Google Analytics

Yesterday, I posted on Reddit asking how long it typically takes for search engines to index my articles.

Today marks the sixth day, and I’ve discovered that Google has indeed indexed one of my articles; however, Bing remains empty for the time being.

In the comments, people asked if I had set up Google Analytics. I hadn’t, as it seemed a bit complicated to me.

However, now that I’ve seen Google index my article, I’ve decided to implement Google Analytics immediately. This will allow Google to gain a better understanding of my blog, while also enabling me to view actual traffic data—rather than just search impression statistics.

Code

<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-BCXX"></script>
<script>
  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
  gtag('js', new Date());

  gtag('config', 'G-BCXX');
</script>

Reddit Posts

In the past, whenever I posted on Reddit—whether it was a standalone post or a comment—that included a link, the content was invariably deleted because it was flagged as spam from a marketing bot.

My account was also “shadowbanned,” meaning that while I could still see my own posts, they generated absolutely no traffic; effectively, the account became completely useless.

However, one evening I managed to get 70 views. Although there were no actual clicks on the link, that’s still a pretty decent result. I’m just not sure if this counts as a valuable external backlink for my blog.