diff --git a/config/production.json b/config/production.json
index 6ea5cdb5..848f1700 100644
--- a/config/production.json
+++ b/config/production.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		"PublishUploadPath": "/home/lbry/Downloads/"
 	},
 	"Logging": {
-		"LogLevel": "debug",
+		"LogLevel": "verbose",
 		"LogDirectory": "/home/lbry/Logs"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/controllers/statsController.js b/controllers/statsController.js
index 2996afd5..eabb7cce 100644
--- a/controllers/statsController.js
+++ b/controllers/statsController.js
@@ -27,33 +27,37 @@ module.exports = {
       logger.error('sequelize error', error);
     });
   },
-  sendGoogleAnalytics (action, ip, originalUrl) {
+  sendGoogleAnalytics (action, headers, ip, originalUrl) {
     const visitorId = ip.replace(/\./g, '-');
     const visitor = ua(googleApiKey, visitorId, { strictCidFormat: false, https: true });
+    logger.verbose('visitor', visitor);
+    let params;
     switch (action) {
       case 'serve':
-        visitor.event('serve', originalUrl, (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            logger.error('Google Analytics Event Error >>', err);
-          }
-        });
-        break;
-      case 'show':
-        visitor.pageview(originalUrl, 'https://spee.ch', 'show route', (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            logger.error('Google Analytics Pageview Error >>', err);
-          }
-        });
+        params = {
+          ec : 'serve',
+          ea : originalUrl,
+          uip: ip,
+          ua : headers['user-agent'],
+          ul : headers['accept-language'],
+        };
         break;
       case 'publish':
-        visitor.event('publish', originalUrl, (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            logger.error('Google Analytics Event Error >>', err);
-          }
-        });
+        params = {
+          ec : 'publish',
+          ea : originalUrl,
+          uip: ip,
+          ua : headers['user-agent'],
+          ul : headers['accept-language'],
+        };
         break;
       default: break;
     }
+    visitor.event(params, (err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        logger.error('Google Analytics Event Error >>', err);
+      }
+    });
   },
   getStatsSummary () {
     logger.debug('retrieving site statistics');
diff --git a/routes/home-routes.js b/routes/home-routes.js
index f0891a01..c1ace31b 100644
--- a/routes/home-routes.js
+++ b/routes/home-routes.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
-const { postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
+const { postToStats } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 module.exports = app => {
   // route for the home page
   app.get('/', ({ headers, ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
-    // google analytics
-    sendGoogleAnalytics('serve', ip, originalUrl);
     // logging
     logger.verbose(`GET request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // send response
@@ -13,8 +11,6 @@ module.exports = app => {
   });
   // a catch-all route if someone visits a page that does not exist
   app.use('*', ({ originalUrl, ip }, res) => {
-    // google analytics
-    sendGoogleAnalytics('serve', ip, originalUrl);
     // logging
     logger.error(`Get request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip} which was a 404`);
     // post to stats
diff --git a/routes/serve-routes.js b/routes/serve-routes.js
index f6ecb35a..d81cc818 100644
--- a/routes/serve-routes.js
+++ b/routes/serve-routes.js
@@ -32,17 +32,18 @@ function serveFile ({ fileName, fileType, filePath }, res) {
   res.status(200).sendFile(filePath, options);
 }
 
-function sendAnalyticsAndLog (ip, originalUrl) {
+function sendAnalyticsAndLog (headers, ip, originalUrl) {
+  logger.verbose('headers', headers);
   // google analytics
-  sendGoogleAnalytics('serve', ip, originalUrl);
+  sendGoogleAnalytics('serve', headers, ip, originalUrl);
   // logging
   logger.verbose(`GET request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
 }
 
 module.exports = (app) => {
   // route to fetch one free public claim
-  app.get('/:name/:claim_id', ({ ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+  app.get('/:name/:claim_id', ({ headers, ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
+    sendAnalyticsAndLog(headers, ip, originalUrl);
     // begin image-serve processes
     serveController
       .getClaimByClaimId(params.name, params.claim_id)
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
       });
   });
   // route to fetch one free public claim
-  app.get('/:name', ({ ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+  app.get('/:name', ({ headers, ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
+    sendAnalyticsAndLog(headers, ip, originalUrl);
     // begin image-serve processes
     serveController
       .getClaimByName(params.name)
diff --git a/routes/show-routes.js b/routes/show-routes.js
index f89e600c..6a791d43 100644
--- a/routes/show-routes.js
+++ b/routes/show-routes.js
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
 const errorHandlers = require('../helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js');
 const { getAllClaims } = require('../controllers/showController.js');
-const { getStatsSummary, postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
-
-function sendAnalyticsAndLog (ip, originalUrl) {
-  // google analytics
-  sendGoogleAnalytics('show', ip, originalUrl);
-  // logging
-  logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
-  // get and serve the content
-}
+const { getStatsSummary, postToStats } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 module.exports = (app) => {
   // route to show 'about' page for spee.ch
   app.get('/about', ({ ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+    logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // get and render the content
     res.status(200).render('about');
   });
   // route to show the meme-fodder meme maker
   app.get('/meme-fodder/play', ({ ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+    logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // get and render the content
     getAllClaims('meme-fodder')
       .then(orderedFreePublicClaims => {
@@ -33,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   });
   // route to show statistics for spee.ch
   app.get('/stats', ({ ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+    logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // get and render the content
     getStatsSummary()
       .then(result => {
@@ -46,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   });
   // route to display all free public claims at a given name
   app.get('/:name/all', ({ ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+    logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // get and render the content
     getAllClaims(params.name)
       .then(orderedFreePublicClaims => {