Comments on: Five Thousand Times Two Translates Into Goodness http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Aaron http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-215288 Aaron Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:40:22 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-215288 Don't have kids but I just purchased your book anyway based on the feedback. I'll send in a picture of my dog not chewing it up :) Don’t have kids but I just purchased your book anyway based on the feedback. I’ll send in a picture of my dog not chewing it up :)

]]> By: Gradiva Couzin http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-207391 Gradiva Couzin Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:42:21 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-207391 Hi Avinash! Wow, congratulations on the fabulous book sales! I can't say that I'm surprised. And especially wonderful: the news that your charities are going to recieve such a bountiful gift - creating many smiles and much health around the world, all thanks to you. Rarely is such generosity and graciousness seen. You are an amazing example to us all! Here is a book that is making ME a happier SEO provider and making the world a better place! Who could ask for more? It looks like I'll be the last person on the block to publish my review... but that's OK, it's always nice to get the last word. congrats again, you deserve it, Gradiva Hi Avinash!
Wow, congratulations on the fabulous book sales! I can’t say that I’m surprised. And especially wonderful: the news that your charities are going to recieve such a bountiful gift - creating many smiles and much health around the world, all thanks to you. Rarely is such generosity and graciousness seen. You are an amazing example to us all!

Here is a book that is making ME a happier SEO provider and making the world a better place! Who could ask for more?

It looks like I’ll be the last person on the block to publish my review… but that’s OK, it’s always nice to get the last word.

congrats again, you deserve it,
Gradiva

]]> By: benry http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205688 benry Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:53:37 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205688 Good news on the book sales and donations. Would be really cool to see a big player like Google matching some of those funds. I bought another 6 copies the other day and gave to friends. Thanks for posting the pic of Noah. Good news on the book sales and donations. Would be really cool to see a big player like Google matching some of those funds. I bought another 6 copies the other day and gave to friends. Thanks for posting the pic of Noah.

]]> By: Web Analytics Princess by Marianina Chaplin » The real web analytics princess, my daughter Leah http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205648 Web Analytics Princess by Marianina Chaplin » The real web analytics princess, my daughter Leah Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:43:25 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205648 [...] The real web analytics princess, my daughter Leah Posted by: Marianina Chaplin in Web Analytics It appears that an usurper to my title of web analytics princess has appeared, in the shape of my daughter Leah. She has been making friends in high places in the web analytics world. And in fact, Leah has recently been caught on camara whilst researching/contemplating web analytics conundrums in Avinash’s book Web analytics an hour a day and is now on his blog.  [...] [...] The real web analytics princess, my daughter Leah Posted by: Marianina Chaplin in Web Analytics It appears that an usurper to my title of web analytics princess has appeared, in the shape of my daughter Leah. She has been making friends in high places in the web analytics world. And in fact, Leah has recently been caught on camara whilst researching/contemplating web analytics conundrums in Avinash’s book Web analytics an hour a day and is now on his blog.  [...]

]]> By: Marianina Chaplin http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205383 Marianina Chaplin Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:21:53 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205383 Hi Avinash, Thanks for putting up the gorgeous photo of Leah - she looks so cute. I'll tell her tonight as soon as I get home - she has just started speaking - in both the Queen's English and Spanish which is pretty hard work for this hardworking mummy to keep up... And more importantly congratulations on your really great sales figures which are going to such great charities too!!! Marianina Hi Avinash,

Thanks for putting up the gorgeous photo of Leah - she looks so cute. I’ll tell her tonight as soon as I get home - she has just started speaking - in both the Queen’s English and Spanish which is pretty hard work for this hardworking mummy to keep up…

And more importantly congratulations on your really great sales figures which are going to such great charities too!!!

Marianina

]]> By: Ali http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205288 Ali Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:55:05 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205288 Welldone on the sales Avinash. Having been handed responsibility for Analytics at my company 3 months ago with no background in the web (!), your book has been a life-saver. I have carried it around with me extolling its virtues to anyone who will listen, my passion for your book has become something of an office joke now. However, I fear I may have driven up your cost per sale. Six weeks in I got the confidence up to look up "dashboards" in the index (advanced stuff for me). Imagine my horror when I discovered that 50 pages of the book were missing, including the section on dashboards. Thankfully the book seller gave me a replacement, and all is now well. Good luck with the new company Welldone on the sales Avinash.

