Google Analytics “Success Stories” Holiday Contest

Note, this blog is related to Universal Analytics, which has been deprecated. To view information about Google Analytics 4 (GA4), please visit our Latest Updates on GA4. Well, the holidays are fast approaching, and as the flurry of shoppers gradually intensifies, we here at ROI Revolution are getting into the season’s spirit. So after you’ve […]

Wishful Thinking for a Green Christmas?

Nice article in a recent issue of Direct Magazine about online direct marketers anticipating the holidays. They hope to pull in 20% of their 2006 revenue during the holidays, according to a survey conducted by Forrester Research and Shop.org for WebTrends. And it isn’t a small amount: The e-commerce total for the year is expected […]

Start at the Beginning: Making Sense of the Google Analytics Toolbox

I have a confession to make. I’m not really ‘Mrs. Fix-it’, if you must know. Oh, I can use a hammer and a screw driver to do basic stuff like hang a picture, but hand me a toolbox crammed with exotic and complex tools and I’ll just stand there with a perplexed look on my […]

View Visitor IP Address in Google Analytics

2020 update: There has been a lot of talk lately in the analytics blogosphere and beyond about Google’s commitment to privacy and the way they handle sensitive data (like IP addresses). Due to this, the information in this blog post is no longer available within Google Analytics. Previously, by stripping out the visitor IP address […]

Google Analytics Summer ’06 Roundup

Note, this blog is related to Universal Analytics, which has been deprecated. To view information about Google Analytics 4 (GA4), please visit our Latest Updates on GA4. With summer vacations winding down, SES San Jose 2006 just over, and a little less humidity and heat in the Carolina summer air, I thought it was a […]

Nagging Problems with Home Page A/B Testing

In past articles, such as Profitable Content network bidding in Google AdWords using the new AdWords Analysis report, we discuss how to use Google Analytics to conduct A/B split tests. Google Analytics defines A/B split testing as “Testing the relative effectiveness of multiple versions of the same advertisement, or other content, in referring visitors to […]

Google Analytics Invitation Code Process Speeds Up, Scales

Note, this blog is related to Universal Analytics, which has been deprecated. To view information about Google Analytics 4 (GA4), please visit our Latest Updates on GA4. A couple of days ago I wrote citing a post from Jim Newsome showing that folks were getting a Google Analytics Invitation Code in less than a week. […]

Google Analytics Team Joins the Blogsphere!

Note, this blog is related to Universal Analytics, which has been deprecated. To view information about Google Analytics 4 (GA4), please visit our Latest Updates on GA4. This just in…the Google Analytics team just launched the Official Google Analytics Blog! Kudos to Jeromy Henry (Google Analytics graphic designer extraordinaire) for creating another fantastic looking design […]

Collecting Web Data: A Look at Web Analytics Methodology

Note, this blog is related to Universal Analytics, which has been deprecated. To view information about Google Analytics 4 (GA4), please visit our Latest Updates on GA4. A few months back, I posted briefly on Script-Based Versus Log-Based Tracking, discussing the differences between various web analytics data collection methods. With more and more questions cropping […]