Untangling the world of web analytics
We all know that getting Google Analytics configured correctly is the key to getting good data for analysis. To help facilitate that process EpikOne has created a new tool called SiteScan. Originally we wanted a tool that would scan all pages and check for the tracking code. Believe it or not, missing tracking code is [...]
Today At EMetrics Brett Crosby announced a new version of Google Analytics. Over the next few weeks the Google Analytics team will begin to migrate all Google Analytics accounts to the new version of the application. The changes are significant and, in my opinion, represent a tremendous improvement over the current version. Not that the [...]
The GA team has completely reformatted and re-organized the reports. A couple of reports have changed dramatically and, I’m sorry to say, one report did not make the cut and has been removed from the product. A moment of silence please… Quoting the GA help center… Changed & Removed Reports All Navigation Report To find [...]
I’m not going to sugar-coat this. The new Google Analytics reporting interface is radically different than the old reporting interface. It will take you some time to get comfortable using the new version. You may even be lost the first time you log in. Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it. In my opinion, understanding [...]
You can now export Google Analytics reports in PDF format. The export button has been moved from the top right of each report to directly under the report name. When you click on the export button you get four choices, PDF, XML, CSV (comma separated value) or TSV (tab separated file). Something I’m very excited [...]
This may not seem like a big deal, but sticky URLs give you the ability to use the browser’s Back button while looking at reports. This makes GA much more usable, especially for people like me who are addicted to the Back button! In the previous version of GA if you used the browser’s Back [...]
One of the most common feature requests we used to hear from Google Analytics users was the need for automated report delivery. Well the wait is over! You can now configure Google Analytics to email you a report daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly. Setting up an emailed report is very easy. If you’d like to [...]
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