Having been handed responsibility for Analytics at my company 3 months ago with no background in the web (!), your book has been a life-saver. I have carried it around with me extolling its virtues to anyone who will listen, my passion for your book has become something of an office joke now.

However, I fear I may have driven up your cost per sale. Six weeks in I got the confidence up to look up “dashboards” in the index (advanced stuff for me). Imagine my horror when I discovered that 50 pages of the book were missing, including the section on dashboards. Thankfully the book seller gave me a replacement, and all is now well.

Good luck with the new company

]]> By: Alan Rimm-Kaufman http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205263 Alan Rimm-Kaufman Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:18:10 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-205263 Thanks for the link, Avinash. Have you read Tim Sander's excellent book, Love Is The Killer App? (http://snipurl.com/1ppn5) Tim's basic message is be nice, help folks out w/o expecting anything in return, and good things happen. Your whole approach reminds me of LoveCat! Great stuff. Cheers Alan PS For folks interested in buying Avinash's book in bulk, Amazon has the best pricing (books+shipping) until you buy 50+ copies. At 50 or 100, you might do better from the publisher. If you go w/ Amazon, do use his affiliate link: www.snipurl.com/wahour to help the charities. Thanks for the link, Avinash.

Have you read Tim Sander’s excellent book, Love Is The Killer App? (http://snipurl.com/1ppn5)

Tim’s basic message is be nice, help folks out w/o expecting anything in return, and good things happen.

Your whole approach reminds me of LoveCat!

Great stuff.

Cheers

Alan

PS For folks interested in buying Avinash’s book in bulk, Amazon has the best pricing (books+shipping) until you buy 50+ copies. At 50 or 100, you might do better from the publisher. If you go w/ Amazon, do use his affiliate link: http://www.snipurl.com/wahour to help the charities.

]]> By: Jason http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-204203 Jason Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:37:13 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-204203 Congrats on hitting your target. I added a review to amazon as well. Congrats on hitting your target. I added a review to amazon as well.

]]> By: Kai http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-204101 Kai Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:25:08 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-204101 hi nice post, i enjoyed it hi nice post, i enjoyed it

]]> By: Bhupendra http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-201404 Bhupendra Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:30:41 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-201404 Ahh, I missed a point of adding the Amazon review target not the financial one. With love of so many people, Avinash should be able to hit the 75 review target soon. Financial Target has already been met. But what about the revised target, is there any further goal set? How about hitting 100k? Quite aggressive huh!! ... am a marketer, live in optimism. Bhupendra Ahh, I missed a point of adding the Amazon review target not the financial one. With love of so many people, Avinash should be able to hit the 75 review target soon.

Financial Target has already been met. But what about the revised target, is there any further goal set? How about hitting 100k? Quite aggressive huh!! … am a marketer, live in optimism.

Bhupendra

]]> By: Bhupendra http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-201370 Bhupendra Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:58:36 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-201370 Avinash, Great to hear the impressive numbers. Congrats!! I am sure you will achieve your target for this year very soon. My very best wishes are with you. Cheers, Bhupendra Avinash,
Great to hear the impressive numbers. Congrats!!

I am sure you will achieve your target for this year very soon. My very best wishes are with you.

Cheers,
Bhupendra

]]> By: Sonia Raval http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-200264 Sonia Raval Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:33:40 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-200264 Avinash, Congrats on hitting the goal! I hope you're working on a sequel... Amongst the recent analytics books, this is a "must read"; a very practical approach to web analytics. Avinash,

Congrats on hitting the goal! I hope you’re working on a sequel…

Amongst the recent analytics books, this is a “must read”; a very practical approach to web analytics.

]]> By: Phillip Crum http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-200201 Phillip Crum Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:45:35 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-200201 Amazon review #23 just went up. Who's next?? Phillip Crum pcrum@marketingmeasure.com http://www.marketingmeasure.com Amazon review #23 just went up. Who’s next??

