Comments on: Segmentation Options in Google Analytics http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:53:55 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Justin http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-2649 Justin Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:54:42 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-2649 @phil: Advanced segmentation is visit level segmentation. GA is pulling back all data from all visits that include the pages that you specified. If you need to create a department specific report use a filter and a new profile. @ Yazmin: You should change your approach and use the new <a href="http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/10/20/google-analytics-custom-variables-overview/" rel="nofollow">custom variables</a> to track the different product categories. @Wendy: Yes, your original profile should still have data. I would make sure that you did not add the filter to the wrong profile. Also make sure that the filter is correct. But you're approach is spot on and the right way to do it. @phil: Advanced segmentation is visit level segmentation. GA is pulling back all data from all visits that include the pages that you specified. If you need to create a department specific report use a filter and a new profile.

@ Yazmin: You should change your approach and use the new custom variables to track the different product categories.

@Wendy: Yes, your original profile should still have data. I would make sure that you did not add the filter to the wrong profile. Also make sure that the filter is correct. But you’re approach is spot on and the right way to do it.

]]> By: Shenzhen Marketing http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-2560 Shenzhen Marketing Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:52:34 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-2560 Thankyou Justin, your post help me know more about analytics. Hope it help more and more people. Thankyou Justin,
your post help me know more about analytics. Hope it help more and more people.

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]]> By: Phil Speth http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-2366 Phil Speth Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:17:17 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-2366 I attempted to create a custom advanced segment to filter pages who's path contains specific words. For example ParksRecreationArts. I look at the results and find pages like /police/. These pages don't have the term I asked for and don't contain information or links with the term. Any Idea why this is happening and how I can get around it. My goal is to create Department specific reports on internet traffic. I attempted to create a custom advanced segment to filter pages who’s path contains specific words. For example ParksRecreationArts.
I look at the results and find pages like /police/.

These pages don’t have the term I asked for and don’t contain information or links with the term.
Any Idea why this is happening and how I can get around it.
My goal is to create Department specific reports on internet traffic.

]]> By: Yazmin Wickham http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-2365 Yazmin Wickham Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:46:26 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-2365 Justin - Thanks so much for your ShortCut book. It's really helped me out a lot. I do still have a question regarding segmentation. Gavin above mentioned the user defined variable which is what reminded me of it. I have a site that has different types of product categories. In trying to track the traffic to these pages, however, the URLs don't have any category specific text such that I can create a filter for these categories. What I did was set the category in the cookie via 'pageTracker._setVar("category");' and then reset it with 'pageTracker._setVar("");'. Since the variable doesn't automatically get reset in the cookie when a user visits a page with a different variable, I felt I had to manually reset it. Problem is, I'm not sure I'm getting good information and when I look at the data I'm collecting in my User Defined Report, I'm seeing a portion being reported as "(not set)". Do you think I'm going about this segmentation correctly? Thanks! Justin -

Thanks so much for your ShortCut book. It’s really helped me out a lot.

I do still have a question regarding segmentation. Gavin above mentioned the user defined variable which is what reminded me of it.

I have a site that has different types of product categories. In trying to track the traffic to these pages, however, the URLs don’t have any category specific text such that I can create a filter for these categories.

What I did was set the category in the cookie via ‘pageTracker._setVar(“category”);’ and then reset it with ‘pageTracker._setVar(“”);’. Since the variable doesn’t automatically get reset in the cookie when a user visits a page with a different variable, I felt I had to manually reset it.

Problem is, I’m not sure I’m getting good information and when I look at the data I’m collecting in my User Defined Report, I’m seeing a portion being reported as “(not set)”.

Do you think I’m going about this segmentation correctly?

Thanks!

]]> By: Wendy http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-2364 Wendy Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:19:08 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-2364 I could use your help. Within our GA account, we started with profile 'www.fraserinstitute.org', which was set up by our developer, and has no filtering at all so includes all traffic (internal and external). A few weeks ago I created a new profile, which filters all traffic from our IP address and named it 'All External Traffic'. Since that time, I noticed this morning that profile 'www.fraserinstitute.org' started flatlining on July 29 and profile 'All External Taffic' started tracking on July 30th. Shouldn't profile 'www.fraserinstitute.org' still be tracking all traffic, internal and external? I thought you could create a maximum of 100 profiles, with a max of 5 filters per profile to give you a quick snapshot of different website activity?? HELP! I could use your help.

Within our GA account, we started with profile ‘www.fraserinstitute.org’, which was set up by our developer, and has no filtering at all so includes all traffic (internal and external).

A few weeks ago I created a new profile, which filters all traffic from our IP address and named it ‘All External Traffic’.

Since that time, I noticed this morning that profile ‘www.fraserinstitute.org’ started flatlining on July 29 and profile ‘All External Taffic’ started tracking on July 30th.

Shouldn’t profile ‘www.fraserinstitute.org’ still be tracking all traffic, internal and external? I thought you could create a maximum of 100 profiles, with a max of 5 filters per profile to give you a quick snapshot of different website activity?? HELP!

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-2363 Justin Cutroni Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:55:34 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-2363 SEM Expert, I haven't heard about any issues with Custom Reports and the browser. IT may be due to a plugin or some extension that you have. Sorry I could not be more help, Justin SEM Expert,

I haven’t heard about any issues with Custom Reports and the browser. IT may be due to a plugin or some extension that you have.

Sorry I could not be more help,

Justin

]]> By: SEM Expert http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-2362 SEM Expert Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:55:16 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-2362 Great post, however I have noticed that for some reason GA custom reporting behaves differently depending on your web browser: I am using Mozilla Firefox and IE and can see that if a dimension is not dragable in IE it is dragable in FF... and the way around. Great post, however I have noticed that for some reason GA custom reporting behaves differently depending on your web browser: I am using Mozilla Firefox and IE and can see that if a dimension is not dragable in IE it is dragable in FF… and the way around.

]]> By: Google Analytics account: keep it clean, please! | Canadian Search Engine Marketing Firm | Magnet Search Marketing http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-2361 Google Analytics account: keep it clean, please! | Canadian Search Engine Marketing Firm | Magnet Search Marketing Mon, 25 May 2009 12:29:39 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-2361 [...] whether or not you should create additional profiles; others have already done that very well here and here. I assume you know what you’re doing and have to create profiles for good [...] [...] whether or not you should create additional profiles; others have already done that very well here and here. I assume you know what you’re doing and have to create profiles for good [...]

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2009/04/21/segmentation-options-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-2360 Justin Cutroni Mon, 18 May 2009 16:42:15 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-2360 <b>Jeff</b> GA will capture the referral information in the Referrs report. Once you move to the new site you'll be able to see the exact path of all referring sites. However, GA will not show any query string parameters in the referring path. <b>Chan</b> An Include filter will segment ALL data, not just pageviews. There must be something else happening for those other metrics to be incorrect. It's really hard to say what the problem is, it may be an issue with the filter, or, if the site uses sub domains, it may be a problem with the tracking code. Sorry I can not be more specific! Thanks for the questions, Justin Jeff

GA will capture the referral information in the Referrs report. Once you move to the new site you’ll be able to see the exact path of all referring sites. However, GA will not show any query string parameters in the referring path.

Chan

An Include filter will segment ALL data, not just pageviews. There must be something else happening for those other metrics to be incorrect. It’s really hard to say what the problem is, it may be an issue with the filter, or, if the site uses sub domains, it may be a problem with the tracking code. Sorry I can not be more specific!

Thanks for the questions,

Justin

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