Google Analytics jest ponownie uruchomiony: Czy te pięć rzeczy Pierwsze W V2
Google ogłosiła uruchomienie wersji 2 z Google Analytics już dzisiaj. Przez kilka następnych tygodni Google bieżącej aktualizacji GA użytkowników do nowej wersji. Wiele z najczęstszych GA użytkowników (duży lub mały) mają już dostęp do V2 tej rano (należy zalogować się na swoje konto i sprawdź).
Wersja 2 jest tak radykalnie różne i zapewnia takie nieodparte wartość propozycja dla użytkowników analityki internetowej, że jestem podekscytowany, aby napisać w blogu na temat produktu (po raz pierwszy mam zrobić to w 11 miesięcy istnienia tego bloga).
Jestem również Analytics Evangelist w Google, ale youâ € ™ ll zobaczyć, że jestem tak podekscytowany GA V2 bo nie konsultuje w Google, ale ponieważ ja wierzę, że v2 to krok naprzód dla wszystkich jej obecnych użytkowników i nowy standard dla branży, jeśli chodzi o interakcję kompleksu analityki internetowej danych. Proszę, dzielcie się ze mną, co myślisz, na końcu tego postu.
Również podczas tego postu jest o GA V2 zawiera przykłady najlepszych praktyk Mam rozmawialiśmy na temat tego bloga często, mam po prostu chciał zrobić z tymi GA tutaj. Więc jeśli używasz Omniture lub WebTrends lub WebSideStory lub HBX lub Visual Nauki lub ClickTracks lub indexTools lub NetInsight lub jakiegokolwiek innego kawałka analityki internetowej oprogramowanie (i opieki niewiele o GA) będzie nadal znaleźć konkretne przykłady analizy można zrobić, aby znaleźć zaskarżeniu spostrzeżeniami. Możesz śledzić wzdłuż i replikować z tych narzędzie do analityki internetowej.
Oto pięć rzeczy należy zrobić po raz pierwszy logowaniu do GA V2:
Podsumowanie:
- Zwróć uwagę na nowe dane awesome interakcji modelu.
- Weź wzmocnionej "ujawniania danych" na "spin.
- Kontekst jest królem! Znajdź kontekście szybko.
- Ahhâ € |. Segmentacja jest tylko o krok dalej.
- Upgraded goodies: Rozkład i wiadomości sprawozdanie lub panele, Lepsze Nakładka witryny, dużo ładniejszy strona poziom raportowania i więcej.
Szczegóły:
# 1: Zawiadomienie o nowych danych awesome interakcji modelu.
Jedna z najbardziej dramatycznych więcej zmian do Google Analytics V2 to nowy model interakcji immersive danych. To wyznacza nowy punkt odniesienia dla sposób interakcji użytkowników z danych. To przesuwa modelu od kilku kopanie długie i trudne do znalezienia spojrzenie na wiele nie kopać wiele do znalezienia pierwszej rumienić się spostrzeżeniami, a także o moc, aby łatwo i szybko zakopać głębiej, jeśli chcą.
W V2 UI jest całkowicie nowy i centrum kawałek ten rynek. Co, gdzie z całkowicie konfigurowalne panele na przegląd sprawozdań do prezentacji danych i więcej â € œstoriesâ €? że go ze sprawozdaniami teraz. Narzędzie to jest łatwiejsze w obsłudze, podstawowe wskaźniki wyskoczyć do Ciebie i jest coraz bardziej łatwe do zrozumienia, co dzieje się jeden (jeśli tylko wszystkie seksapil na świecie było tak produktywne!:)).
Tutaja € ™ s nowy panelu (zwróć uwagę na stosowanie kolorów, czcionek, zawartość grup etc eksploatacji szybko komunikuje się z Tobą):
Wszystkie obrazy w tym stanowisku związane są nieco wyższe rozdzielczości, śmiało i kliknij na wszystkie obrazy. Te zrzuty ekranu stanowią rzeczywiste dane na tym blogu.
Oto nowa prezentacja o podziale Nowi a powracający użytkownicy (ogłoszenia małe â € œstoryâ €? Pod wykresem, wykorzystanie kolorów i układu tabeli, a także szybki i łatwy sposób, że komunikuje się nie tylko to, co się stało ostatniego miesiąca, ale także oko połowu wykresu, że mówi nam œperformanceâ â € €? vs stronie średnia):
W youâ € ™ ll narzędzia youâ € ™ ll zobaczyć więcej i więcej przykładów skutecznego przekazywania danych za pomocą bardzo dobrze przemyślane UI, że jest być może najbardziej dziś wśród wszystkich narzędzi analityki internetowej.
Ludzie doceniają wartość jest ładna. Nasz świat analityki internetowej jest już zbyt skomplikowane i danych jest trudne do analizy i spostrzeżeniami jeszcze trudniej uzyskać. Skuteczna prezentacja danych (całkiem ok!) Jest znacznie accretive pomaga zrozumieć tendencje i spostrzeżeniami oraz znacznego zwiększenia łatwości użytkowania zarówno dla osób świeckich i super analityka.
# 2: Take wzmocnionej "ujawniania danych" na "spin.
Jest to zarówno błogosławieństwo i przekleństwo, że nie tyle danych, że mamy dostęp. Oznacza to, że zarówno możemy śledzić i sprawozdania dużo, ale to oznacza również, że jest to nietrywialne wyzwanie, aby znaleźć wszystkie parametry / szt. danych musisz znaleźć nuggets of zaskarżeniu spostrzeżeniami.
W nowej wersji Google Analytics ma wielkie zadanie rozwiązania tego problemu poprzez poprawę niezmiernie, co nazywam, ujawniania danych. Kluczowe dane potrzebne nie jest ukryte szesnaście kliknięć dalej. Większość została utwardzonych tak, że rzucający się na siebie i już można go znaleźć w dwóch kliknięć.
Dla przykładu spojrzeć na użytkowników (kliknij odwiedzających na lewym pasku nawigacyjnym w GA):
Zauważ, że nie tylko pojawi się tendencja do odwiedzin na stronie, ale można również znaleźć wszystkie podstawowe wskaźniki w jednym "widoku". Co więcej kolejnego działania w zasięgu ręki, albo kliknij na jeden z wielu miar widać na wykresie lub istnieją odwiedzin opcji jest sugerowane do Ciebie. Możesz szybko całą historię, ale również dowiedzieć się, co jeszcze tam jest.
Czy zauważają piękny sparklines? Gdzieś Edward Tufte jest uśmiechnięta. :)
Oto kolejny przykład. Ja bardziej w moich raportach i chcesz zobaczyć, gdzie jest mój ruch pochodzący z. Easy sprawozdanie z dowolnego narzędzia (i sprawozdanie należy spojrzeć na stale).
Z jednej strony masz trzy ciekawe sposoby odkrywania danych (i znaleźć spojrzenie):
1) Możesz łatwo przełączać "Kapitan metryczne tendencja" do jednego z innych mierników (i uzyskać szybkie spojrzenie wykonywania Twój witryn).
2) można łatwo przełączać się między "standardowe parametry" na "dolnej linii metryki" (konwersji). Porównaj obrazek poniżej graficznych powyżej jednego kliknięcia dostęp do klawiszy (zachowanie) i jej wyników.
3) O standardowych metryki są zawsze, nawet jeśli były szukasz odwiedziny do monit kopać głębiej (zauważ, że Odwiedziny robią, ale coś się stało w maju, że spowodował wzrost konsumpcji treści - strony / odwiedziny i czas na witryny - i spowodował obniżony odrzuceń).
Jak można skorzystać z narzędzia znajdziesz wiele małych i dużych, w jaki sposób nowy interfejs użytkownika sprawia, że łatwiej będzie drążyć, wiercić się i wiercić się.
# 3 Kontekst jest królem! Znajdź kontekście szybko.
Na tym blogu mamy podkreślił znaczenie posiadania odpowiednich kontekście pomaga optymalne decyzje. Niedawne jak powinno analityków spędzają dzień po wskazano, że 20% czasu powinna być poświęcona pobyt podłączony do kontekstu.
Nowa wersja Google Analytics oferuje wiele funkcji, które pomagają kontekście odpowiednich do wykonywania swojej stronie metryki. Myślę, że zarówno one znacznie łatwiejsze dla nowicjuszy i ekspertów w celu zrozumienia ich danych (które mogą prowadzić do wglądu). Pozwól mi udostępnić kilka przykładów ... ...
W moim emetrics prezentacje Mam rozmawiał na temat kluczowych miar są często "samotne" i trzeba podkreślić przyjaciółmi ważne szanse i zdarzeń. Nie ma znaczenia, gdzie się w nowej usłudze Google Analytics charakterystyk nie będzie "samotny", nie będzie zbyt wiele raportów, w którym tylko jeden metryczne sam. Mnóstwo myśli został dopuszczony do pokazano podstawowe wskaźniki w kontekście.
Oto przykład, jestem patrząc na kurs za ostatni miesiąc i na pewno wystarczająco łatwo jest grzywna (kliknij na źródła odwiedzin, a następnie Słowa kluczowe, a następnie przełącz Odwiedziny na wykres w celu konwersji):
Teraz ogłoszenie coś cool, nie tylko masz tendencję do konwersji na Twojej stronie, ale w dziedzinie użytkowania witryny raportu można zobaczyć najważniejsze parametry wyszukiwania Traffic (numery pogrubiony czarny), ale to jest zabawne, ogłoszenia że można także (w mniejszych szarą czcionką) porównanie wyszukiwania metryki z witryny Metrics. Możesz łatwo uzyskać ważne kontekście takich jak "% nowych użytkowników jest wyższy dla wyszukiwania, ale ich miejscu odsłon na odwiedziny jest niższa". Często kupujemy w HYPE wyszukiwarek bo może tylko na jeden metryczne lub innych, teraz możesz pobrać cały obraz, szybko.
I nie stracić tego cennego kontekście jak drążyć, w tym przypadku mogę wywiercić do patrzenia na konwersji do góry słów kluczowych z wyszukiwarek:
Nawet na szybki rzut oka wiem dokładnie, jak to słowo kluczowe jest efektywne, a nie tylko do konwersji, ale wszystkie inne ważne parametry (jest to najwyższej skuteczności słów kluczowych, ale tylko wtedy, 1,41% na miejscu!).
Również dane ujawniania nadal być wzmocnione, prawo wypowiedzenia się na słowa kluczowe, aby wyświetlić opcje wydajność Razem, Paide (PPC / SEM) i Non-paid (Organic - SEO). Nigdy nie pozostawić "strona", aby to wszystko zrobić.
Ale może być jednym z najłatwiejszych sposób, aby uzyskać kontekście o wydajność jest po prostu porównywać go do, dobrze, porównywalny okres. W wersji 2 jest to łatwiejsze niż kiedykolwiek. Jesteś jeszcze nudne kalendarza można wybrać okresy czasu, ale lubię to, co lepsze jest nową funkcją czasu, gdy mam możliwość przy użyciu dwóch slajdów i przeciągnąć je do mojego wyboru dat. Bardzo wydajne ... ..
Tak szybko jak to hit Zastosuj Zakres widzę w skrócie trendu z głównych metryczne byłem patrząc na na dwa okresy (Odwiedziny) ale zauważ zmiany na wszystkich pozostałych mierników. Moje sparkline trendy pokazują się te dwa okresy. I również zautomatyzowane surowego numery mój klucz metryki i pomocne w czerwone i zielone wskaźników metrycznych jak każdy wykonał w ciągu tych dwóch okresów.
Również w tym przypadku można lepiej zrozumieć wydajność i nawet w tym wysoki poziom pytań należy zwrócić się do danych będzie się bańki.
W miłą rzeczą jest to, że po wybraniu czasu dla porównania w każdym raporcie, że porównanie następnie przenika wszystkich raportów, aby można było rozpocząć się na wysokim poziomie i drążyć i jeszcze cenne kontekście. Tutaj na przykład jest drążyć do źródeł ruchu na stronie, gdzie mogę znaleźć tego samego czasu porównaniu ... ....
Możesz hover myszy na osi czasu, aby uzyskać wydajność na dobę, można też łatwo spojrzeć na delta dla kluczowych mierników (kliknij na zdjęcie powyżej, aby zobaczyć, jak kontekście nadal do góry źródeł i słów kluczowych, wszystko na tej samej stronie -- Pamiętam celem jest dla ciebie, aby nie kopać wokół uzyskać wgląd w działaniu).
