Thursday, November 19, 2009

Google Analytics Recomended


I've been using Google Analytics since mid 2006 on a daily basis and I recommend the program 100%. Google Analytics tracks traffic statistics for interfacebus. I like the software not only because it tracks my site stats, or because the software is free, but because of the different reports Analytics provides. Many of the screen shots used in these blog postings are right out of a Google Analytics report.

So Analytics has a new report [beta] called Intelligence which provides 'Alerts', the green bars. These alerts which would open below that graphic once one of the bars are clicked. Looks like the number of alerts vary by day and they may also be either positive or negative. For example on Nov. 5:
Time on Site; people spent 88% more time on the USB Interface page then normal...
Pageviews; the number of page views for the AWG page were 15% below average.....
Visits; The number of visitors from Canada down 19% and California 11% below average.
For each of these data points there's an expected range so you don't get an alert because page views varied by a few hits.

This data was always there, but never on one page or in the same report. Not sure what to do if hits from California fall, seems like that is out of my control.
I recommend using Google Analytics..
Graphic; Google Analytics, Daily Alerts, November. Click for a larger image.

1 comment:

Leroy said...

11-21-09 I just noticed that the selection of Daily Alerts, Weekly Alerts or Monthly Alerts change the 'Alerts'. That makes sense because the system tracks over a different time period.

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