Comments on: Creating Test Profiles in Google Analytics http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:53:55 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Justin Cutroni Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:40:19 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/#comment-103 Hi Enrico, If you want to create a profile for your blog directory then you should create the profile based on an existing domain. This is a choice you have when creating a new profile. Do not create a profile for a new domain, that's why you're getting a new set of tracking code. Justin Hi Enrico,

If you want to create a profile for your blog directory then you should create the profile based on an existing domain. This is a choice you have when creating a new profile. Do not create a profile for a new domain, that’s why you’re getting a new set of tracking code.

Justin

]]> By: Enrico http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Enrico Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:07:47 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/#comment-102 What about setting up a profile to track a sub-directory blog? When I create a new profile, using the /blog/ directory as the domain, I am given a tracking code that is different from the code on the main site (UA-123456-2 as opposed to UA-123456-1). If I want to track my blog pages in both profiles, do I need to use both codes? What about setting up a profile to track a sub-directory blog? When I create a new profile, using the /blog/ directory as the domain, I am given a tracking code that is different from the code on the main site (UA-123456-2 as opposed to UA-123456-1). If I want to track my blog pages in both profiles, do I need to use both codes?

]]> By: Analytics Talk » Top 5 Google Analytics Resolutions for 2007 http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Analytics Talk » Top 5 Google Analytics Resolutions for 2007 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:13:01 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/#comment-101 [...] 5. I will always test my Google analytics settings using a test profile [...] [...] 5. I will always test my Google analytics settings using a test profile [...]

]]> By: this just in » Making Google Analytics Content Reports more Readable http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-100 this just in » Making Google Analytics Content Reports more Readable Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:54:38 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/#comment-100 [...] In general, this filter seems to be stable. I have noticed some discrepency in the number of total hits, but it has been low (approximately a 10% descrepency in the data). As usual, I reccomend creating a test profile to observe how the reports change based on this filter. If all goes well then you can add the filter to your production profile. [...] [...] In general, this filter seems to be stable. I have noticed some discrepency in the number of total hits, but it has been low (approximately a 10% descrepency in the data). As usual, I reccomend creating a test profile to observe how the reports change based on this filter. If all goes well then you can add the filter to your production profile. [...]

]]> By: Justin http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Justin Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:08:14 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/#comment-99 Hi Laura, It sounds like you set up the test profile correctly. When I'm setting up profiles for a site I start by identifying what data I'll need for my analysis. If I'll need data without internal traffic then I'll add an exclude filter to the maim profile. Sometimes I'll have multiple main profiles. I usually use the test profiles for testing filters before applying them to a profile that I use for data analysis. Hope that helps and thanks for reading. Justin Hi Laura,

It sounds like you set up the test profile correctly. When I’m setting up profiles for a site I start by identifying what data I’ll need for my analysis. If I’ll need data without internal traffic then I’ll add an exclude filter to the maim profile. Sometimes I’ll have multiple main profiles.

I usually use the test profiles for testing filters before applying them to a profile that I use for data analysis.

Hope that helps and thanks for reading.

Justin

]]> By: Laura http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Laura Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:34:38 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/30/creating-test-profiles-in-google-analytics/#comment-98 This week I created a filter to eliminate all hits from the staff in our office for our webpage. Then I saw your advice, which I think will be very helpful. Can you advise on how to set up a proper test profile? I'm not sure if I set mine up correctly - I created a new profile w/ the same domain and from there I'll put in the filter I want. In my original profile, should I remove the filter (by IP address) and use that to view all hits and then have several "test profiles"? This week I created a filter to eliminate all hits from the staff in our office for our webpage. Then I saw your advice, which I think will be very helpful. Can you advise on how to set up a proper test profile? I’m not sure if I set mine up correctly – I created a new profile w/ the same domain and from there I’ll put in the filter I want. In my original profile, should I remove the filter (by IP address) and use that to view all hits and then have several “test profiles”?

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