# 4: Ahhâ € |. Segmentacja jest tylko o krok dalej.
Większość sprawozdań youâ € ™ ll zobaczyć w wersji 2 Google Analytics zapewnić łatwy dostęp do opcji segmentacji. Na przykład w niniejszym raporcie, natomiast patrząc na Direct Traffic można po prostu kliknij na strzałkę obok segmentu i można zobaczyć wiele opcji segmentacji (w tym niektóre wartości, które można określić i przekazać do GA):
A oto inny przykład, jeśli są głęboko w serce robić swoje długoterminowe analizy można szybko zobaczyć, w jaki sposób te opcje (w złożonych zdjęcia) byłoby bardzo pomocne:
# 5: Upgraded goodies: Rozkład i raporty / panele, Lepsze Nakładka witryny, dużo ładniejszy strona poziom raportowania i więcej.
Teraz mają bardzo wygodny dostęp do Twoich analizy / spostrzeżeniami z szerszą grupą ludzi w organizacji. Wystarczy wybrać dowolny sprawozdania (nawet te masz segmentacji i czasu w porównaniu itp.) i kliknij przycisk Wyślij buttonâ € | ..
Jak widać powyżej, jest w stanie napisać własną wiadomość, wybierz wygodny format (w tym nadzwyczaj wysokiej rozdzielczości PDF) oraz harmonogram.
Nakładka witryny otrzymuje v2 uaktualnić również zawiadomienie coś nowego ... ..
Raport Nakładka witryny nie tylko otwiera się w nowym oknie (w którym można po prostu "surfować witryny"), ale w górę, zobaczysz nowe "nawigacyjne bar", która pozwala przełączać się do wyboru tego, co chcesz witryny nakładki do wyświetlania . W screenshot powyższego wynika, że kliknięcia, wartość celu (Ile jest każdy link napędzany cel w zakresie przychodów), Celów 1 i 2 (kliknij gęstości dla jazdy do celów konwersji, które zostały ustawione dla Twojej witryny). Możesz teraz uzyskać wizualnie wielki obraz, jak każda strona jest efektywne.
Nakładka witryny jest jedną z najbardziej underutilized sprawozdania wszelkie narzędzia z v2 on lepiej w Google Analytics i buduje podstawy dla przyszłych rozszerzeń.
Page poziom analizy również zgarnięte łatwiejsze i dużo lepiej w V2. W youâ € ™ ll zobaczyć na zrzucie ekranu poniżej możesz wybrać stronę chcesz, a następnie spójrz na szczegółowe podsumowanie lub nawigacji podsumowanie ścieżek lub wejście na stronę lub źródeł zewnętrznych, które określone ruchu do strony lub słowa kluczowe, które doprowadził do ruchu strony z wyszukiwarki.
Wejście Ścieżki są szczególnie interesujące. Na przykład, jak wiele osób przyszło do produktu stronę, gdzie oni przejść obok i ilu tych zakończyła się w koszyku, a jeśli nie tam, gdzie oni wtedy skończyć? Dobre zrozumienie i działać (chociaż nie jestem wielkim fanem witryny poziom ścieżki analizy, to nie jest dobre wykorzystanie czasu).
Początkujący użytkownicy (lub doświadczonych użytkowników!) Znajdzie to bardzo wygodne, aby pomóc w znalezieniu i definicje w całej aplikacji. Wystarczy kliknąć na znak zapytania ikonę obok każdego parametru widać lub Uniwersytet konwersji linku obok każdego raportu.
Niech nas wszystkich rozwiązania, aby nie pomylić o Hits, odwiedzinami, użytkownikami i niepowtarzalnych użytkowników! :)
Więc co należy zrobić teraz? Czy nie pozwalają uciec bez działania pozycje teraz:
- Jeśli korzystałeś z usługi Google Analytics do tej pory spróbuj powyższej analizy i dać nowy zgłasza spin, mogę zagwarantować, że znajdziesz narzędzie znacznie łatwiejsze w użyciu i można odkryć własne małe i duże tendencje szybciej.
- Jeśli nigdy nie wykorzystała Google Analytics jeszcze potem teraz jest dobry moment, aby spróbować. To nadal jest wolne (założyć tutaj) i zobaczysz co to bezpłatne narzędzie, które może zrobić bieżącej analityki internetowej narzędzie może nie. Może lub nie może podjąć decyzję o zastosowaniu anulować bieżące narzędzia subskrypcji, że jest to bardzo osobisty wybór, ale będziesz się, że decyzja o poinformowała stanowiska.
Zamykanie myśli: Po takim fanem Środek Mapa Jestem super wrażeniem tego, co Jeff Veen i jego zespół wydał, że coś jest rewolucyjny krok naprzód jeśli chodzi o internetowych danych iw jaki sposób interakcji z danymi w naszym dążeniu do znaleźć spostrzeżeniami. Ale ja jestem chciwość człowieka i ma o wiele więcej! :) Jestem podekscytowana na przyszłość możliwości innowacji i wynalazków na początku tej nowej platformy.
Czego wszystkim myśleć? Czy próbowali V2? Czy jesteś zadowolony z tego co masz przeczytać powyżej (jeśli się go tak daleko)? Czy to stanowisko przez Analytics Ewangelisty lub super excited analityki internetowej geek / blogger? Prosimy o podzielenie się przemyśleniami poprzez komentarze i opinie, Bardzo chciałbym usłyszeć, co wszyscy mają do powiedzenia. Dzięki.
[Jak to stanowisko? Aby uzyskać więcej stanowisk tak proszę kliknij tutaj.]




























































8 maja 2007 w 12:11
Jak mogę godzinowej pogląd, że był dostępny w starej wersji. I służyć do porównywania wewnątrz trendy dni (tydzień ponad tydzień) i nie wydaje się to zrobić w nowej wersji. Czy istnieje sposób na oglądanie godzinowej tendencji (np. Razem konwersji) na dzisiaj vs zeszłym tygodniu?
8 maja 2007 w 12:36
Jestem pod wrażeniem. Stary interfejs był jednym z najgorszych interfejsy dla żadnej witrynie Mam kiedykolwiek widział, nawet jeśli było ono silne.
Możesz zobaczyć zdecydowanie MeasureMap wpływ tutaj. Nasuwa się pytanie, co się do MM? Nowy GA jest nadal bardzo zorientowane na biznes użycia. Czy MM będzie ponownie wydana niektóre z tych nowych funkcji, ale w formie bardziej ukierunkowane na blogerów?
8 maja 2007 w 13:17
Przyklejony raporty! Opcje wiadomości e-mail! Bliss! :)
Istnieje jeszcze kilka błędów, które mają być usunięte, takie jak wybór konta rozwijanej.
przypomina mi po nazwie "Cześć, nazywam się Avinash, co sprawia, że jest niepowtarzalny?": Google prostu podnieść pasek heck jeden z wielu mniejszych producentów
Cheers Avinash, i dzięki za Walkthrough!
Julien
8 maja 2007 w 13:25
I'm really enjoying nowy interfejs, i to jest wielki post przegląd wszystkich funkcji (I just zrobił trochę zwiedzanie używając pięciu punktach). Fantastic stuff all round.
8 maja 2007 w 13:42
Wielki krok po kroku samouczka. I naprawdę potrzebne coś takiego, aby nie zgubić w nowe funkcje:)
8 maja 2007 w 13:43
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Więcej szczegółów na temat tego wydania znajdziecie Państwo tutaj:
* Dziennik Analytics blogu
* Oficjalny blog Google
Oprócz oficjalnych ogłoszeń, znajduje się również wielki post by Avinash kaushik, który prowadzi użytkownika przez pięć poziomów eksploracji nowych Google Analaytics:
1. Zwróć uwagę na nowe dane awesome interakcji modelu.
2. Weź wzmocnionej "ujawniania danych" na "spin.
3. Kontekst jest królem! Znajdź kontekście szybko.
4. Ahh .... Segmentacja jest tylko o krok dalej.
5. Upgraded goodies: Rozkład i wiadomości sprawozdanie lub panele, Lepsze Nakładka witryny, dużo ładniejszy strona poziom raportowania i więcej.
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8 maja 2007 w 13:45
Wielki post Avinash. Wszystko co mogę powiedzieć to Wow! I have been waiting for tego do tej pory Google nabył Measuremap. Jednym z największych problemów ze starym interfejsem był dostawanie do praktycznych spostrzeżeń, szczególnie dla tych, którzy nie mieli wcześniejszych doświadczeń analityki internetowej. To uaktualnienie znacznie ułatwi dla nowicjuszy i ekspertów podobne.
8 maja 2007 w 13:47
Nice screeny! *** *** Drooling
8 maja 2007 w 14:10
[...] Jeffrey Veen wspomniano wcześniej na Twitter, że dokonując wielkich ogłoszenia na Emetrics szczytu, a to jest Google Analytics przeprojektowaną, here's a good video nieco intro do niego napisać i wielki na aplikację tutaj . [...]
8 maja 2007 w 14:33
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Der erste Eindruck zeigt ein Höchst intuitives Interface mit sehr komfortabler Handhabung auch des Kalenderinterface, der Zeitvergleiche und der Drilldown Möglichkeiten. Ausgereifte Drilldown und Segmentierungsmöglichkeiten, die nun befördern Google Analytics w tatsächlich (das Mittelfeld) der ersten Liga w sieci Web Analytics, ein nicht unbedingt zu erwartender Aufstig aus der Spitzengruppe der Liga des unteren Preissegment. Vielleicht ein weiterer Schauplatz w Google dem wieder Gewinner gegen Microsoft bleibt? Ich bin gespannt jedenfalls Höchst, wie die Antwort mit Gatineau aussehen kann.
Avinash, wer hat sonst den derzeit besten Überblick und die umfassendste Zusammenfassung der neuen funkcje.
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8 maja 2007 w 14:43
[...] Usługa Google Analytics jest ponownie uruchomiony: Czy te pięć rzeczy Pierwsze W V2 Kolejnym dobrym zapisem na nowe konto Google Analytics, w tym pięć rzeczy do zrobienia pierwszego. Google [...]
8 maja 2007 w 14:48
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Dzisiaj Google wypuścił nową wersję swojego oprogramowania terrific Analytics. Wersja 2 stanowi, aby nie być backend poprawę (brak nowych danych użytkownika jest zrobione), ale całkowicie interfejs poprawy.
* Produkt tournee we flashu
* Przegląd w blogu
* FAQ
W zabawnych rzeczy o tym, że ogłoszenie jest przeczytać ją najpierw na Veen Jeff's blogu. He's dawniej z Adaptive Path, a teraz jest prowadzić projektanta w Google. Obejrzyj prezentację Flash i można zauważyć, że raporty są dla AP miejscu ;-).
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8 maja 2007 w 15:08
[...] Maja 8th, 2007 Ca passionne ne pas tout le monde mais il faut bien causer bricolage et outillage de temps en temps. En l'occurence ceux qui se préoccupent de mesure d'audience apprécieront de savoir que la Google lance Deuxieme wersji outil de son de mesure Google Analytics. Avinash kaushik, konsultant spécialiste americain et du sujet, présente les premières captures d'écran de la bete et les nouvelles commente CARACTÉRISTIQUES.
Cud la nouvelle wersji semble plutĂ't ergonomique i dostępne. Ce n'est pas un luxe quand na connait la complexité de ces outils. J'ai eu l'okazji d'en discuter il jeden près d'un jeden avec le patron qui Edite Omniture d'un des outils de mesure les plus impressionnants du Marché, SiteCatalyst. A mon avis le głównym frein à l'realizacji de ces outils est désormais la difficulté d'wyzyskiwacz les données. Ma politique personnelle składają ouvrir largement à l'accès à ces outils dans l'entreprise mais la complexité DEVIENT parfois contre produkcyjnych. Je pense aussi que la richesse des données est telle qu'elles en deviennent souvent inutiles samochód inxploitables sur le plan opérationnel. Dur pour un investissement de plusieurs dizaines de milliers d'euros .[...]
8 maja 2007 w 16:03
Google Analytics Gets Modernizacja ...
Google Analytics ma wyjdzie z ich pierwszy poważny odświeżyć, integrując wiele funkcjonalności i interfejsu funkcji MeasureMap, poprzednim nabycia, do programu.
Avinash kaushik ma szybkie podsumowanie tego, co szukać w zmianach:
1. Zwróć uwagę na nowe dane awesome interakcji modelu.
2. Weź wzmocnionej "ujawniania danych" na "spin.
3. Kontekst jest królem! Znajdź kontekście szybko.
4. Ahh .... Segmentacja jest tylko o krok dalej.
5. Upgraded goodies: Rozkład i wiadomości sprawozdanie lub panele, Lepsze Nakładka witryny, dużo ładniejszy strona poziom raportowania i więcej.
