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How to Add Google Analytics to Your Facebook Fan Page | Social Media Examiner

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:58:09 +0000

You’ve created a Facebook fan page and people are frequenting your page. But do you really know how many people visit your page, what areas are popular and what parts of the world your visitors come from?Facebook Insights shows some demographic information on your page, but is limited to information about interactions with your fans. The free Google Analytics tool offers more sophisticated and comprehensive data. Adding Google Analytics to your fan page can be done easily but requires some special steps.

via How to Add Google Analytics to Your Facebook Fan Page | Social Media Examiner.

Google AJAX APIs Blog: Search Form and Results on Two Different Pages

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:44:29 +0000

One of the major advantages of an Ajax style search box is that users can perform their queries and get their results without leaving the page. However, some webmasters prefer that their users go to a separate results page after they enter a search. The Ajax search library supports this “two-page” use case as well, and since this is a question that we see from time to time we’ve set up a simple demo site.

To create this page we wrote a simple form in HTML and added JavaScript to add the “Google Custom Search” branding in the search box. View source to see all the details.

via Google AJAX APIs Blog: Search Form and Results on Two Different Pages.

Google Analytics in Depth: Goals and Funnels

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:35:50 +0000

In this article, we’re going to delve into Google Analytics and start to tailor your account settings so you can get information you need much more easily. Google Analytics in Depth is my series of Google Analytics articles where we will explore Google Analytic’s beneficial features to help you get the most out of this powerful and free web tool.

In this first installment, we’ll be covering Goals and Funnels. For a general overview of site analytics revolving around Google Analytics, read Unleashing the Power of Website Analytics.

via Google Analytics in Depth: Goals and Funnels.

Google Analytics for Web Designers | Pro Blog Design

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:27:57 +0000

Most web designers have heard of Google Analytics, but many of them have not taken the time to understand just how valuable the data can be. There is a wealth of knowledge you can gain about your web traffic that can help improve your site design and marketing efforts.

For web designers it is important to understand how visitors are interacting with your site. What pages are visitors landing on? What pages are visitors exiting on? How long are visitors staying on site? Where are visitors leaving in the conversion funnel? All of these questions are crucial for turning a pretty website, into a pretty website that converts!

Let’s break down the important visitor data specific to web designers that will contribute to improving usability, engagement, and conversion rates.

via Google Analytics for Web Designers | Pro Blog Design.

Tracking User Behaviour with Google Analytics, Event Tracking and Mootools – Web Development – Fabian Pimminger

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:49:03 +0000

While searching the web for a proper way to track user behaviour, I stumbled upon a very interesting blog post written by Brian Cray. He uses the “power” of Google Analytics’ new Asynchronous Tracking to track all clicked links and get information about how the users behave on his site. This method gives you insights about what elements of the site are really used and how the visitors are navigating through the content. Brian sums it up quite properly:

via Tracking User Behaviour with Google Analytics, Event Tracking and Mootools – Web Development – Fabian Pimminger.

The Missing Google Analytics Manual | Conversion Rate Optimization & Marketing Blog | FutureNow, Inc

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:33:12 +0000

Get the most out of your Google Analytics with this collection of links to implement, configure and get insights from Google Analytics. * Last updated 6/10/09.

via The Missing Google Analytics Manual | Conversion Rate Optimization & Marketing Blog | FutureNow, Inc.

3 Ways to Track Web Pages with Google Analytics • Perishable Press

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:06:45 +0000

Many bloggers, designers, and developers take advantage of Google’s free Analytics service to track and monitor their site’s statistics. Along with a Google account, all that’s needed to use Google Analytics is the addition of a small slice of JavaScript into your web pages. For a long time, there was only one way of doing this, and then in 2007 Google improved their GATC code and established a new way for including it in your web pages. Many people switched over to the newer optimized method, but may not realize that there are now three different ways to track your pages with Google Analytics. The latest method uses asynchronous tracking to minimize negative impact on user experience. Let’s take a look at each of these three methods for tracking your web pages with Google Analytics..

via 3 Ways to Track Web Pages with Google Analytics • Perishable Press.

Fetch as Googlebot | Carsonified

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:29:46 +0000

Ryan pointed out a nice little feature of Google Webmaster Tools recently and I thought it worth sharing.

Hidden away under the labs tab is a feature called “Fetch as Googlebot”. With “Fetch as Googlebot” you are able to see exactly how a page appears to Google when it’s crawled. Here’s the results for carsonified.com/blog. Click the image below to see it full size.

via Fetch as Googlebot | Carsonified.

50 Resources for Getting the Most Out of Google Analytics

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:26:58 +0000

50 Resources for Getting the Most Out of Google AnalyticsPosted on November 20 / 53 CommentsGoogle Analytics is a very useful free tool for tracking site statistics. For most users, however, it never becomes more than just a pretty interface with interesting graphs. The resources below will help anyone, from the beginner to those who have been using Google Analytics for some time, learn how to get the most out of this great tool.

via 50 Resources for Getting the Most Out of Google Analytics.

Diving deep into user behavior with Google Analytics, Event Tracking, and jQuery

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:22:27 +0000

In a default Google Analytics setup, the information you have about your users’ navigation behaviors and preferences is limited to which pages they viewed and where they came from. But what does that really tell you about how your users behave inside your web pages? Not much, and that’s where all the juicy behavioral insight comes from.

via Diving deep into user behavior with Google Analytics, Event Tracking, and jQuery.