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Search Engine Roundtable

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  Is Your Web Site Optimized for Revenue?

  Posted: October 14th, 2008, 8:23pm CEST by cre8pc

  Tags:  tracking Conversion Measurements  

  Facebook was in the news recently because they hadn't met revenue projections. Why? Their target users are coming to network and "be social" rather than to buy something. Their ad-based revenue plan is missing its mark.

  Another example are spam blogs ("splogs") that steal content from authentic blogs, buy a junk domain, and slap on Google Ads in the hopes of generating revenue. Perhaps some of these nonsense beggar sites do earn a piddly wage, but not to the tune of millions of dollars.

  Are we "banner blind"? Yes. Are you stuck in the "Build it and they will come?" mindset? Are you a print advertiser trying to learn the ways of web marketing?

  Once you begin to sell ads directly all the old offline knowledge sets come into play. Have you studied how best to adapt advertising theory and practice to the web? To your sites? Just as many webdevs instinctively optimise both for users and SEs, and some for ppc, they should also be optimising their ad offerings, their major revenue streams. You've built it, they are actually coming...now sell some drinks and fast food and ad space...

  Cre8asiteforums discusses the topic from all angles in You Optimise For Users And Ses. What about your revenue sources?

eHub

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  UserFix

  Posted: October 6th, 2008, 6:44pm CEST by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Reviews Ratings Ranking Statistics tracking  

  The social feedback hub. A community of web enthusiasts crowd-sourcing user feedback by reporting bugs and requesting features for any website. Empowering the users to surface the most requested features and to reproduce the most reported bugs on their own environments. Users interact directly with the product team members to fix, improve and shape the websites/apps they love. URL: UserFix.

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  cli.gs

  Posted: October 3rd, 2008, 5:07pm CEST by Cesar Castro

  Tags:  Statistics tracking testing  

  A URL shortening service that gives you access to analytics and detailed traffic information about your short URLs. URL: cli.gs.

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  go28days

  Posted: September 28th, 2008, 1:52am CEST by Cesar Castro

  Tags:  Statistics tracking testing  

  A women's fertility charting service that allows comments and sharing options for community and friends. When you first create a chart, customizable access rights allow you to decide who can view your records. Go28days is a service that helps women chart out when she is most fertile and most acceptable to become pregnant. URL: go28days.

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  Mycrocosm

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 9:24pm CEST by Kim Lau

  Tags:  Statistics tracking testing Visualization  

  A social web service that allows users to share everyday data about themselves in the form of statistical graphs. URL: Mycrocosm.

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  Tweetrush

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 7:40pm CEST by Cesar Castro

  Tags:  Mashups Statistics tracking testing  

  A free service which provides estimated stats on Twitter usage over a period of time. URL: Tweetrush.

Search Engine Roundtable

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  New Design & Features Coming to Google Analytics?

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 3:18pm CEST by rustybrick

  Tags:  tracking Conversion Measurements  

  I got word from a Matt (also a RustyBricker) who also runs Ask A Geek, that Google Analytics has a new front page design, at least slightly.

  If you go to Google Analytics you may notice thew new favicon in the URL, which looks like the logo at the top right of this article. You may also notice that in the middle of the page, it says, "The New Google Analytics," adding "Google Analytics has been re-designed to help you learn even more about where your visitors come from and how they interact with your site." Here is a picture:

  Currently, no one sees the new redesign in Google Analytics. We only see the text on the home page that there is a redesign.

  There is forum discussion at DigitalPoint Forums and Google Blogoscoped Forums with discussion around this topic. Again, no one sees any redesigned features within Google Analytics. They only see the mention of a new design at the Google Analytics homepage.

  So maybe we can expect a redesign soon?

  Forum discussion at DigitalPoint Forums and Google Blogoscoped Forums.

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  Google Analytics Has Several Bugs You Should Know About

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 3:22pm CEST by rustybrick

  Tags:  tracking Conversion Measurements  

  I am a huge fan of Google Analytics, but even so, you should be aware of several bugs that have been confirmed by Google.

  (1) A Google Groups thread confirms that some users are unable to login to Google Analytics, due to a "Redirect Loop." The error message continues to say, "Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete...".

