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Google Analytics – Customisations you cannot live without #2

by Brian Clifton | May 10, 2011 | GTM & GA, Setup Accuracy, xPlugins & Hacks - Deprecated!

Following my previous post in this two-part serties, I show you how to overcome two limitations of Google Analytics: This post – Automatic tracking of file downloads and outbound links Last post – Improve your SEO tracking in Google Analytics...

Google Analytics customisations you cannot live without #1

by Brian Clifton | May 10, 2011 | GTM & GA, Setup Accuracy, xPlugins & Hacks - Deprecated!

If you like tweaking Google Analytics for your specific needs, this 2-part series is for you… Essentially, these hacks/plugins address two area that Google Analytics cannot do: Better SEO tracking – regionalised Search Engine visits – this post...

SEO Tracking – regional Search Engines in Google Analytics

by Brian Clifton | Dec 15, 2009 | SEO & Analytics, xPlugins & Hacks - Deprecated!

Google Analytics recognises 41 search engines by default. Although this is constantly being added to, there are of course a great many other search engines in the world – language and region specific, as well as price comparison and vertical portals. This hack...

How to track mobile phone users with Google Analytics

by Brian Clifton | Oct 8, 2009 | xPlugins & Hacks - Deprecated!

Designing a web site for a mobile audience with a 3 inch screen and potentially slower data connection is clearly very different from other users. Therefore studying this segment of visitors can have important implications for your web development. Visits from older...

SEO Tracking – Bing in Google Analytics (and other custom search engines)

by Brian Clifton | Jun 4, 2009 | SEO & Analytics, xPlugins & Hacks - Deprecated!

As you may have heard, bing.com is the new search engine from Microsoft. Although tracking bing.com visitors in Google Analytics will take place automatically, the caveat is, that at present it is reported as a standard referrer – as if a link from another...

Roll up reporting in Google Analytics

by Brian Clifton | Mar 30, 2009 | xPlugins & Hacks - Deprecated!

Roll up reporting is not a standard feature in Google Analytics. However with a little extra coding, you can have stand alone reports for specific i.e. product dedicated websites, and a roll-up report to give a global overview. Generally, this issue mostly effects...
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