King · 19 Apr 2026

Cookie-Free A/B Testing: How to Run Split Tests Without Compromising Privacy

Run effective A/B tests without cookies, fingerprinting, or storing personal data. Learn how privacy-first split testing delivers better results while respecting visitors.

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James King · 18 Apr 2026

Real-Time Website Analytics: Why Live Data Beats Historical Reports

Real-time analytics help you catch issues instantly and make better decisions. Learn why live data matters more than yesterday's reports.

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James King · 17 Apr 2026

API-First Analytics: Why Your SaaS Needs Programmatic Access to Data

Learn why API-first analytics platforms give SaaS teams the programmatic data access they need for custom dashboards, automated reporting, and product decisions.

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James King · 16 Apr 2026

Website Uptime Monitoring: How to Know the Moment Your Site Goes Down

Every minute your website is down, you are losing visitors, revenue, and trust, often without knowing it. This guide explains how uptime monitoring works, what to look for in a monitor, and how GhostlyX checks your site every minute so you never find out from a customer first.

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James King · 16 Apr 2026

Ask Your Analytics Anything: Introducing GhostlyX Analyst

GhostlyX Analyst is an AI chat interface that lets you ask questions about your website analytics in plain English. It has full access to your live data and collects no personal information.

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James King · 15 Apr 2026

Website Traffic Map: See Where Your Visitors Come From Without Storing Personal Data

GhostlyX now includes an interactive Traffic Map that shows where your website visitors come from at city and country level. It collects no personal data, uses no cookies, and cannot identify individual people.

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Heatmaps Without the Privacy Trade-off
Oliver Hartley · 14 Apr 2026

Heatmaps Without the Privacy Trade-off

Most heatmap tools track individual visitors, build behavioural profiles, and require cookie consent. GhostlyX heatmaps work differently. Here is how we built click and scroll tracking with zero personal data.

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GA4 Is a Mess. Here's What We Built Instead
James King · 12 Apr 2026

GA4 Is a Mess. Here's What We Built Instead

Google Analytics 4 is bloated, invasive, and built for Google, not for you. We built GhostlyX because founders deserve analytics that are simple, private, and actually useful.

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Sophie Meredith · 02 Apr 2026

The Analytics Metrics That Actually Matter

Most analytics dashboards show you dozens of metrics. Here are the five that actually tell you whether your website is doing its job.

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James King · 28 Mar 2026

GDPR and Web Analytics: What You Actually Need to Know

GDPR does not ban web analytics. It bans tracking personal data without consent. Here is what that means for your analytics setup and how to stay compliant.

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Niamh Gallagher · 21 Mar 2026

How to Add Web Analytics to Any Website in Under 2 Minutes

Adding privacy-first analytics to your website takes less than two minutes. Here is a step-by-step guide to getting GhostlyX set up on any site.

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Daniel Whelan · 14 Mar 2026

What Is Privacy-First Analytics? A Plain-English Guide

Privacy-first analytics tools measure your website traffic without cookies, without collecting personal data, and without requiring a GDPR consent banner. Here is how they work.

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