Good stuff. Jeśli rzeczywiście do analityki internetowej, lub przynajmniej należy natomiast dowiedzieć się, co jest najlepsze rozwiązanie dla Twojej firmy miejscach, poświęć trochę czasu na kaushik blogu. He's Analytics guru.
Jeremiasz Owyang niedawno usiadł z kaushik ... ...
8 maja 2007 w 16:40
Doskonałe napisać do Avinash! Teraz wystarczy poczekać do mojego konta jest uaktualniony. Nie jestem jeszcze na V2. Czekam na tę wersję podając jeden spin.
Czy ta zmiana wymaga żadnych zmian na szybkie drukarki dla Ciebie?
8 maja 2007 w 18:02
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Google Analytics jest ponownie uruchomiony #
"Google ogłosiła uruchomienie wersji 2 z Google Analytics już dzisiaj. Przez kilka następnych tygodni Google bieżącej aktualizacji GA użytkowników do nowej wersji. "- Fantastyczny artykuł na najnowszą wersję analytics, że zwiększa niektóre * bardzo * funkcje. (#)
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8 maja 2007 w 18:10
Excellent post Avinash. Learned kilka sztuczek tutaj:)
8 maja 2007 w 18:11
Google Analytics ????????????????????? ...
????????? ???????????? Google Google Analytics ??????????????????
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8 maja 2007 w 20:32
Google Analytics wygląda dobrze; kont Google, nie ...
I've been pracy na trochę stronie projektu (nie jest gotowy do uruchomienia), a ostatnio doszła do punktu, w którym muszę wybrać analityki internetowej produktu. W ramach projektu zostanie ostatecznie być wspierane przez reklamy, a więc opiekę sporo o możliwość śledzenia dokładnie ilu odwiedzających mam i co robią.
Stałych czytelników będzie przypomnieć, że I've napisał godnej kwotę około analizy internetowe oprogramowanie. W sposób regularny, używam ClickTracks, Mint i MeasureMap (wszystkie w różnych miejscach, w różnych kontekstach). Nikt dokładnie są idealne do tego, co chciałem, ale każda jest godna wyboru.
Inaczej niż w pracy, myślę, że jestem z gospodarzem wygodne rozwiązanie w tej sytuacji. Ale chciałem pewnego rodzaju systemu notyfikacji wbudowane uwielbiam MeasureMap dzienny RSS, ale nie wydaje się jak wiele produktów tego typu rzeczy wbudowane Anyway, zacząłem robić trochę analizę każdego z możliwych kandydatów w wolnym rynku taniego miejsca.
Następnie przychodzi dziś słowa, że Google Analytics zrewidowanego ich produktu. A nawet lepiej, że zespół za MeasureMap że zrobił praca. Długa historia krótkiego, zmiana wygląda świetnie, i to w wyborze, aby przejść z Google nie brainer. To jest naprawdę imponujący pracy, z punktu widzenia interfejsu użytkownika. Aby uzyskać więcej informacji patrz: Google Blog, Jeff Veen i Avinash kaushik (ostatnia z nich to bardzo się dokładnie na zmiany). Naprawdę, sprawdź ... ...
8 maja 2007 w 21:44
sparklines te wyglądają niezwykle jasne i nie ma wątpliwości, że Tufte byłby dumny. Czy używasz istniejącego sparkline realizacji i / lub jest to, że coś sparkline kod jesteś zainteresowany się z powrotem do wspólnoty?
8 maja 2007 w 21:53
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Google ogłosiła, że będą uaktualnienia Google Analytics (GA) użytkowników do nowej wersji. Nowy interfejs wprowadza neat and informative desce rozdzielczej, które nowy wykresów, zestawień danych oraz poprawę analizy trendów uzupełnienie nawigacyjne jasności i intuicyjny połączeń między związanych danych. Wykres punktów są dużo łatwiejsze do kliknij, aby drążyć sprawozdań bardziej szczegółowo. Oprócz nowego interfejsu użytkownika, nowe najważniejsze funkcje zostały dodane, takie jak raporty funkcjonalności, eksportujących w formacie PDF i georeferencyjnych mapę drążyć, aby powiększyć w niektórych location.There ma żadnych zmian w ilości danych, które są śledzone przez Google Analytics, lub do konfiguracji konta. To jest wyłącznie interfejs zmienić. Każda funkcja aktualnie dostępnych w Google Analytics powinny być dostępne w nowym interfejsie. W rzeczywistości, nie będzie więcej funkcji i nowych produktów będzie jeszcze więcej, w tym wysyłanie raportów e-mailem i pobieranie dokumentów PDF.
Wiele kont ma już dostęp do nowej wersji. Jeśli Twoje konto nie ma dostępu, nie będziesz musiał długo czekać. A powiadomienia przez e-mail zostanie wysłana, gdy konto zostało przeniesione.
Oto kilka przydatnych linku można zobaczyć:
Czy to 5 rzeczy W V2
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8 maja 2007 w 21:56
Oczywiście, nowy interfejs GA jest bardzo gładka i ostudzić. To najlepszy opis mogę go.
Byłem pod wrażeniem, jak szybko udało mi się odebrać to (mieliśmy szczęście, że jeden z naszych kont z dostępem do V2). Zwykle proces ten zajmuje dużo czasu, aby uzyskać wygodny lub wykorzystane do nowych interfejsów ... lub tak się wydaje. Po około pół godziny po prostu klikając wokół dosłownie, byłem jak "Myślę, że mam". I poszedł do jednego z naszych rachunków bieżących, a możesz po prostu czuć różnicę.
Jestem wielkim fanem ładne i duże czcionki (Chcę zapoznać się z tekstem), a także ładne kolory. To niesamowite, jak wielki wpływ, że czyni.
Ale najlepszą rzeczą wszystkich, że nie widziałem nikogo jeszcze powiedzieć - to jest wciąż FREE! (Chyba że coś zupełnie nieudanego). Mam na myśli, jeśli sprzedają oprogramowanie do analityki lub program, można sprawdzić, aby upewnić się, że darn good.
8 maja 2007 w 21:58
Również, jeśli się nie mylę, nic się nie zmieniło w miarę URL lub strony kodowania ... więc kłopotów nie istnieje (jest to właściwe?)
8 maja 2007 w 22:34
Nie wiem, jak jesteś decydowaniu, który aktualizacji ... Ale z jednego "wspólnoty ewangelisty" do innego, tylko chciał się sugerować, że modernizacja kont wpływowych blogerów, itp byłoby inteligentne przenieść.
I poszedł napisać recenzję dzisiaj na moim blogu, ale był rozczarowany tym, że moje konto nie został uaktualniony. I zakończyła się pisemnie ogólnego kawałek, który dostał wymienione w TechMeme, ale był to wstyd nie nowa witryna naprzeciwko mnie, aby móc nadać mu prawdziwy test-drive.
8 maja 2007 w 23:39
[...] Mój kolega Gregor zwrócił mi uwagę na kilka interesujących nowości związanych z Google Analytics: Oprócz wynajmu ton deweloperów, Google ma także zatrudniony / kupił kilka fantastycznych projektantów. Jeffrey Veen (dawniej środka mapy) i jego zespół został całkowicie zmodernizowany z Google Analytics. Nowa wersja została ogłoszona dzisiaj, choć będzie to kilka tygodni, aż ludzie jak nas rzeczywiście może dać mu odejść. W międzyczasie, zajrzyj na najważniejsze funkcje, opisane w niniejszym podługowaty blogu. [...]
8 maja 2007 w 23:41
Google Analytics - podjąć dwa ...
I've been a fan of Avinash kaushik przez długi czas. Jego blog Occam's Razor to musi czytać zasobów dla każdego, kto jest zainteresowany Web Analytics - ma dryg do de-mystifying narzędzi, trendy i podejścia w ...
9 maj 2007 at 00:23
Google Analytics? ...
????? Google Analytics kaushik ??????????????????????????????????? ??????? ?????????????
1. Zwróć uwagę na nowe dane awesome interakcji modelu. ???????/?????
2. Weź wzmocnionej? Ujawniania danych? dla spin. ??????????
3. Kontekst jest królem! Znajdź kontekście szybko. ??????????????
4. Ahh .... Segmentacja jest tylko o krok dalej. ??????????????? ...
9 maj 2007 at 00:29
[...] Avinash kaushik pisze bardzo szczegółowe wiadomość o nowej wygląd Google Analytics, który jest obecnie w całej toczenia rachunków teraz. [...]
9 maj 2007 at 00:34
[...] Avinash hat einen ersten ausführlichen und sehr Bericht über Google Analytics V2 geschrieben w dem er zahlreiche Screenshots Oberfläche der neuen zeigt. Schaut Euch einfach es jeden człowiek erkennt Analytics kaum wieder. [...]
9 maj 2007 at 00:55
????????????? 5dig.net (? Digg), ?????????
9 maj 2007 at 00:59
@ Joe Teixeira: Masz rację, nie ma potrzeby, aby zmienić cokolwiek w miejscu kodowania. To dla mnie bezproblemowo przeniesione.
9 maj 2007 at 01:28
Oh my goodness ...
Mam kilka kont na starą wersję, a niektóre z nowych i jestem już zaczyna kaprysić jak spoilt dziecko, ponieważ chcę nowy interfejs na wszystkich z nich TERAZ. Poprawa jest duża.
Używamy kombinacji Google Analytics z Clicktracks i ponownie zauważyliśmy nowych użytkowników do GA zawada wokół GA interfejs jakby to był labirynt. (Był to labirynt.) Jest to i tak o wiele lepiej, jak Clicktracks punkty nowych użytkowników w kierunku spostrzeżeń, a nie tylko pozostawiając je do czynienia z obciążeniem raportów.
Fakt, że e-mail obiektu nawet obejmuje zdolność dodać jakiś komentarz również uderza mnie jako naprawdę dobry. Wygląda to dla mnie tak, jak gdyby nowa wersja Zabiera jeden klocek z dłubanina w tworzeniu raportów, a nawet stanowi subtelne zachęty do korzystania z dodatkowego czasu na kilka słów analizy.
Ale Jason dołączyć w odpytywania, co się stało z datą zakres funkcji. Nowy interfejs jest tak dużo lepiej dla większości celów, zgadzam się. I podobnie jak sposób, że po wybraniu w tygodniu korzystając z lewej strony kalendarza, na przykład, domyślny czas linia nadal pokazuje kontekście otaczającej tygodnia. Data porównanie funkcji są tak dużo lepiej i że teraz jest krytycznym poprawy.
But what happened to the different time display options, such as monthly/hourly? Where is the ever-so-useful 'weekly' which was strangely lacking in the old version? And what has happened to the old ability to select 'all the Mondays' by clicking on the top of the relevant column in the calendar (even if only for a single month at a time)?
Perhaps this is just a case of me not spotting options which have been moved. It certainly took a while to find hidden features in the old interface, so I can hardly complain.
To be clear: I'm not complaining. I am hugely impressed. I am also delighted that you've provided us with a post which contains both a great guided tour to how to use something and a series of reminders about what we might/should be using it for. Once again, thanks, Avinash!
May 9th, 2007 at 01:47
[...] stuart The freshly launched Google Analytics v2 looks pretty good, certainly a worthy competitor to Mint, and it's free! There's some screen grabs Avinash Kaushik's site to feast your eyes upon until it becomes active for you – “Version 2 is so radically different and provides such a compelling value proposition to users of web analytics that I am excited to write a blog post about a product (the first time I have done this in 11 months of existence of this blog).” [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 01:48
It is really late in the night, my apologies for the short replies:
Anne: If you mean the book then it is too late! :)
Jehiah: That is a great suggestion, I'll add to the list but as you can imagine I don't have a definitive answer so early in the process.
Joe Teixeira: The tool is completely free and will remain so. You don't have to change anything, just sit tight and wait for the welcome message. :)
Ben: I understanding your prespective completely. Google wanted to make sure that the rollout is done in a fair way. I assure you that the roll out will scale very quickly.
Tim: You have to options to change the date, I like the timeline feature better but in this image you'll see Calendar and using that you can do all of the features that you have been used to in terms of time options.
Thanks to you all for the kind words and support, it is very welcome and deeply appreciated. As you use the tool please feel free to write to me here or via email to share your experiences.
-Avinash.
May 9th, 2007 at 02:54
[...] E ultima cosa, l'attivazione è graduale e non massiva. Significa che la nuova versione sarà attivata nelle prossime settimane ad alcune persone per volta, che verranno informate per email. Per un mese, comunque, potrete decidere di continuare a guardare i report nel vecchio formato.
edit2, poi la smetto!: non sapete l'inglese, ok, allora guardate solo le figure di questo post :) [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 03:06
Google Analytics mit neuem Design und neuen Funktionen…
Wie Google Operating System berichtet, hat Google Analytics ein neues Design das aber nicht für alle, auch für mich nicht, sichtbar ist.