Phillip Crum
pcrum@marketingmeasure.com
http://www.marketingmeasure.com

]]> By: Luke http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-200049 Luke Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:24:54 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-200049 Hi Avinash, well done! I'm glad to hear that you reached the targets. That reminds me that I completely forgot to add this important information to the review, i.e. that all proceeds are donated to charities. I'll update the post this weekend. Now I feel bad that i've lent my copy of the book to someone at work, i should've asked them to buy one. Best wishes! Luke Hi Avinash,

well done! I’m glad to hear that you reached the targets. That reminds me that I completely forgot to add this important information to the review, i.e. that all proceeds are donated to charities. I’ll update the post this weekend.

Now I feel bad that i’ve lent my copy of the book to someone at work, i should’ve asked them to buy one.

Best wishes!

Luke

]]> By: Judah http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-200034 Judah Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:08:24 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-200034 Congrats Avinash! You are spreading good karma for sure. LOL about that lil tyke! So cute! I bet he was trying to understand the difference between "page bounce rate" and "knee bounce rate!" :-) Best, Judah Congrats Avinash! You are spreading good karma for sure.

LOL about that lil tyke! So cute! I bet he was trying to understand the difference between “page bounce rate” and “knee bounce rate!” :-)

Best,

Judah

]]> By: Patrick http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199879 Patrick Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:29:05 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199879 I'm glad your book sales are doing well, too. Hopefully you'll exceed your goal by the end of the year. I’m glad your book sales are doing well, too. Hopefully you’ll exceed your goal by the end of the year.

]]> By: ateeq http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199833 ateeq Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:13:59 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199833 Damn it Man! with these cute kids smiles you are going to make me buy another copy of the book...8-) Damn it Man! with these cute kids smiles you are going to make me buy another copy of the book…8-)

]]> By: Avinash Kaushik http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199803 Avinash Kaushik Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:43:05 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199803 <b><font color=blue>Kristina :</b></font> I wrote to a friend the other day and this is what I said: "......Life is really short and my relationship methodology is simple: No fake crap. It works or it does not." But I like your version even better, there is something Zen about it! "Life is short. Wear pretty underwear." I read it at 0700 this morning and it made me laugh. Thank you. Now off to buy some pretty underwear! -Avinash. Kristina : I wrote to a friend the other day and this is what I said:

“……Life is really short and my relationship methodology is simple: No fake crap. It works or it does not.”

But I like your version even better, there is something Zen about it!

“Life is short. Wear pretty underwear.”

I read it at 0700 this morning and it made me laugh. Thank you.

Now off to buy some pretty underwear!

-Avinash.

]]> By: Eric T. Peterson http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199744 Eric T. Peterson Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:38:14 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199744 Avinash, Congratulations on your sales numbers so far, that is awesome news! I have little doubt that you'll accomplish your sales/donation goal before the end of the year and agree with Lucy, you are obviously a very sophisticated sales person. All the best, Eric T. Peterson Author, Web Analytics Demystified http://www.webanalyticsdemystified.com Avinash,

Congratulations on your sales numbers so far, that is awesome news! I have little doubt that you’ll accomplish your sales/donation goal before the end of the year and agree with Lucy, you are obviously a very sophisticated sales person.

All the best,

Eric T. Peterson
Author, Web Analytics Demystified
http://www.webanalyticsdemystified.com

]]> By: kristina http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199662 kristina Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:42:14 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/08/five-thousand-times-two-translates-into-goodness.html#comment-199662 You have one more sale to add to your accomplishments. I own an online lingerie boutique and I am finding a bit challenging and overwhelming to wrap my head around all the data. Thanks for the tip regarding bounce rate. I am really looking forward to learning more about my customers and hoping to attract more people who are interested in the beautiful intimates I offer. I checked on your tour schedule. I will keep an eye out for when you may make it around Philly. Life is short. Wear pretty underwear. GigisCloset.com You have one more sale to add to your accomplishments. I own an online lingerie boutique and I am finding a bit challenging and overwhelming to wrap my head around all the data. Thanks for the tip regarding bounce rate.

I am really looking forward to learning more about my customers and hoping to attract more people who are interested in the beautiful intimates I offer.

I checked on your tour schedule. I will keep an eye out for when you may make it around Philly.

Life is short. Wear pretty underwear.
GigisCloset.com

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