  There errors began to be reported on July 7th. Last night, a Google representative replied saying:

  Thanks for your patience while our technical team works to resolve this issue. They are aware of the redirect error that occurs with some users when they try to log in to their Analytics account. While we work towards a long term solution, please visit the following URL and create a new account using the same login email:

  https://www.google.com/analytics/provision/

  (2) Google Analytics has been reporting to some users that their tracking code is not installed. But the reality of it is, the tracking code for those sites are installed properly and Google Analytics is actually tracking data and reporting on that data. So the message is incorrect and the tracking code for some of these sites are indeed installed correctly. I actually have this on one client's site, and I can personally confirm it.

  A Google representative confirmed the issue in a Google Groups thread:

  As some of you have mentioned, there is currently a technical issue with the tracking code status indicator. Even after you install the Analytics tracking code on your site and receive data, you may see a "Tracking Not Installed" error next to the profile in question. If you see data in your reports, you may disregard this error while our technical team investigates.

  (3) Google Analytics is duplicating the cities information in the Map Overlay reports for some users. A Google Groups thread has a picture of what this may look like for you:

  A Google representative confirmed the issue:

  Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Our technical team is aware of this issue, where duplicate entries for a city can appear in the Map Overlay report. For now we have enough information to investigate. In the meantime, thanks for being patient!

  There are three bugs that have been recently confirmed by Google Analytics that you should be aware of.

  Forum discussion at Google Groups (1), Google Groups (2) and Google Groups (3).

eHub

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  Silverback

  Posted: July 26th, 2008, 2:06pm CEST by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Designing Macintosh Statistics tracking testing  

  Spontaneous, unobtrusive usability testing software for website designers. Capture screen activity, video participant's reactions, record their voice, add chapter markers, and more. Free trial download for 30 days. Mac OSX software. URL: Silverback.

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  Kwik Surveys

  Posted: July 25th, 2008, 1:26am CEST by Matthew Murphy

  Tags:  Statistics tracking testing Surveys tests  

  Want to create quick and easy to use surveys for free? Kwik Surveys offers free and advertising-free online surveys and questionnaires. Survey results are instant and results are downloadable. You can send your survey via email, Facebook, YouTube, and more. As we do with any web-based application, eHub recommends that you read the terms of service before subscribing. URL: Kwik Surveys.

Search Engine Roundtable

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  Google Analytics Switch Data Processing Times or Reporting Errors?

  Posted: July 17th, 2008, 3:18pm CEST by rustybrick

  Tags:  tracking Conversion Measurements  

  Over the course of a month or two, many Google Analytics users began distrusting the reports provided in Google Analytics. We now have more reports, this time via Search Engine Roundtable Forums of Google Analytics not reporting accurate numbers.

  I noticed yesterday's reports for this site was down about 20%. I immediately thought, give it a day and see if the numbers are higher tomorrow. They were. The numbers reported for Tuesday on Wednesday, was at normal levels when I looked today, Thursday. So I thought, maybe Google Analytics changed the time they are processing these reports (i.e. pulling in less data because they are running the reports earlier).

  For example, let's say, Google Analytics typically runs the reports at 3am every morning. If Google Analytics pushed the report runs to 10pm every night, then you will be missing out on 2 hours of traffic, from the previous day. That means, you would have to wait a two-day period to see your full traffic data for the previous day. Hope I explained that well.

  In any event, I am also hearing these reports outside of the forums - so this seems fairly widespread. Is this an bug or a feature - now that is the question.

  Forum discussion at Search Engine Roundtable Forums.

eHub

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  Widgenie

  Posted: July 10th, 2008, 5:01pm CEST by Cesar Castro

  Tags:  Statistics tracking testing Visualization Widgets  

  This data visualizer allows uploads of .csv and excel files, gives you numerous options of visuals to personalize, and makes it easy to publish your widget onto various places on the web, social networks, blogs, websites, iGoogle, etc. The site also allows its users to have a statistics page for their widgets to see how many time their widgets have been viewed, as well as how many of those views are from unique visitors. URL: Widgenie.

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  Pagealizer

  Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 5:16pm CEST by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Statistics tracking testing  

  Real-time statistics. Helps improve web site user interaction by suggesting relevant usage data with tips to improve your web pages. Shows how long people stay on a page, bounce rate, how far they scrolled, and where they clicked. Free and paid plans available. URL: Pagealizer.

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  Zefty

  Posted: May 27th, 2008, 5:14pm CEST by Cesar Castro

  Tags:  Financial Kids Statistics tracking testing  

  A money expense tracker that allows you to track and manage your child's allowance & spending online. Your kids can easily learn about money management while parents gain quality time with their kids. URL: Zefty.

