Archive | February, 2008

28 February 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Keyword Development from the Top Down

As I’ve written about before you can use Google Analytics to collect and harvest the keywords that your customers and viewers use to find you. So what do you do once you’ve got the keywords and how do you best apply them to your website’s structure?
Design your keywords from the top down
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26 February 2008 ~ 0 Comments

PureWebAnalytics gets a New Contact Form

I’ve noticed in the last little while that my goal for the “Contact Us” page was recording results but I wasn’t receiving any emails from the website itself. This brings forth a good question “If you aren’t tracking goals, sales funnels, conversion paths, etc. then how can you be sure that your site is [...]

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25 February 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Calculating Internal Site Search Metrics in Google Analytics

One important set of metrics in a website is the Internal Site Search. How people are able to search your website is of a great importance the larger your site or the broader your audience because it means that you need to understand how customers are able to search and find what they want as [...]

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25 February 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Hiring a Web Design Company in the Greater Toronto, Ontario Area

I figured that since I am based out of the Greater Toronto area it was about time to start letting the world (and you) know it. Now there area a number of things that you should consider when choosing to work with a web development company and personally I believe the biggest is “Location, [...]

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20 February 2008 ~ 1 Comment

The Ultimate Google Analytics Installation (God List)

Here is a list that i am putting together for those of you who are looking for Analytics help with your Google Analytics software on various web software platforms. This posting will be updated ongoing
Installing Google Analytics on Different Website Platforms

Installing Google Analytics in ProStores
Installing Google Analytics in WordPress
Installing Google Analytics [...]

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20 February 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Google Analytics versus Urchin Analytics

In recent months Google and Urchin have split ways. With the new GA.js tracking code out now people may not realize that they have the option to keep working with Urchin and its tracking features. Now google isn’t for everyone just like Urchin is not for everyone. So what are the differences?

Urchin [...]

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16 February 2008 ~ 3 Comments

Exporting your Keyword List in Google Analytics

Google Analytics allows you to do so much when it comes to your business online. Another useful feature in Google Analytics is the ability to export your keyword list to your deskop (or laptop if you are like me) to do some optimization based off of keyword analysis. To do this follow these [...]

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15 February 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Using Beta Graph Mode in Google Analytics

They just keep adding more and more functionality and features to Google Analytics. One of the new ones is Beta Graph Mode. It’s in a Beta version currently and has the following functions inside it.

One Metric
Two Metrics
Compare to Site

How do I use this feature?

Login to your Google Analytics [...]

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14 February 2008 ~ 1 Comment

The 7 Minute Google Analytics Setup Guide

I decided to write a quick installation guide for those people looking to add Google Analytics Tracking to their website. This is a reference that will help to get you started with Google Analytics. Many people and companies are using Google Analytics to track everything from purchases to customer’s behaviours when they visit [...]

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10 February 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Using Google Analytics for Keyword Research

Google Analytics is a pretty robust tool that allows you to do a lot of things from setting goals to understanding how customers view and experience your website. Understanding how people find and experience your website gives you customer insights as to how they find you and in this case search you out online [...]

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