In seiner Pressemitteilung erklärt Google:
With this new version, users can experience greater visibility of important data, clarity of appearance and more intuitive navigation paths. Utilizing more features and improved metrics, Google Analytics summarizes data and statistics in plain language so that website owners can make more informed decisions. The tool incorporates score cards and summaries that distill information into key performance indicator summaries,
Das neue Design ist leider nur für ausgewählte User oder für die, die sich ab heute registrieren, sichtbar. Wer, wie ich, nicht warten will kann sich dieses Video angucken, oder sich den ausführlichen Bericht von Avinash Kaushik durchlesen.
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May 9th, 2007 at 03:49
Google Analytics, Version Two…
Google relaunches Google Analytics.
Google announcement here; Avinash Kaushik has a longer writeup.
Cool sparklines.
Much more than a facelift — well worth checking out.
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May 9th, 2007 at 04:05
[...] Google analytics krijgt een redesign – screenshots en een bespreking vind je bij Kaushik.net. [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 04:22
[...]
Google Analytics, my favourite (free) web stats package is to undergo a major redesign. Hooray.
This is fantastic news. I love Google Analytics, I think it's a great piece of arsenal for any website but, I can fully appreciate that for new users it can be massively overwhelming.
There's a serious lack of blogs out there writing about it so, it's difficult to send our clients anywhere to read up on Google Analytics. In fact, I often find it my job to talk clients through the process of signing up, logging in and trying to make sense of their stats – it's a laborious task that I only mildy enjoy.
Here's hoping the new design (which you can see in this demo video) makes the software more intuitive.
Dalsza lektura
* Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2
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May 9th, 2007 at 04:51
[...] Received an e-mail that Google Analytics has been pimped with a graphical and structural update (“Google Analytics Beta” ). Looks nice I must say!(FYI: my account itself hasn't been updated yet, but the one we use at work has …).Update: Also see this extensive writeup. Spread the word! [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 05:01
google analytics v2…
Google is upgrading its popular (free) analytics package. The changes are mainly in the UI/reporting aspects of the product. Email and pdf are some other features. One can check out the flash demo or read about changes on this blog.
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May 9th, 2007 at 05:38
@Avinash: of course your swamped with a million things to do and a million and a half new requests… thats the sign of a good launch!
May 9th, 2007 at 05:58
I agree with you, it is very good, although as an advanced user, and as you noticed, there are a lot missing for serious web analytics work on large sites, but I like it because it kind of sets the standard of simplicity which is not the case with Web analytics tools.
May 9th, 2007 at 06:05
Thanks for the post. Do you ever sleep?!
Marty
May 9th, 2007 at 06:13
[...] If you're one of the lucky ones that have found their account already upgraded to the new interface, you'll find Avinash's step-by-step guide a great help. [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 06:23
Avinash – awesome stuff.
You have certainly contributed to the usability and analysis that Google offers. This was needed in order to stay competitive, and the result was to set the bar very high for other vendors, especially the high-priced ones that don't offer similar features. I even have to admit that this may even make me a fan. Great job!
May 9th, 2007 at 06:26
Avinash,
I noticed that in the morning and realised Google just wrote off $30 million urchin investment.
We offer a custom reporting console to our clients – for free. We boasted features such as any data couple of clicks away – multi selection of variables and their impact on the visits, pageviews, bounce rates and conversions.
We are threatened now as i can foresee v3 of it offering customizable columns and multiselect options.
So are the commercial web analytics firms imo.
To my mind, the damn good features to have in the next version are
1. Solid Trend comparision
2. Multi-selection of data variables
3. Some kind of combinatorial impact on the results. (say with all the data,GA runs a multivariate analysis and finds that some variable or group of variables have significantly influenced the results/goals and puts up in the dashboard or as an alert)
I couldn't find city level analysis though. Some kind of time zones (intra-day) will also help imo. (currently adwords gives an hourly report at the account level, but if you crack it at all variable level, it would be a great job)
But in all its a great job!! my post sometime in the morning http://www.valuepitch.com/blog/2007/05/google-analytics-now-looks-like-google.html
Wiwaty,
Venkat.
May 9th, 2007 at 06:58
My account isn't yet upgraded, so I'm eagerly awaiting the new version. It does look great and I may even use it on some commercial sites now that it's so much better.
However, the old version has a number of severe limitations (such as only 4 definable goals) and I'm wondering whether this has been addressed?
May 9th, 2007 at 07:06
Avinash, these are great news. Being impressed with V1, I expect to love new V2 UI.
I guess, this UI enhancement allows more flexibility in data access.
May 9th, 2007 at 07:22
Hi Avinash,
This is a pretty landmark event for the web analtyics community, since it shortens the gap between marketing folk and the analytics geeks.
Here are a few of my thoughts:
– The speed of the tool was the first thing I noticed. Cross-segmentation/sub-relation used to take way longer than necessary on my high-speed fancy corporate line. This finally keeps up with the speed of my questions (”Ooh, but what about…”)
– I love the slick presentation and improved data discoverability. The fewer screens between me and potential insight, the more efficient I can be. Plus, now I can just use screen shots for my presentations and not apologize for how they look :-)
– The trend/sparkline/context feature is so obvious that I'm not sure why it hadn't been implemented earlier.
– Finally, customizable dashboards!
I'd also like to issue some challenges to Google for v3:
– Finish up the ability to import cost data from Yahoo, MSN and other paid channels. I know you're working on it, but we need it now!
– Bring on more advanced segmentation. As I'm fond of saying, “Averages Lie.” I think ClickTracks does the best job of simplifying segmentation and GA needs to step it up.
– Let me put in more of my context. When I look at the data, it's easy for me to say “Oh, well, the server was down that day.” or “That was the start of our big marketing campaign.” Other people won't necessarily know those things, but I'd like to record them for posterity.
– Focus on actionability. Now that I have the data, what does it mean and what should I do about it? I'm not saying that we can automate analysts (at least, I hope we can't), but novice analytics users still need help separating data from insight. I think V2 gets us closer, but the closer we get to pointing out RELEVANCE, the better it will be.
Finally, I'm curious how this release will ripple through the industry:
– Will small market vendors like ClickTracks be forced to move to mid-market to survive?
– How long will it be before larger vendors scramble to update their UI to be just as slick?
– How will we ever recruit enough people know that everyone will use analytics? :-)
I'd love to hear your thoughts.
-Alex
acohen AT commerce360 DOT com
May 9th, 2007 at 07:43
[...] Google just relaunched their analytics tool with a bevvy of new features. While I dont' use Google Analytics, I think it is really interesting how powerful tools such as this are becoming increasingly available – for free – to the average web user. [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 07:54
All I can say: Wow! The new interface is a major leap forward. How this will affect other tools vendors is anyone's guess… I know that most of our clients will love this new tool set, but there's still the need for process and people, which is where folks like our company come in… ;->
Keep up the great job!
May 9th, 2007 at 07:55
Hi, the new look is very slick and appealing, but the most common thing I do with Analytics is click on the current day to see if I'm having a good day or a bad day. If I can't see it hourly then it isn't much help.
I'd like to see that feature. look at my hourly pagecounts and tell me if I'm above average, highest ever, below average, etc….
May 9th, 2007 at 08:41
Avinash
Must be the longest post you have mad so far… but great!
This upgrade will rock when it hits a lot of GA users as well as competitors dito!
See that you have recieved a lot of comments in exotic languages. It really spins around!
Fajny!
May 9th, 2007 at 08:56
[...] Je ne me suis jamais fait d'illusion, il n'est pas le seul à penser comme ça. Ça doit justifier le choix dans la majorité des cas même. C'est Google. Faut être débile pour s'y frotter, non? Je l'avoue candidement, je suis un peu débile, mais je m'aime comme ça.
J'étais justement en pleine refonte graphique et technique de iMinR quand j'ai vu la nouvelle version de Google Analytics. Vraiment, la nouvelle version est très bien faite et je la trouve très belle. On peut en voir une bonne description sur ce billet de Avinash Kaushik.
Alors que fait-on quand on est un p'tit con qui tente de se frotter à un géant qui à en plus le culot d'offrir son outil gratuitement? On essaie de jouer là où Google ne peut pas. Sur la personnalisation, le service, le contact presque intime avec le client. [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 09:18
[...]
I tillegg, og til min store tilfredsstillelse er det mulig å kjøre mer detaljerte “drill-downs” på søkeord og trafikk kanaler med mer.
Har du ikke annet enn Webalizer, AWstats eller rett og slett er på jakt etter et analyseverktøy anbefales Google Analytics på det aller varmeste – og det er helt gratis!
* Introduksjon til webstatistikk og analyser
* Få Google Analytics her
* Les mer om hvordan du kan bruke Google Analytics her
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May 9th, 2007 at 09:35
[...] For more information, read Avinash Kaushik's post on Google Analytics V2 where he describes the 5 main improvements of GA V2: [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 09:43
Excellent post as always Avinash. I especially like the timeline function instead of being forced to use the calendar function. As far as your question, I thought you presented the upgrade in a fair way, and that you didn't appear to be telling everyone to call up Orem and tell them that they're cancelling Site Catalyst. I would also applaud the Google guys for the speed of reporting. It truly is a great product. Jeszcze raz dziękujemy!
May 9th, 2007 at 09:53
Avinash,
I've noticed that some archipelagos cannot be found in any of the Geo Map Overlays. For example, the Azores and Madeira, which are of Portugal. Also I don't see the Bahamas or Bermuda.
Are the stats for these island groups just lumped in together with the country that governs them?
May 9th, 2007 at 10:40
[...] Even the recent announcement of a WordPress statistics plugin for self-hosted blogs couldn't rouse me from my blissful slumber. Why bother with all that pesky download, upload, configuration and activation nonsense wasting valuable time and effort when Google Analytics will probably be revamped with colourful dashboards and a usable interface tomorrow ? And so it came pass. Yet another triumph for apathy. [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 11:18
[...] Despre ultima versiune a Google Analytics – noutatile din ultima versiune a Google Analytics. Din pacate mie nu mi-a aparut inca ultima versiune. Cat de curand sper. [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 11:42
Great artykułu. Please check your grammar before posting. You have several mistakes that make the article hard to read.
May 9th, 2007 at 12:23
[...] I går presenterade google en ny version av analysverktyget Google Analytics. I version 2 finns bland annat mumsigheter som ett helt nytt, snyggare och smidigare gränssnitt, möjlighet till egendefinerade vyer och möjlighet att skicka schemalagda rapporter (som PDF, CSV, XML eller TSV) via email.
Det ser helt klart trevligt ut, framför allt smidigt, hoppas man får sitt konto uppgraderat snart. Google kommer nämnligen uppdatera befintliga användares konton allt eftersom. Så har man tur så har man redan v2, annars kan det ta några veckor (runt två vad jag har hört).
Läs mer på Analytics-utvecklaren Avinash Kaushik's blogg (där det även finns en ansenlig mängd skärmdumpar). Det finns även en trevlig introduktionsvideo till den nya versionen. [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 13:14
[...] Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 — Avinash Kaushik an analytics evangelist for Google says V2 is “radically different and provides such a compelling value proposition to users of web analytics”. His blog post discusses new data interaction model, the enhanced data descoverability, features that help you get relevant context, improved segmentation, and number of other “upgraded goodies”. [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 14:22
[...] Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Occamâ
May 9th, 2007 at 14:26
[...] pero sobre todo no dejes de leer el amplio reportaje que publica el nuevo “evangelista de Google Analytics” [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 16:09
[...] Well, he's been part of the team that has been redesigning Google Analytics. You can read about the whole new experience with Google Analytics to get an idea of what's changing. Or read a great overview from Avinash Kaushik. Avainash has a ton of screen shots of the new interface, highlighting a number of new features. Last thing, take a tour of Google Analytics new features and design – definitely worth watching. [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 16:55
Avinash,
Are those chart styles available commercially or via open source?
Wiwaty!
May 9th, 2007 at 18:17
links for 2007-05-10…
Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 » Occam's Razor by Avinash Kaushik And looks like it might be a pleasure to use, at the minute it is a bit like hunting for lost keys (tags: google……
May 9th, 2007 at 18:46
[...] ReGoogled
A quick post for my eMarketing friends like Mark, David, Darren, Mike, Phil and Jim ! Here is a great link with a step-by-step walkthru of the newly revised google analytics interface. It's not camtasia VTC like I like to make but it is good static material !
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May 9th, 2007 at 20:45
Hi Avinash,
The V2 does provides some new and better features.
I'd like to see that it keeps the function of exporting the whole report to Excel so that I can run macro to decompose the search phrases, etc. The V2 can only export rows on the screen. I'd also like it to keep the original calendar options of “daily” and “hourly”. This is useful for server capactiy planning.