Search Engine Roundtable

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  Updated: Google Analytics Has Major Data Processing Issue: Loses 6 Days of E-Commerce Data

  Posted: May 14th, 2008, 2:31pm CEST by rustybrick

  Tags:  tracking Conversion Measurements  

  Folks at WebmasterWorld have been complaining that their Google Analytics data seemed off for weeks now. Well, they were dead on. If you go to Google Analytics, you will now notice that they have admitted to having data processing issues between the dates of April 30th to May 5th. Google promised to recover most of the data but all some of the e-commerce data between those date ranges are gone. (New Info: Google tells me that those with e-commerce reporting are more impacted by the data loss, but not all e-commerce data is loss.)

  Here is the exact notification from Google:

  Google Analytics experienced a data processing error from April 30th to May 5th. Almost all of the data has been recovered and is currently being reprocessed. The recovered data will be reflected in your reports within a few days. Please note that a small percentage of data, particularly in the area of e-commerce reporting, was not recoverable from those dates.

  The Google Analytics team promised to take "every precaution to prevent such disruptions from occurring again in the future." But what do Analytics users get for the loss? Nothing. Should you expect something? I don't think so - it is a free service. In my opinion, if you need someone to take the heat, you need to pay.

  There is no exact ETA on when the data that Google was able to recover will be represented in the reports. So keep an eye out on your stats for those date ranges.

  Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

eHub

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  Woopra

  Posted: April 29th, 2008, 5:41pm CEST by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Statistics tracking testing  

  A comprehensive, information rich, easy to use, real-time Web tracking and analysis application. Currently free while in beta. URL: Woopra.

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  Search Rascal

  Posted: April 17th, 2008, 11:16pm CEST by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Search Statistics tracking testing  

  A new service that allows you to track the top search results for keywords of your choice. In addition to being able to view the top results for your search term or phrase, your report also shows the ranks for today and compares this number to data from the previous day, week or month. URL: Search Rascal.

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  Tweetburner

  Posted: April 1st, 2008, 7:35pm CEST by Cesar Castro

  Tags:  Mashups Statistics tracking testing  

  Keep track of what happens to the links in tweets shared with you, by you, by your friends and every other twitterer. Simply enter the URL you'd like to shorten, tweet and track into their online form. URL: Tweetburner.

Search Engine Roundtable

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  YouTube Insights: Stats on my Most Popular YouTube Video

  Posted: March 28th, 2008, 2:07pm CET by rustybrick

  Tags:  tracking Conversion Measurements  

  YouTube and Google both announced YouTube Insights, a new way to see more detailed statistics on your YouTube videos. I did a detailed post at Search Engine Land on the topic. If you have YouTube videos, you can see the stats by going to the my videos link and clicking on "about this video" button. Here is a screen shot of the button:

  Now, my most popular video by far is the iPhone Popcorn Trick where I wrote that my iPhone can make popcorn. Here is that video:

  Here is the YouTube Insights stats overview for this video:

  Let's zoom in on the chart on the left and expand it to a year to see views for the past year:

  Here is the video popularity compared to other videos across the year time span:

  Views plotted on the world map:

  Here are pictures (slide show format) of the views by continent:

  Why is it so popular? Well, YouTube Insights currently doesn't show referral data but I have a feeling that is coming. I know why this video is so popular. Due to universal search and the video ranking number on in Google for searches similar to iphone popcorn.

  Love the stats we have so far and looking forward to referral data YouTube!

  Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

eHub

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  Trendrr

  Posted: March 21st, 2008, 11:59pm CET by Cesar Castro

  Tags:  Statistics tracking testing Visualization  

  A web analytics tool that helps you track, compare and share data for free. The tool allows you to identify trends across social graphs and networks, track engagement metrics, and look at what is really happening in real time. URL: Trendrr.

Search Engine Roundtable

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  Google Analytics Benchmarking Now Live

  Posted: March 21st, 2008, 2:24pm CET by rustybrick

  Tags:  tracking Conversion Measurements  

  Last night, the Google Analytics Benchmarking feature went live for those who opted in to the program. More on how to take advantage of that feature over here. Here are some stats from my personal blog.

  You can also filter down the benchmarking to specific industries by selecting the "category list." Here are some of the options, broken open - the list will continue to expand as more sites are included:

  Note: Google doesn't ask what industry you are in, they must get this information from some other method.

  Forum discussion at DigitalPoint Forums.