Google Analytics
No longer do those who design and develop websites have to guess about how a site is being used. GA is a free tool that tracks just about everything. The trick is to turn that endless stream of data into actionable information.
Wednesday
2 January
2013
The Top 10 standard reports in Google Analytics that matter most
Consumed => “Google Analytics Tips: 10 Data Analysis Strategies That Pay Off Big” by Avinash Kaushik on (his blog) Occam’s Razor.
Thursday
27 December
2012
Using Google Alerts to monitor your brand’s online mentions
Answered => “Press Coverage: How could a startup with a generic name, like Square, best monitor the internet for press mentions?” on Quora.
Wednesday
12 December
2012
Analytics perfection, is it necessary?
Answered => “What the Best Ways to Deal with Google AdWords and Analytics E-Commerce Data Discrepancies?” on Quora.
Thursday
6 December
2012
Sharpening your Google Analytics axe
Consumed => “5 Ways To Ensure Google Analytics Is Running Perfectly” by Daniel Waisberg on the Google Analytics blog.
Wednesday
14 November
2012
Web analytics click data can be bad for your health
Consumed => “Don’t Let Click Candy Ruin your Analytics Appetite — Part 1″ by David Woolsey on Adobe.com.
Thursday
8 November
2012
Yahoo! Marketing Dashboard for Small Business
FYI => Yahoo! Marketing Dashboard for Small Business
Thursday
30 August
2012
The hammer works but what about the hand that holds it?
Answered => “How can Google Analytics be improved?” on Quora.
Sunday
19 August
2012
Google Analytics custom reports for SEO
Consumed => “SEO Customizations for Google Analytics” by Justin Cutroni on Analytics Talk.
Monday
13 August
2012
What do the Serenity Prayer and web analytics have in common?
Consumed => “Dear Avinash: Attribution Modeling, Org Culture, Deeper Analysis” by Avinash Kaushik on Occam’s Razor.
Thursday
5 April
2012
Social Media RIO and the power of URL tagging (continued)
Blogged => “Social Media ROI: Alchemy United vs Google URL Builder – Part 4″ on Alchemy United.
Monday
19 March
2012
The future of EZ Event Tracking is soon
FYI => I bumped into Waypoints (a jQuery plugin) and to be honest it inspired me to rethink my (jQuery plugin) EZ Event Tracking, or at least expand its functionality and general approach.
Thursday
1 March
2012
Taking conversions tracking to the next level
Consumed => “Tracking Micro Conversions with Event Tracking for Improving SEO Campaigns” by Taylor Pratt on SEO Book.
Monday
20 February
2012
Analyze with a purpose
Consumed => “The Biggest Mistake Web Analysts Make… And How To Avoid It!” by Avinash Kaushik on Occam’s Razor.
Tuesday
7 February
2012
jQuery plugin: EZ Event Tracking v0.5.3 (Beta) for Google Analytics
FYI => Want to improve the accuracy of your Google Analytics bounce rate? Or perhaps you want to count how many times a PDF was downloaded? By adding just a couple bits of CSS to your page markup this jQuery plugin makes Google Analytics Event Tracking well, um…easy.
Monday
30 January
2012
Measuring loyality with Google Analytics
Consumed => “Google Analytics Tutorial: 8 Valuable Tips To Hustle With Data!” by Avinash Kaushik on Occam’s Razor.
Wednesday
4 January
2012
Data disconnect: Google Webmaster Tools vs Google Analytics
Consumed => “Making cats into turnips: Using Google Webmaster Tools query data” by Ian Lurie on Conversation Marketing.
Tuesday
3 January
2012
A jQuery plugin: Google Analytics EZ Event Tracking v0.5.2 (Beta)
FYI => Time to get the 2012 party started right! If you’ve ever felt (as I have) that there’s got to be a better way to implement Event Tracking with Google Analytcis then this jQuery plugin is for you.
Wednesday
28 December
2011
Building a better PPC mouse trap
Answered => “I’m an indie dev, when selecting ad network for my app, I find different ad network is suitable for different app, and the results can vary so much. Therefore I’d like to know if there’re good solutions?” on Quora.
Monday
12 December
2011
Key KPIs for Google Analytics
Consumed => “Best Web Metrics / KPIs for a Small, Medium or Large Sized Business” by Avinash Kaushik on Occam’s Razor.
Thursday
10 November
2011
Getting to know Google Analytics Event Tracking
FYI => The theme of the moment is Google Analytics Event Tracking. As promised, here are two more links on the subject that perhaps are of interest to you:













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