May 9th, 2007 at 22:27
[...] Occam's Razor blog by Avinash Kaushik, an “independent consultant” and author of “Web Analytics, an hour a day”: Version 2 is so radically different and provides such a compelling value proposition to users of web analytics that I am excited to write a blog post about a product (the first time I have done this in 11 months of existence of this blog). [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 23:30
is it me or can't you go back up one level in the content drilldown report??
I can't click the breadcrumb showing what im viewing… and i must be blind, but can'ta button or link for 1 level up…?
May 10th, 2007 at 00:37
[...] Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 » Occam?s Razor by Avinash KaushikLangzaam maar zeker is Google iedereen aan het overzetten naar Analytics v2.0… Wat zijn de belangrijkste nieuwigheden? [...]
May 10th, 2007 at 00:59
[...] Google Analytics wurde komplett überarbeitet. Die neuen Funktionen sehen echt nett aus. Vorher war das Interface ja eigentlich unbenutzbar. Auch wenn es auf der Login-Seite schon groß angepriesen wird, sieht meins leider immer noch genau so aus wie immer Beitrag hinzufügen bei: [...]
May 10th, 2007 at 01:35
Wei Zhang and I seem to have similar needs… On reading that comment I went and investigated the keyword report export.
The new version is great in the way that it combines data from several tabs, but I too will greatly miss the ability to get a file containing all the key phrases. It was ideal for mining activities and also for compiling reports on keyword trends over time — trying to spot the future stars as they start to rise.
I realise this is a bit of a “me too” comment. Is there a better way of providing this kind of feedback, I wonder? I went to look in the Analytics Helps Groups and there are threads scattered all over the place.
I think it might be useful to add a specific group to discuss the upgrade. The new “Analytics Integrations” discussions don't seem to have attracted much interest, but I bet this subject would!
May 10th, 2007 at 04:38
Great post, I am thrilled to see the upgrades!
May 10th, 2007 at 09:11
Great stuff… but, if I can only export reports of 100 rows it ain'ta goer. Anyone have an idea whether this is a permanent 'feature', or will it be corrected?
May 10th, 2007 at 09:48
Avinash,
Thanks for the great overview of the new interface. I referenced your post in my company's latest blog post: Views on the new Google Analytics
May 10th, 2007 at 11:13
Personally, I don't get the hype. I think everyone is “google-eyed” becuase it's Google. What about ClickTracks, or VisiStat? Their interfaces, IMHO, are still far advanced over this yet you don't see this type of cultic fanfare with them. AND they are real-time.
Has anyone ever put any thought into how this is the Fox watching the Hen House? Well, since this is a rah-rah session for Google, I'll be shocked if my comments are even allowed. Hopefully the moderator is open to alternative views :)
May 10th, 2007 at 13:37
[...] We were planning on doing a post covering some of the changes Google had made to its Analytics software. But then I stumbled upon a post by Avinash Kaushik that blows anything we could have done out of the water.
It's a great look at the new version complete with a ton of step-by-steps, screenshots, and notes along the way. A nice, solid post that's certainly worth your time… whether you're a new Analytics user or an old veteran.
Thanks for posting this, Avinash.[...]
May 10th, 2007 at 15:53
Hi Avinash,
Is there an easy way to do content grouping with v2? For example, can I see path analysis for a class of pages (eg all product pages)? See: http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=3625614
Dzięki!
Eric
May 10th, 2007 at 16:21
[...] Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 » Occam's Razor by Avinash Kaushik Google Analytics, nieuwe versie. Mmm. (tags: google analytics statistics googleanalytics stats) [...]
May 10th, 2007 at 20:59
[...]
Bem… como a maioria deve saber o google analytics lançou uma nova versão, que para muitos já está disponibilizada… Enfim…
Esse post não é sobre os milagres, maravilhas ou desgraças que o lançamento se relaciona (pelo que já usei, tá mto massa a parada einh…), mas sim pra indicar um post no blog de um dos caras que desenvolveu a tal nova versão… Mais sobre isso no Googleblog e no blog de um dos outros caras do g.analytics (Avinash Kaushik)…
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May 10th, 2007 at 21:14
Hi Avinash,
I found some discrepancies between data from V1 and V2. When I use “Content drilldown” and go to url/folder level and choose “visitor type” from “segment” drop down menu, I get numbers of both return and new visitors. This data is different from I got in the old version. Is this because this data in V2 is “based on sampled data” and that from version1 is not? I also noticed that variance ranges are provided in the new version. I found that the difference between two sets of data is larger than the variance range it gives. Can you tell me the rationale behind this discrepancy? dzięki
May 10th, 2007 at 22:30
I can't tell you how ecstatic I am about this. The first thing I did was call my clients to tell them to look at their new stats!
I love the new map where I can zoom in on a specific region. And the PDF output is a godsend and will help me in justifying so many things to clients and partners!
Quite simply put, fabulous UI, very intuitive, printed pdf reports look stellar, if you're not using Google analytics yet, you should be.
May 10th, 2007 at 22:49
Jared: Dissent, critique, alternative points of view are very welcome. The only criteria is that they stay on the point if possible and not get personal. :)
Anyone reading this blog will be know of my fondness for ClickTracks, it is a great tool and I talk about it here in glowing terms. I don't know VisiStat very well (though I did play with the demo ).
I think, remember there are ten screenshots on this blog to every one of GA, that V2 provides a superior data interaction model than that of ClickTracks in a number of ways and anyone that wants standard web analytics reporting will be hard pressed to find a more compelling alternative to V2. I invite my friend John Marshall to chime in and share his thoughts.
CT retains an edge for Analysts becuase of its far superior Advanced Segmentation ability. CT also remains my second choice for its own wonderful data interaction model.
As regards the Foxes watching the Hens, here are two links with my personal point of view:
Google AdWords plus Google Analytics: Market Manipulation and Possibility of Mischief ? (Dated 08/31/06)
Podcast: Google, Ewangelizacja, ochrona prywatności, Google Analytics, Yahoo! & Getting The “Web” (After Google's Analytics Evangelist, dated 05/03/07)
Each person will make up their own mind on this issue based on the information they have available to them and based on their own life experiences. Here is a link to someone who has a alternative point of view to mine :
Google Analytics: Should Google be minding YOUR Web business?
Rather than taking any one person's perspective I encourage you to be open to different points of view and make up your own mind.
Thanks so much for your comment, and in the future please do not hesitate to share your perspective (your email address is now on the pre-approved list so your comment, no matter what you say, will not be in the moderation queue).
-Avinash.
May 10th, 2007 at 23:05
Everyone: For help with V2, or to report bugs / issues, please use this link:
Zadaj pytanie
Please click on Reporting/Data Issues or Other (or other choices as appropriate). Each request will be read and replied to by the Google Analytics Tech Support team in a timely manner.
Wei: Your feedback on hourly and daily calendar option id duly noted and has been added to the consideration list.
Chris: The “bread crumb” is not supposed to be clickable (perhaps it should be?), if I wanted to go just one level up I simply hit the back button. It is possible that I am misunderstanding your issue. If I am, my apologies, please use the link above to contact support.
Tim: I can understand the issue completely and am going to add your feedback to the list. As regards your question, please use the link above. Dzięki.
Josef K: I can relate to it not being a “goer”. :) Your input will be given serious consideration and I believe that it is not a “permanent feature”. But please wait to see official communication.
Eric: At the moment that is not possible with V2, as was the case with V1 as well. I will be sure to add this request to the consideration list for next rev.
Wei Zhang: Unless there is a specific indication on your report that the data is sampled then I believe that it is not sampled. I would expect very minor shifts in data but should not be anything major. If it is not minor then you can use the link above to contact Google Analytics Tech Support, each request will be read and replied to.
May 10th, 2007 at 23:21
Avinash:
Thx for the reply.. I didn't hit the back button since that didn't work in the previous version ;)
sometimes the solution is so simple .. hehe ;)
May 11th, 2007 at 00:59
[...] En el blog de Sonicko leo una interesante entrevista con Avinash Kaushik, seguramente el candidato a destronar a Eric T. Peterson como gurú de web analytics (¿o debiera decir evangelista de google analaytics?)
Especialmente interesante es la respuesta de Avinash a esta pregunta: [...]
May 11th, 2007 at 08:25
In v1 of Google analytics, if I clicked on a single day, it would show me visits hour by hour, where is the hour by hour view in v2?
May 11th, 2007 at 14:31
[...] Her er denne (og forrige) ukes viktigaste lenker:
* Sjekk ut Google Analytics v2 (og 5 tips for å komme i gang) [...]
May 11th, 2007 at 16:07
New version looks very good. However there are 2 things I really do not like about Analytics:
- I can not see exact sites from which I received vistors through context network (the same with keywords from AdWords with broad match);
- it is not possible to export more than 100 rows of any data. It make very hard some analyses, like the long tail.
May 11th, 2007 at 18:20
[...]
Early this week Google updated the Analytics features and user interface. I'm still getting used to the new look, but I've been liking what I see so far and think the changes are for the better. If the update hasn't hit your account yet you can still get a peak at what's to come as most of the links below offer screen shots while offering opinions on the changes. And once the new interface does find your account be sure to take a look at what Avinash thinks you should do first with Analytics version 2.
* First Look – Google Analytics Launches New Interface and Reporting
* New Release of Google Analytics
* Google Analytics Launches New Version With New UI & Features
* Google Analytics Releases New Version With Sleek New User Interface
* Google Analytics Sports a New Look
* Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2
[...]
May 12th, 2007 at 01:50
Very true Avinash. I too find Google Analytics really exciting.
Bhupendra
May 12th, 2007 at 02:55
[...] A few days ago Steve pointed me at New Google Analytics tour and I signed myself up to check out its user interface. Phil also pointed me at Jeffrey Veen's post on his work, which led me to Avinash Kaushik's comprehensive overview post.
It's well worth checking out the user interface yourself. If you have a gmail account and want to try it out without setting it up, I am happy to give you an access to my reports for your “wow” experience. Please contact me from here.[...]
May 12th, 2007 at 05:17
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May 12th, 2007 at 08:06
[...] Partea bun? este c? lucrurile se vor schimba. În cele din urm? cei de la Google Analytics ?i-au plecat urechea ?i au con?tientizat c? î?i prinzi urechile c?utând o anumit? informa?ie a?ac? interfa?a veche (exemplificat? mai sus) a fost complet rescris?. Partea proast? este c? schimb?rile nu sunt vizibile imediat, deci nu v? pot oferi capturi cu noua configura?ie. Dar se pare c? dac? v? deschide?i acum un cont, el va fi direct cu noua interfa??. Pentru cei care folosesc de mai mult timp Google Analytics… trebuie doar r?bdare. Cândva în urm?toarele s?pt?mâni va sosi un email care va anun?ac? interfa?aa fost schimbat?. Ionu? indic? acest sit unde sunt multe capturi cu noua interfa??. De acolo îmi permit s? "?utesc" o imagine demonstrativ? (mai multe pute?i vedea urmând link-ul anterior). [...]
May 12th, 2007 at 10:09
[...] To listen, either click the Play button or download the MP3. This functionality requires a browser that supports in-line frames.– Download the MP3 — I've had only a few minutes with the new version myself since then, and hope to share some more thoughts soon. There is extensive coverage from other bloggers, including a pretty detailed look from Avinash Kaushik. UPDATE: Full round-up of coverage is here. [...]
May 12th, 2007 at 10:55
The new Google Analytics reviewed…
I've been using Google Analytics for a while, and was absolutely thrilled to hear they were upgrading the services. After waiting with bated breath for a few days, my account was upgraded. After a quick look-over, here's my take on it.
The new user interface is lovely! Don't think Google is only good at back end stuff. They're catching up with Yahoo! in this area (though a lot more can be done to dress up their Gadgets to……
May 12th, 2007 at 12:21
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May 12th, 2007 at 12:56
[...] New version of Google Analytics. Google unveiled an updated version of Google Analytics at the Emetrics Summit this week. It looks like most of the changes are in the reporting and user interface, including changes to make it easier to customize the dashboard. Avinash Kaushik explains the five analysis exercises you should do first to start taking advantage of the new capabilities. Juice Analytics likes it too, especially the use of everyday language and the speed. [...]
May 13th, 2007 at 04:34
As with any new thing there's been a lot of negative comments about the new interface. I for one feel that the segmentation and reporting options are a dream come true. I'll always wish there was a hosted version of Google Analytics. Surprisingly those who question the motivations and fear the ramifications of all of the data Google has on specific site owners never mention the option. A bit off topic, but I wonder if that will ever happen.
May 14th, 2007 at 00:10
This seems like a major downgrade not an upgrade. Hourly Views are gone? The biggest feature I used in the old version that I found by accident was the geolocation comparison week over week.
