Why I Ditched Google Analytics and Actually Slept Better
I was 21, launching my first blog, and felt powerful watching real-time stats on Google Analytics.
Then came cookie banners. Privacy disclaimers.
And awkward moments like explaining to my mom why she had to accept tracking just to read my blog.
I turned analytics off — until I found Plausible.
No cookies.
No personal data.
No tracking.
Just:
✅ Who’s reading
✅ Where they’re from
✅ What’s landing
It’s not free — $9/month — but the peace of mind (and faster load times) is worth it.
Plus, I sleep better knowing I’m not being creepy.
I wrote the full story here: https://open.substack.com/pub/thebackenddiary/p/analytics-without-the-surveillance?r=4iynav&utm_medium=ios
Thank you for linking to substack. just checked it out and i am currently working on a few privacy friendly projects related to crypto. The first to be released is called moon report for turning transaction receipts into a profit and loss statement to help people keep track of their trading and purchases. I chose to build projects around crypto first since if your currency is not private, then one can never truly be private.
Nice 😊👍
Thank you! ☺️