Archive | January, 2009

31 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

What is the gclid URL parameter?

I remember getting a question about this a while back about someone’s URL that they were using as a landing page from a Google Adwords campaign that looked similar to this…
“http://www.yourlandingpage.com ?gclid=123xyz”
So what is the “gclid” URL parameter anyways? It is a way that Google Adwords allows its users to “Auto-Tag” [...]

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24 January 2009 ~ 1 Comment

New addition to Google Analytics GA.js Code

I was recently checking out the Official Google Analytics Blog and found that they’ve made an addition (in terms of code) to the GA.js, GATC (Google Analytics Tracking Code).
Original GA.js Tracking Code
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src=’" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
var pageTracker = [...]

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24 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

WordPress 2.7 Here We Come!

If you are a past visitor to PureWebAnalytics.com then you have probably noticed that I recently changed the design of the site. It’s been long overdue, in my opinion and I finally found the time to update the site. This site has seen numerous versions and even a domain name change (from WebmasterFarms.com [...]

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15 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Setting up AdSense with Channels

Recently you’ve probably heard me talking about my pet project, SpicyWebDesigners.com.  And, recently I’ve adding and begun to play around with AdSense on the site.  I am still a beginner but I am learning fast to optimize AdSense a little further and today I came across something I wanted to share with those of you [...]

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08 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Improving Your Site’s Findability

I was going through some various blogs and sites over the past few days while I’ve been at home and sick with the flu and one little piece of information that I thought was worth sharing is from a post by Aarron Walter who is a Teacher, Author and Web Designer/Developer that published a cheatsheet [...]

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