I don't care about trends, the most important thing for me is comparing data to the same day last week and seeing if there are ups or downs in pageviews, overall traffic by region etc.
May 14th, 2007 at 00:32
Markus: You should easily be able to compare any days you want. Click on the dates and from either the calendar or timeline view choose the dates you want by checking on Compare To Past radio button.
Now go to any dashboard you want and you'll find the difference between today and same day last week, for example, computed for you every where. Way better than V1.
As regards hourly, duly noted (see all the other voices in comments!). :)
Frederick: There is a hosted version of GA, its called Urchin! And it is still available to purchase. :)
Ok so it is really old and you may not want it. I believe that the team has stated that a updated version, Urchin 6, will be released, though the dates have not been announced yet.
Urchin 6 will provide a alternative to those who want to have a in-house software version of the web analytics tool.
-Avinash.
May 14th, 2007 at 08:13
Great information, Thanks!
I do have one question for you. With the new Google Analytics, the Dynamic Content Report has gone missing. This report was valuable to us, since many of our pages get visitors with different variables added on the end. For example, http://www.google.com?src=a and http://www.google.com?src=b . The problem for us is we want a report that will combine all of URL's with different variables at the end into one page, just http://www.google.com .
Do you have any suggestions for us on how to do this? All of the reports I can find separate out the data for each page with the variables on the end. Dzięki.
May 14th, 2007 at 09:04
[...] Google is doing all kinds of updates these days, they rolled out the new Google Analytics last week. Occam's Razor had a great post on a lot of the new features, check it out. [...]
May 14th, 2007 at 10:43
Wow. Avinash, you have excelled again here. This is an EXCELLENT read – every one that wants to learn about the new google analytics should read this. Keep up the great work!
May 14th, 2007 at 12:08
[...] In today's ONElist e-mail newsletter, which tends to be full of very well chosen resources that I think are also of super relevance to African organizations, I learned that Google has upgraded its free Google Analytics service: We've long recommended Google Analytics as a great, free, powerful tool for tracking your website statistics. In early May, Google raised the bar again, launching a major upgrade to Google Analytics, featuring a slick new user interface and vastly improved features for slicing and dicing data and making comparisons across time and between sections of your site. Avinash Kaushik offers an enthusiastic rundown, and if you don't already have a Google Analytics account, you can sign up now! [...]
May 14th, 2007 at 16:35
my apologies but I am sorry cannot disagree more — have you tried to actually use it?
1. Buggy in Firefox (crashes it consistently)
2. Graphics are too large and text is equally as obnoxious
3. Data that used to be viewable on the front page are now 3-5 levels deep
ex. New maps – I used to be able to look at the executive summary and see where people came from and numbers right there. Now I have to do region/country/city before I can see anything – this is huge esp when monitoring activity of 500k visitors
4. no network location cross-reference data
– includes kw (no data)
5. Cannot see all goal data at the same time
6. Cannot compare visits, pageviews and conversions at the same time
7. Not organized well – things do not follow a logical progression
8. Items are difficult to locate
9. No real navigational elements
10.Can only view 100 items at a time instead of 500 not bad on small sites, but on a large site where we get 1/2 a million visitors a month it is severely restrictive
11. cannot sort data a all.. if it gives you back the lowest ranked kw there is now way to switch to the largest.. so with 55k kw's i have no way to access data.. that is simple.. etc etc etc…
and this is just from the first 15 mins of using it.
I will go back to the old til they force the new, but I think they made a horrible mistake – along the lines of IE 7 – it is a lousy product! Only people who use analytics for cursory data will be ok with this – if you are a heavy user for a corporate or high trafficked site these changes are going to severely limit your business model. I think it is time to reconsider our options.
May 14th, 2007 at 20:07
[...] If you're a Google Analytics user, you'll know that the interface has been updated. It's now more Googley. I'm not going to go into depth reviewing it – I'm sure everyone will find out if they like it or not themselves. My impression, after a few days using it, is – I really like what they've done with it. I found the old interface was clunky and obscure, whereas Google have introduced clarity. The information most people want is now front and center, and if you want complexity, you can dig deeper. Previously, I found it difficult to get a snapshot overview. Here's a collection of other bloggers reviews and impressions: * Mashable: “27 Features That Make Google Analytics Best of Breed…“ * Occam's Razor: “Here are the five things you should do the first time you log into GA V2:….“Occam's Razor: “Here are the five things you should do the first time you log into GA V2:….“ [...]
May 14th, 2007 at 21:04
[...] Wordpress.com bloggers are sharing a multi-user blogging platform. Only one Google urchin script can be run on a any site at any time and Wordpress already runs Google analytics on our blogs. This means Google analytics are a “no go” for wordpress.com bloggers; those who want this feature can move to self hosting or hiring a webhost and downloading a free blog template from http:wordpress.org as they run on different software.
Avinash Kaushik offers an enthusiastic rundown. -> [...]
May 14th, 2007 at 23:43
I was wondering if there should be a Avinash's version of a video showcasing what the post reads., and more.
May 15th, 2007 at 04:51
[...] The amount of data that is recorded by Google Analytics and is therefore made available through the interface is vast, which makes both the information architecture and user experience of this interface critical to the software's success.
For SME businesses I would thoroughly recommend considering implementing Google Analytics into your site, especially if you currently have no user friendly and multi-leveled way of accessing statistics to your site visitor behaviour.
There is already significant articles on the subject of the new Google Analytics interface, so rather than re-inventing the wheel below are links to my most relevant and useful articles reviewing the new interface:
Avinash Kaushik, an independent consultant and now working for Google as an Analytics Evangelist, provides his view on the 1st 5 things you should do when using v2 [...]
May 15th, 2007 at 09:53
V2 release is great. Next step is integration with other tools. Google blog has some examples, but I think it can be taken to the next level.
It will be nice to see some predictive models built in based on statistical analysis.
Thanks for the review and looking forward to buy your book.
May 15th, 2007 at 22:21
The new interface is really cool and more informative and simplified. But I doubt, whether google analytics will be free for long time. Is google not going to make it a paid service in the near future?..
May 16th, 2007 at 01:21
Avinash was very kind and answered a few questions about the new release of GA.
Have a look at it here:
http://www.webanalysts.info/webanalytics/avinash-kaushik-answers-questions-about-the-new-version-of-google-analytics/
Any feedback to the last question?
May 16th, 2007 at 13:51
Avinash:
Want to give feedback on the new analytic product. For me, the old version graphing is superior but I can see why you've done what you've done.
Problems:
1. Can't plot visits + pageviews on one graph – critical.
2. Can't plot visits/pageviews grouped by month… where has this gone?!? I want to look at a year and see monthly values plotted… this seems to have been nuked. CRITICAL! Every other product does this :-(
3. Graphs are so “squat” that small variations aren't visible.. can we please be able to see them in a different format/full-screen? Since when were graphs displayed in ultra-ultra-widescreen ratio?
4. Hangs IE when the flash widget is rotating fairly often.
Thanks, hope these get corrected before the old (better) graphs are removed.
May 16th, 2007 at 16:33
[...] Google Analytics has done a massiveupdate to this already absurdly killer tool. [...]
May 16th, 2007 at 17:30
Kristine: Thanks for the feedback, and continuing our conversation via email. It is really great to get feedback from the Users as Google considers what worked and what areas need more efforts. Some of the things you mention (not all) can be done with the new version of Google Analytics and I encourage you to continue the exploration process.
Aman: Thanks for the suggestion, we might consider doing that! :)
Rohithpras: There are no plans to make Google Analytics a paid service, it will remain a free product. And it will evolve to become even better (you can already see lots of great suggestions in comments on this post).
Andrew: Great feedback and I really appreciate the fact that it is specific. Have you explored other graphs that you have in the drill down reports (beyond the “banner trend” graph on top of the page)? There are atleast four other formats at your disposal in the drill down reports.
-Avinash.
May 16th, 2007 at 20:35
[...]
Google Analytics is the biggy for stat's! Heidi found this & set it up. I was used to looking at the stat's and then they switched to a new version which I haven't had time to learn. So here is an overview of the options – and I warn you it's comprehensive!
But if you do nothing else, I suggest you get this one for sure. There are some very cool features that I like are seeing the following:
- where your visitors are from
- what sites your visitors are coming from
- what they searched for to get to your site (keywords are so important as you tag & write more posts)
- trends in numbers of visitors, how long they were there, how many pages they viewed
- and the list goes on to languages, browsers, etc
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May 17th, 2007 at 00:07
How is measured bounce rate in Google Analytics in relation to outgoing link. If I in post have link to other site, so visitor goes to site (actually aftern only one impression if he is from RSS) and then comes back, then he clicks next link goes to external site and then comes back. Is this going to increase bounce rate?
Thank you in advance for answer
May 17th, 2007 at 02:08
There is good and bad in Google Analytics V2. Whilst I think the UI has been improved, it is a shame this has come at the loss of functionality, particularly when Google said the funtionality wouldn't change, only the UI.
For example, why has the cross segment of Network Location been removed?
This is a very important feature for us. We run various marketing campaigns that are tied to specific URLs on our website and
of course we want to see who is visiting these URLs due to the campaign.
This is a very important metric and I am really disappointed this is not in the new version, especially as Google said that functionality wouldn't change, only the UI.
Please re-instate it!
May 17th, 2007 at 06:21
Hi Avinash
I love the new interface – so much slicker and smoother and insights across different levels spring out so much easier. I still have a few issues with GA/few nice things to have:
1. You aren't permitted to add more than 4 goals eg a recruitment agency site have job applications from 10 different geographical areas and there is no way to set up each country's applications as a goal. Will more goals be permitted soon?
2. It is an extra click away from looking up page names in top content
3. You can't compare visits with page views on a graph.
4. It would be great to able to copy and paste graphics as pngs (like netinsight do – very small files as well) to custom make one owns report rather than using export to pdf only or screen grabs. In most reports it is the analysis alongside the graphics that makes it valuable.
Here are my 5 cents anyway.
Wiwaty,
Marianina
May 17th, 2007 at 07:36
[...] If you haven't checked it out yet, Google Analytics has undergone a major renovation. Simply put, it's brilliant. Read the Google Analytics Evalgelist blog and take the Analytics tour.The new UI looks great, Google did a good job intergrating the MeasureMap code ever since Google purchased Measure Map from Adaptive Path. [...]
May 17th, 2007 at 09:09
was wondering if anyone knows a good tutorial on how to track email campaigns on new google anayltics system, it says it does it but not clear at all how to access this feature.
I would imagine it is probably through link tracking on the email but it isnt clear where the interface to check the data would appear in google analytics
dzięki
ben
May 17th, 2007 at 10:03
Mariusz: Great question, the answer is slightly complex but here it is….
When the visitor comes to your website they start a session, this session will terminate after 29 minutes of inactivity. A visitor to your website is counted in Bounce Rate if they only see one page on your website (during that session).
So in you example if the person comes to your site, then clicks on a link to go to another website then:
1) If they come back in less than 29 mins they will not be counted in the bounce rate calculations
2) If they come back after 29 mins then they will be counted in the bounce rate calculations
Marianina: Thanks so much for the specific feedback, it is very helpful and goes high up in the Important User Feedback list. :)
Ben: You are right, it is through link tracking. First, you have to track all the links in your email, like this:
?utm_campaign=spring&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=June07
(remember, if you already have a dynamic url and therefore, already have a question mark in the url, you should start with a & sign)
You probably want to replace *spring *with the name of your campaign. You could skip the content part and just make the utm_source=newsletterJune07, depending on how you want to see the data.
Email campaign data will appear in a number of reports, depending on how the links are tagged.
The Traffic Sources > Campaigns report will display the campaign name used in the link tag.
The Traffic Sources > All Traffic Sources will display the source / medium that was used in the link tagging.
You can also choose 'medium' from the 'Show' drop down box on the All Traffic Sources report. If you've used the same medium for your email campaigns (which you should!) then all the traffic from emails will be rolled up into a single line item.
If you're unfamiliar with link tagging here is a good primer: http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/11/10/google-analytics-campaign-tracking-pt-1-link-tagging/
(My friends Robbin and Justin helped with this last answer – thanks guys!)
-Avinash.
May 17th, 2007 at 12:21
Hello Avinash,
First of all, I'm rather new to the web analytic world, in fact I've only being looking into it for the last few weeks, and rather intensely for the last few days. I'm currently finishing an MBA and as part of this I'm involved with a company (serious player in the internet travel industry) that I have to deliver a solution based on Google Analytics for their customers. That being said I've spent much of today absorbing this post, plus most of the links that branch off from it. I still however have to watch the video of you at the Googleplex . So thanks to you I have an much better understanding of the web-analytic world.
