Archive for the “Analytics” category
Tracking Outbound / Affiliate Links with getClicky
by Joost de Valk on January 26, 2012
I use Clicky for most of my day-to-day tracking and analysis, only using Google Analytics for the harder analyses. One of the things Clicky can do most wonderfully is track outbound clicks. There’s an issue however when you start routing your affiliate links through a script or on-site redirect. I redirect mine through /out/ here [...]
Tracking Outbound / Affiliate Links with getClicky is a post by Joost de Valk on Yoast – Tweaking Websites.A good WordPress blog needs good hosting, you don’t want your blog to be slow, or, even worse, down, do you? Check out my thoughts on WordPress hosting!
Clicky Analytics (getClicky) Review: clean, simple, effective
by Joost de Valk on June 25, 2011
In my post last week about social buttons, I included code samples for Clicky Analytics. I got some emails asking me why I use Clicky and Google Analytics alongside each other. In this review I want to show you some of the cool features I use from Clic…
Tracking Google +1 button Interaction in Google Analytics
by Joost de Valk on June 1, 2011
Today Google introduced the new +1 button, which I of course immediately implemented (see below and, on this specific post, on the right). It comes with an option for a callback function that you can use to track interaction with that button in Google …
Site Speed tracking in Google Analytics
by Joost de Valk on May 9, 2011
Just a quickie: I just updated my Google Analytics for WordPress plugin to incorporate the new Site Speed tracking feature that Google announced last week. The feature is on by default and can be disabled in the advanced section of the settings. As you can see from the announcement post, this new feature helps you [...]
Site Speed tracking in Google Analytics is a post from Joost de Valk's Yoast – Tweaking Websites.
A good WordPress blog needs good hosting, you don’t want your blog to be slow, or, even worse, down, do you? Check out my thoughts on WordPress hosting!
Useful Analytics Tips and Resources for Designers and Marketers
by Vandelay Website Design on February 28, 2011
The success of a website is far more dependent upon performance than it is on looks and appearance, although design certainly has an impact on performance. Being able to use analytics programs proficiently will make a designer more effective and more valuable to clients. In this post we’ll feature tutorials and articles from across the web that will show you how to improve in this area.
The resources in this post focus on Google Analytics and Google Website Optimizer, two of the most popular tools of the trade. However, there are many other tools and programs that can be used for these purposes, and while the specific steps of some of these tutorials may not apply outside of Google’s products, the principles will.
Educating Web Designers on Google Analytics
Pro Blog Design has a post that serves as a good intro to analytics. It covers the basics of what you should be paying attention to and how you can act on the information that you obtain.
