Comments on: Getting More out of Google Analytics Goals http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/ Untangling the world of web analytics Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:53:55 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: How to Getting the most out of Google Analytics — Quick Function http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-225 How to Getting the most out of Google Analytics — Quick Function Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:17:07 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-225 [...] Getting More out of Google Analytics Goals – A post on the importance of setting up goals in Google Analytics and how to do it. [...] [...] Getting More out of Google Analytics Goals – A post on the importance of setting up goals in Google Analytics and how to do it. [...]

]]> By: 75 Ultimate Google Analytics — Tools, Tips & Tricks Resource http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-224 75 Ultimate Google Analytics — Tools, Tips & Tricks Resource Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:17:08 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-224 [...] Getting More out of Google Analytics Goals – A post on the importance of setting up goals in Google Analytics and how to do it. [...] [...] Getting More out of Google Analytics Goals – A post on the importance of setting up goals in Google Analytics and how to do it. [...]

]]> By: Pablo http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Pablo Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:21:10 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-223 Hi Justin, yes the difference persists. Maybe has something to do with the regular expressions (I cheked the individual goal value on 'goal veerification'). I don't know. There are many misterys not yet solved in web analytics. Thanks for your help (maybe we can follow the issue by email if you have time). regards Pablo Hi Justin, yes the difference persists. Maybe has something to do with the regular expressions (I cheked the individual goal value on ‘goal veerification’). I don’t know. There are many misterys not yet solved in web analytics.
Thanks for your help (maybe we can follow the issue by email if you have time).
regards
Pablo

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Justin Cutroni Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:52:32 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-222 Hey Pablo, Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking! You're right. I've seen some minor differences in comparing the two values, but I have not seen a 20% difference. Is it possible that something changed in the configuration? Does the difference persist if you look at the data one day at a time? I'm grasping a bit here because I'm just not sure. Justin Hey Pablo,

Sorry, I don’t know what I was thinking! You’re right.

I’ve seen some minor differences in comparing the two values, but I have not seen a 20% difference. Is it possible that something changed in the configuration? Does the difference persist if you look at the data one day at a time?

I’m grasping a bit here because I’m just not sure.

Justin

]]> By: Pablo http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Pablo Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:12:31 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-221 Hi Justin, Thanks for your response. Sorry, but I still don't understand why goal convertions and unique pageviews are different, since 'unique pageviews' counts, like goal convertion, only one per visit (or is it per 'visitor'in goals' case?). Thanks again, Pablo Hi Justin,
Thanks for your response.
Sorry, but I still don’t understand why goal convertions and unique pageviews are different, since ‘unique pageviews’ counts, like goal convertion, only one per visit (or is it per ‘visitor’in goals’ case?).
Thanks again,
Pablo

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Justin Cutroni Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:01:36 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-220 Hi Pablo, Thanks for the question. A person can only convert at a goal once per visit. If someone can view the goal page more than once per visit then that would cause the unique pageview data to be inflated. I'm sorry if that was not clear in the post. Thanks for the question, Justin Hi Pablo,

Thanks for the question.

A person can only convert at a goal once per visit. If someone can view the goal page more than once per visit then that would cause the unique pageview data to be inflated.

I’m sorry if that was not clear in the post.

Thanks for the question,

Justin

]]> By: Pablo http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Pablo Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:27:30 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-219 Hi Justin, I've followed your advice and create a four-goal goal using regular expresions. I have 4 videos which go like this: /video1/finish.html, /video2/finish.html...etc. The thing is, when I check each one of them on 'goal verification' report, those numbers are 20% different (less) from the respective 'unique pageviews'. How can this possibly be? Thanks in advance Regards Pablo Hi Justin,
I’ve followed your advice and create a four-goal goal using regular expresions. I have 4 videos which go like this: /video1/finish.html, /video2/finish.html…etc.
The thing is, when I check each one of them on ‘goal verification’ report, those numbers are 20% different (less) from the respective ‘unique pageviews’. How can this possibly be?
Thanks in advance
Regards
Pablo

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Justin Cutroni Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:03:43 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-218 Nolan, Yes, you could see some data in the funnel visualization report if you create a funnel. In this post I did not create a funnel, but if there was a defined series of steps leading up to my "virtual" pageview goal, I could create a funnel to evaluate the process. Hope that helps. Justin Nolan,

Yes, you could see some data in the funnel visualization report if you create a funnel.

In this post I did not create a funnel, but if there was a defined series of steps leading up to my “virtual” pageview goal, I could create a funnel to evaluate the process.

Hope that helps.

Justin

]]> By: Nolan http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Nolan Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:51:14 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-217 Thanks for the article. Using this approach does anything show up in the funnel visualization report, or can you only see the conversion path by viewing the Reverse Goal Path? thanks. Nolan Thanks for the article. Using this approach does anything show up in the funnel visualization report, or can you only see the conversion path by viewing the Reverse Goal Path?

thanks.

Nolan

]]> By: Justin http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Justin Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:45:37 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/08/04/getting-more-out-of-google-analytics-goals/#comment-216 Hi Sergio, You can use GA to track any visitor click. I wrote a series of posts on the topic. I recommend you start here: http://www.epikone.com/blog/2007/03/13/tracking-clicks-with-google-analytics-pt-0/ In general, you can use the urchinTracker() function to create a pageview when ever a visitor clicks on a page. Check out that post, I think it will explain a lot. Justin Hi Sergio,

You can use GA to track any visitor click. I wrote a series of posts on the topic. I recommend you start here:

http://www.epikone.com/blog/2007/03/13/tracking-clicks-with-google-analytics-pt-0/

In general, you can use the urchinTracker() function to create a pageview when ever a visitor clicks on a page.

Check out that post, I think it will explain a lot.

Justin

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