OK,…now I have a few questions:
1) Is it possible to use a Google Analytics account to benchmark multiple sites, (ie have different sites pointing to the same google analytics account)? Personally I can't see this, since it's based mainly on URL, but I see a definate plus if this was possible.
2) If 1) is not possible, what would be the best way to extract data from GA to be able to benchmark multiple sites? It's not possible to feed data into GA from a separate source, ie an import feature, right? Are there any tools that could do this? Are there any limitations of the export from GA?
3) Lastly, as most websites sitebuilder tools to create new webpages, it's not always possible to create specific landing pages to measure goals, are there any other ways to set goals up in GA to accommodate these new methods of website design/navigation? and is there any advancement on 4 goals per accounts?
Thanks again for such an informative site, I've found it very useful and very educative.
Regards,….phil
May 17th, 2007 at 16:07
[...] The visual changes a appealing to the eyes, the sleek flash interface. Jeff Veen is running Google user experience design and has been working on the project. Since Google bought Measure Map they have been busy working on this new version.
I'm always one to enjoy were my viewers are coming from and now by clicking on geographic locations you can drill down to State or Provence, Very cool.
Take a tour and see the changes.
Related Sites: Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 Google Analytics Read a Case Study [...]
May 17th, 2007 at 19:27
[...] Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 » Occam's Razor by Avinash Kaushik Notice the awesome new data interaction model, Take the enhanced “data discoverability” for a spin, Context is king! Find your context quickly, Ahh…. Segmentation is just a step away, Upgraded goodies: Schedule and email any report or dashboards, B (tags: analytics google googleanalytics stats web) [...]
May 17th, 2007 at 21:29
[...] Over time you can explore more goodies, but the basics are listed right here and the basics are pretty powerful and free. (They do have additional functionality for a fee, but I haven't needed it.) For many new bloggers, Feedburner will give you everything you need in terms of tracking. If you want more tracking capabilities, head over to Google Analytics. Here is a guide to Google Analytics if you are interested. Conclusion RSS is a powerful technology that benefits both readers and publishers of content. Do take the time to explore this. You will be glad that you did. Once you become a big Google Reader user, I have a guide on how to keep Google Reader from eating up all your time. [...]
May 17th, 2007 at 21:43
[...] Earlier this week, Google updated their popular Analytics front-end to give it a much prettier interface and more intuitive functions. Not everyone had access to it, but as of today, it is now available to everyone!
If you haven't checked it out yet, log in and take a look. If you aren't using Analytics… well you should! In my opinion, it is the best web stats program out there and probably better than anything your web host offers (although it requires you to put a small snippet of code in your footer).
Take the official feature tour or read what these bloggers are saying about version 2!
EpikOne – Welcome to the New Google Analytics
Avinash Kaushik – Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First in V2 [...]
May 17th, 2007 at 23:13
[...] If you're a Google Analytics user, you'll know that the interface has been updated. It's now more Googley.
I'm not going to go into depth reviewing it – I'm sure everyone will find out if they like it or not themselves.
My impression, after a few days using it, is – I really like what they've done with it.
I found the old interface was clunky and obscure, whereas Google have introduced clarity. The information most people want is now front and center, and if you want complexity, you can dig deeper. Previously, I found it difficult to get a snapshot overview.
Here's a collection of other bloggers reviews and impressions:
Mashable: “27 Features That Make Google Analytics Best of Breed…“
Occam's Razor: “Here are the five things you should do the first time you log into GA V2:….“ [...]
May 18th, 2007 at 04:13
I also do think this is a vital improvement to Google Analytics and it will provide much more insight into the data. Love to see more coming :)
May 18th, 2007 at 07:08
This is very interesting; I am hoping I'll be able to use it effectively. A couple of huge issues from my persective, get in the way of things…
1) Is there any way to reset all the data? I have been tweaking my goals and it clearly takes a lot of work to get them right…same deal with filters…in the mean time, you accumulate a bunch of data that is inconsistent. I suppose I could just create a new profile, but isn't there some way to delete the past?
2) similary…I wish we could reload the data somehow. I have all this useless historical data now because it was not filtered properly
3) I wish goal conversion were limited to the defined funnel path. One of our goals is the logged in user profile page…so that's a conversion every time someone logs in…but it is not really. We cannot assume a goal has a unique endpoint that cannot be reached by some other process.
4) Our whole site is dynamic. That means everything has to be done in terms of regular expressions. So this tool is not really configurable by non-technical people…and because we are mostly windows…it really means only a linux type person can really set things up effectively. I wish I had a way to better test the goals to confirm they are set up correctly instead of having to wait until the next day to see what new data loaded, then go parse through our log files to see if it is accurate or not.
5) It would be great to have some kind of dynamic filter. 90% of our traffic is from random people who find the site, mistaking it for something else, and never log in. So our visitors and pageview numbers are wildly inflated. This skews everything.
May 18th, 2007 at 07:41
Thank you for your answer! It helped me a lot.
May 18th, 2007 at 09:17
The New Google Analytics…
I held off writing about the new version of Google Analytics because my Web site's statistics had not been converted to the new stuff yet. Now it has. My first take—this is a huge improvement
I held off writing about the new version of Google Analytics because my Web site's statistics had not been converted to the new stuff yet. Now it has. My first take—this is a huge improvement.
Unless I am missing something (entirely possible), I think the numbers are mostly the same. What's changed is the design and the visualization of the user interface.
As someone who worked with some fantastic designers while at ibm.com, I have to say that Google has outdone itself. The look has just enough visualizations and has done a much better job with typography—the numbers are big and bold to really stand out.
My experience with user interface changes is that it is typical for them to be received skeptically or even negatively at first, even when they eventually prove to be well-founded. Many people just like what they are used to, rather than having to deal with a change that requires relearning tasks they already know.
But this change just seems too good. I was used to the old interface but this one immediately felt more comfortable, even though it is new……..
May 18th, 2007 at 09:55
[...] I must confess I was tracking a couple of websites with Analytics but didn't go there to check statistics, I could hardly find what I was looking for. I was using a much simpler service (statcounter) to get some basic data (pageviews, visitors and referrers).Not anymore. Google Analytics is serving me much better now.Some useful related links
Google's official announcement
Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2Some useful related links Google's official announcement Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 What I've been working on: The New Google Analytics [...]
May 18th, 2007 at 11:25
[...] Ok, so maybe I'ma little behind the times – but tonight I just received an email from the Google Analytics crew that my account had been upgraded to the new beta version. My account wasn't upgraded until a week or so after the first bloggers started writing about it, so I had already seen a preview of what was in store for me, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. The current version of Google Analytics was in desperate need of an overhaul. The beautifully crafted interfaces for Gmail, Google Reader and Google Calendar were nowhere to be found in their Analytics application, so this was a welcome (and long overdue) upgrade. Let me just start by saying that the new Analytics interface ROCKS! It is everything that we have come to expect from the fine folks at Google, and allows much easier access to the statistics we care the most about. The menus are much more intuitive than in the past, and the interface is nothing short of beautiful.[...]
May 21st, 2007 at 03:07
[...] Avinash Kaushik has done an awesome job of digging and reviewing the key benefits of using Google's new tool. Check out his review of the second generation Google Analytics, and get ready to make optimizing your blog marketing infinitely easier. BTW – I'm happy to say that Goolge Analytics is built right into BLOG interactive360™; so if you like what you see, know that we've made running Google's powerful free analytics program pushbutton easy with the BLOG i360™ system. [...]
May 21st, 2007 at 13:27
It looks stunning
May 22nd, 2007 at 05:23
[...] Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 (tags: analytics Blogging recommendations googleanalytics) [...]
May 22nd, 2007 at 13:57
The hourly stats are gone in the new version, and Google has informed me that they are “working on getting them in the new version.”
The main reason that was useful is not to check up on it every day and see how you're doing… Analytics shoudln't be used to see how you're doing, but to analyse information to act on things that will improve your site.
Hourly visitors serve do things like concentrate your ppc budgets on peak hours, or whenever that once a year server maintenance comes along you choose a low traffic day and time. so that was a very useful and important tool that was lost in the new version.
While there are some great new features, it's kind of dissapointing that this important basic feature was lost.
May 23rd, 2007 at 03:44
Hi all,
I'm quite a newbe to this goggle analytics, but i've found something strange with this new art of design interface vs the old interface.
The thing is that i keep gettin' different numbers for the two type of interface.
4example:
Old interface: Absolute Unique Visitors: 355
New interface: Absolute Unique Visitors: 278 (same range applied offcourse) and an extra X-file 4me is that the new interface shows “278″ Absolute Unique Visits, while at the end of the page is shows “287″ visits (only one day applied)
So any idea??
Thnxxx in advance.
ps: sorry 4 my english
May 23rd, 2007 at 08:17
[...]
Google launched its new version of Google Analytics recently. Accounts have been starting to get updated over the last couple of days. Avinash Kaushik wrote a nice account with screenshots at: Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 so I'll just leave it short here and mention my findings:
+ No more all flash!!! You can *actually* use the back button in most places now.
+ Time on site / Viewing times – They may have been there before but I never found them.
- Where did the monthly options go? I can now only view the data by day.
- It would be nice to have a quick way to select time frames, like in AdWords (Current month, previous month, Last 30 days etc.)
- I would like to see absolute number of conversions. I'm not interested in a 100% conversion rate from a referrer if they only sent one visitor. I would like to switch between the two and if am adding things to the wish list anyway. It would be nice to be able to set a minimum level. Say at least 10 conversions before they count the conversion rates.
- There are still some bugs: For a number of referrer sending more than 500 visitors I couldn't see the referrer breakdowns. Then when I looked again they where there. And then they disappeared again. And then they where there again… – I think you get the message.
I left out most positives since Avinash already mentioned them and which would make it seem there are more negatives then positives, but be assured my overall impression of the new and improved Google Analytics is very positive. Google Analytics is definitely a 2.0 that works for me.
[...]
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:05
[...] Diseñando el proceso de cambio
Los cambios, siempre son difíciles. Somos animales de costumbre, y cuando nos sentimos cómodos con algún patrón, los pequeños cambios pueden ser traumáticos. Si no se diseña el proceso de un cambio, los resultados pueden ser catastróficos, como lo que sucedió el año pasado con Facebook.
Con Analytics se tomaron las precauciones del caso. Mal que mal, el sistema tiene usuarios desde antes de que fuera adquirido por Google. Un cambio de estas proporciones sin un plan adecuado habría resultado en un completo desastre.
Por esta razón, los diseñadores encabezados por JeffreyVeen (el ex Adaptative Path), decidieron dejar en manos del usuario decidir si usa la nueva versión de la aplicación o si mantienen la antigua mientras se convence/adapta a la nueva interfaz, haciendo la transición más fácil. De esta forma, no se coloca al usuario en un situación difícil, frente a una decisión dramática e irreversible: puedes optar por usar una, y si no te sientes cómodo, cambiar a la anterior.
¿La nueva o antigua interfaz?
En suma, Analytics se ha ganado un punto al mejorar uno de los aspectos más críticos en una aplicación, la interfaz, haciéndola simple y usable.
Enlaces de interes
* Google Analytics
* Blog oficial de Analytics
* What I've been working on: The New Google Analytics
* 27 Features That Make Google Analytics Best of Breed
* Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 [...]
May 24th, 2007 at 00:33
When selecting an indivdual time-frame for the report I keep getting an error from time to time. Probably this is a known bug?
May 24th, 2007 at 07:57
OK, it's full of features, but who needs so many information apart from the ones who actively use AdWords.
What most website and blog owners wish to know is:
- unique visitors (all time + today)
- referrers
- keywords used in search engines.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:35
[...] As you may have read elsewhere, Google Analytics has just rolled out a substantial redesign/retooling of their free site statistics package – and at first glance, it looks like a major step forward. Of course, that could just be due to the previous version's design making the app feel a little overwhelming – chalk one up for the benefit of good design!
For more details on the new Analytics, read what Jeff Veen and Avinash Kaushik have to say about the relaunch. Google Analytics 2.0 [...]
May 25th, 2007 at 15:03
Unlike Sitemeter, it appears that Google Analytics does not allow you to organize view data by individual visitor. For instance, it does not allow tracing an individual visitor's record through the site, establishing their entry and exit points, their isp, keywords, browser, etc. Am I missing something, or is this a large omission?
May 29th, 2007 at 14:58
[...] And I totally agree! Avinash Kaushik of Occam's Razor says: Here are the five things you should do the first time you log into GA V2: Summary:
1. Notice the awesome new data interaction model.
2. Take the enhanced “data discoverability” for a spin.
3. Context is king! Find your context quickly.
4. Ahh .... Segmentation is just a step away.
5. Upgraded goodies: Schedule and email any report or dashboards, Better site overlay, Much nicer page level reporting and more.
