Creating Test Profiles in Google Analytics

One major drawback to Google Analytics is that you can not re-process your historical data. This means that once Google Analytics has processed your data it is final. What’s in your reports stays in your reports. If you make a mistake with a filter then the result will be permanent! Before you make any changes [...]

Content Optimization With Google Analytics, Part 1

We all know that Google Analytics provides great data to help optimize your AdWords spending. Heck, that’s why Google Analytics exists, to help you drive better traffic to your site using AdWords. But optimizing how people get to your site is just one side of the equation. Making sure they convert once they’re on your [...]

Tools for Debugging Google Analytics

I spend lots of time working with Google Analytics. Over the past year I’ve discovered a number of tools that are helpful when debugging GA issues. Here is my list of must-have tools for the GA developer. If you have a tool that you think I should add to the list please let me know [...]

How Google Analytics Tracks Third-Party Domains

Time for another installment of how to set up Google Analytics the right way! Today we’re going to talk about how to configure GA if your website spans multiple domain names. This is often the case if you’re using a third party shopping card. Just a note, I’m not going to get into the actual [...]

How to Import MSN Cost Data Into Urchin

Everyone talks about Google Analytics and its integration with AdWords. Sure, it’s really cool. But what about other CPC systems? People seem to forget that you can track AND import ALL CPC campaigns and cost data in Urchin. Yahoo!, AdWords, MSN… You can import cost data for all these services, that’s a feature that currently [...]

Google Analytics breaks 400,000 Accounts

I just found a Goole Analytics account number above 400,000. Looks like more and more people are getting their invite codes and installing the tracking code. Congrats to the GA team for scaling!

More Urchin Reports for Daypart Tracking

Campaign Keyword Conversions per Hour

Yesterday I posted a custom Urchin report for tracking the success of Google AdWords ad scheduling (aka dayparting). Last night I decided to take the report one step further. The new report allows you to drill down from a campaign, to the Keywords within that campaign and finally to the hour of the goal conversion. [...]