And I am absolutely going to listen to HIS advice!
The new version of Google Analytics is totally insane (that's a good thing). As a search engine marketer, I rarely accessed the Google Analytics console. For me, it was nothing but a group of pretty pictures and graphs, some interesting numbers telling me from where in the world my visitors were coming from, and how long they were staying there. Google Analytics, for me, didn't provide any information that I could take away and make any major changes.[...]
May 31st, 2007 at 09:11
Hi Avinash,
First off, nive article. I am using Reinvigorate and Google Analytics on my site. Prior to GA V.2, I was noticing that they were tracking uniques and page views in roughly the same numbers, however after v.2 launched I noticed Google was giving me about double the traffic of Reinvigorate. Anyone else notice this?
May 31st, 2007 at 20:28
[...] Jak pewnie wszyscy wiedz? niedawno pojawi?a si? nowa wersja Google Anlytics. Do?? sporo pisa? o tym Avinash Kaushik, Justin z EpikOne, w Polsce informacj? o tym podawa? Tomasz Frontczak. Z tej okazji postanowi?em stworzy? krótki videocast, który pokazuje t? aplikacj? od praktycznej strony, tzn na co powinno si? zwróci? uwag? nawet przy podstawowej analizie witryny w Google Analytics.
Stara?em si?, aby videocast nie by? zbyt d?ugi, wiec nie wchodzi?em za bardzo w szczegó?y. Z tego wzgl?du osobom, które s? ju? bardzo zaawansowane w web analytics informacje podane w video mog? si? wyda? zbyt ogólne i podstawowe. [...]
June 1st, 2007 at 04:02
[...] Jak pewnie wszyscy wiedz? niedawno pojawi?a si? nowa wersja Google Anlytics. Do?? sporo pisa? o tym Avinash Kaushik, Justin z EpikOne, w Polsce informacj? o tym podawa? Tomasz Frontczak. Z tej okazji postanowi?em stworzy? krótki videocast, który pokazuje t? aplikacj? od praktycznej strony, tzn na co powinno si? zwróci? uwag? nawet przy podstawowej analizie witryny w Google Analytics.Stara?em si?, aby videocast nie by? zbyt d?ugi, wiec nie wchodzi?em za bardzo w szczegó?y. Z tego wzgl?du osobom, które s? ju? bardzo zaawansowane w web analytics informacje podane w video mog? si? wyda? zbyt ogólne i podstawowe. [...]
June 1st, 2007 at 21:17
Reseña de Google Analytics v2…
Detallada reseña de la nueva versión de Google Analytics. Como sabemos, la nueva versión de Google Analytics fue lanzanda hace unas tres semanas. Esta reseña ilustrada de Avinash Kaushik cubre con detalle las novedades del excelente servicio de Goo…
June 4th, 2007 at 03:10
Avinash, is your book available in pdf format for paid download? Getting it via Amazon to India is time consuming and costly.
June 4th, 2007 at 15:41
I agree that version 2 of GA is wonderful. Is there a way to more easily drill down to the city-level dots on the geo map? The old version gave the city level info on the map at all zoom levels. Can't figure out if I'm missing something, but I miss that info.
Dzięki.
June 5th, 2007 at 01:52
This new version rocks, have used it now for a bit and can pull so much more knowledge out in less time.
I'm much better able to identify which content works for me and which is underperforming.
June 5th, 2007 at 15:49
Great article and I love the product's new graphical interface. However, it appears not all functionality was transferred across to the new interface. For instance, I used to be able to extract the number and percentage off prior visitors to my site – as distinct from Visits. This was available under the Absolute Unique Visitors. I find that not having this information at my disposal now is quite disappointing. Assume this new interface will gradually incorporate the functionality from the previous version. Pretty graphics are good, but useful data is also good.
June 6th, 2007 at 08:40
I love the updates to analytics – however there are a couple of things I would like to see changed/ improved. I have written about them on my site – 5 Google Analytics things I would change
June 8th, 2007 at 12:40
Does anyone know if there is a creative way to get around the limit of four goals (conversation tracking) per web site? We have considered breaking down sections into separate profiles in Google or having forms share the same TY page, but these both aren't viable solutions. Any suggestions would be appreciated. :)
June 8th, 2007 at 13:11
[...] Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 » Occam's Razor by Avinash Kaushik [...]
June 11th, 2007 at 07:13
I am currently working wirh the new version and I was wondering if there was anyway see the data summed up weekly??? I am a marketing intern and I don't have much experience with the software… thanks for all the tips above.
Anne
June 12th, 2007 at 09:36
Hi Kaushik,
I had not taken such a view at GA, but now I am determined to use GA and set new goals
Vijay
June 13th, 2007 at 02:48
Avinash, great news. We using V1, new V2 UI is much more petty and we know nothing about 'path analysis' until we dig this!
June 13th, 2007 at 09:08
What I've been working on: The New Google Analytics…
It's been well over a year since Google bought Measure Map and I left Adaptive Path. And wow, have we been busy. The problem is, though, that whenever someone would ask me what we've been up to, all I could do is smile and say, “Oh, just wait.”
Well, the waiting is finally over – we can talk about what we've been working on all this time. Today, a completely redesigned version of Google Analytics is launching, bringing a lot of the simplicity and data visualization techniques we learned building Measure Map to a whole new scale. This was some of the toughest design work I've ever tackled, and I'm immensely impressed with well our team worked together, especially Greg Veen, Ryan Carver, and Douglas Vander Molen.
I wrote more about the redesign over on the Google Blog, and my colleague Avinash Kaushik has written a fantastic and comprehensive overview on his blog…….
June 15th, 2007 at 22:02
Google Analytics Tutorial: Version 2…
Google Analytics 2.0 has some great upgrades. The best ones, though, center around easier data exploration and discovery. Avinash has some great pointers, and I've finally done an video tutorial about it: Online Videos by Veoh.com You might want to ke…
June 19th, 2007 at 14:20
[...] Kaushik is the also the author of the book Web Analytics: An Hour A Day, published by Wiley.
This free service just keeps getting better and our discussion highlighted a couple features that I was not that familiar with and I consider myself a bit addicted.
1) Site Overlay – Pick a page and the tool will show you link by link click rates on a copy of your actual page. This type of visual really drives home user patterns.
2) Goals – Setting up paths that you want users to take and then tracking how they get to and take a desired action or goal.
If you're just getting started or want to know more about how to V2 read this article: Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2
If you're just getting started or want to know more about how to V2 read this article: Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 [...]
June 26th, 2007 at 12:23
Hi, I would like to know if anybody had same trouble trying to display the calendar on the new googleanalytics version? I have flash9, os is windows 2000 and iexplorer 6, so, …I guess I don´t know why I am having that much trouble, I never get to load the calendar… seems an script in the flash makes flash and my pc go slower so I finally have to cancel it… Please if anybody knows how to fix this… I will appreciate your help.
June 27th, 2007 at 10:03
[...] For those of you who don't know what Google Analytics is, it is a free system that will tell you a lot about what's happening on your website – where people are coming from, and what they do once they're on your site.
If you are using already another package, you should already understand the benefits of analytics, and there's no reason you can't run several. There are also good reasons that Google analytics should be one of them.
If you're not using any other analytics package, Avinash Kaushik has a great introduction to what it offers, but today I'm not trying to convince you on analytics grounds. I'm trying to convince you as a manager or member of a web team.The “non analytics” reasons why should you be using Google Analytics on your website:
1. As the most high profile of the free analytics packages, a number of people on a web team may have had exposure to Google Analytics before. This number will only increase from here on in. This will give you access to a level of experience in your team that you wouldn't have with another package. [...]
July 3rd, 2007 at 22:06
[...] The face of the whole tracking market changed when Google purchased Urchin and started offering Google Analytics, now in its 2nd version for free. Personally we find the latest version of Analytics great and the new features it offers to be highly comprehensive. We use Google Analytics to great effect. You can explore these new features by doing 5 cool things in Google Analytics version 2 by Avinash Kaushik. [...]
July 10th, 2007 at 09:12
Version 2 is without a doubt a significant upgrade to GA, and I love the work Google's highly talented UI designers have done.
However, no matter how intutive the new UI is, it still doesn't change the fact that by implementing Google Analytics you WILL be sharing all your (typically) confidental digital business intelligence and user data with Google.
What are they going to do with it? Google haven't said much about this, but will obviously use it to boost their display marketing division. But who knows where it will end up?
That's why most digital marketing professionals (myself included) counsel their clients against implementing it.
I would for one like to see more openness about it for, as another blogger reminded me: There is no such thing as a free lunch.
/ Weinreich
July 11th, 2007 at 14:40
[...] Nowa wersja ma by? bardziej czytelna ib?dzie umo?liwia?a m.in. otrzymywanie okresowych raportów wygenerowanych w formie plików PDF. Brzmi zach?caj?co.
Wi?cej screenów mo?na zobaczy? na google.bajo.pl. Wi?cej informacji – na stronie http://www.kaushik.net . [...]
July 12th, 2007 at 04:51
[...] For the screen shots I will be using Google Analytics. It's free and powerful, and they have just improved their interface drastically. You can read more about Google Analytics here.
You need to decide how many days you are going to analyse. You can get very accurate statistics by looking at just one day, but you risk jumping to conclusions. I normally look at the last week. [...]
July 25th, 2007 at 04:59
[...] Lengthy post from kaushik.net about new Google Analytics version [...]
August 1st, 2007 at 09:34
[...] Want to know how to get started off on the right foot with the new Google Analytics? Check out Avinash Kaushik's blog post. [...]
August 10th, 2007 at 13:49
[...] Google Analytics has new functions and fillings, the second version is more web2.0 application. I still waiting for upgrading, but friend of mine already have had upgrade. It's look nice, has more functionality and Avinash Kaushik made great description of it [...]
August 10th, 2007 at 16:25
[...] Google Analytics gets better; and Google's market share keeps growing — A new version gives you slicker visuals and easier insights into your traffic trends. Best part, it's still free. Details here. Separately, see graphic at bottom for the latest stats on Google's market share for search. [...]
August 16th, 2007 at 10:20
[...] Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 » Occam's Razor by Avinash Kaushik Here are the five things you should do the first time you log into GA V2: (tags: analytics Google analysis webanalytics metrics behavioural tools) [...]
September 24th, 2007 at 09:49
I just released some C# code for extracting data from Google ANalytics & importing the data into SQL: http://blog.secondspace.com/google-analytics-data-extractor/
Should fill one of those gaps until Google does anything natively.
I would love to get any feedback from people.
November 9th, 2007 at 10:14
[...]
Yesterday, I attended a session concerning measuring success on your website. There were three speakers. The first we very informative be also very fast. The second, I think was trying to pitch an analytical software called ominture (which i used at my last job). The common toungue of each speaker stressed the way (method) of collecting the number. Lucky for us they also offered links to theories on using the numbers. It sometimes is hard for upper management to understand what all the numbers represent. Here are some nifty links to these theories.
i. bethkanter.org
ii. beth.typepad.com
iii. web-strategist.com
iv. http://www.kaushik.net
v. Social Media Metrics
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November 18th, 2007 at 09:31
[...] I wrote more about the redesign over on the Google Blog, and my colleague Avinash Kaushik has written a fantastic and comprehensive overview on his blog. [...]
December 17th, 2007 at 04:58
Does the 'navigation summary' report capture the transition from one page to another via a link that is embedded within flash?
Dzięki
January 10th, 2008 at 06:45
Excellent article thanks for the tips! :-)
January 11th, 2008 at 01:13
a gree to “Good web practices” – excellent article!
February 15th, 2008 at 02:19
[...] Even the recent announcement of a WordPress statistics plugin for self-hosted blogs couldn't rouse me from my blissful slumber. Why bother with all that pesky download, upload, configuration and activation nonsense wasting valuable time and effort when Google Analytics will probably be revamped with colourful dashboards and a usable interface tomorrow ? And so it came pass. Yet another triumph for apathy. [...]
May 5th, 2008 at 09:23
wielki post! Is there a way to pull up reports on Google Analytics so I can see the entrance links and exit links of a certain page? It appears that the navigation summary page on google analytics is quite limited because it's only giving me a partial list of all the entrance and exit links. As a result, I'm decided to look at the Entrance Path page instead- but I find that to be a bit confusing. I thought this report was supposed to list all the entrance links.. but it looks like it's listing exist links instead. I'd greatly appreciate any input anyone has on this- I haven't been able to find documentation on this on Google Analytics that would exactly answer my question. dzięki!
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:24
[...] How to find those information? Your Apache access log! If you want to visualize it, try Google Web Analytic Tool. Avinash has written a nice article to walk you through the V2 of this tool. Take a look and see what information it provides that you cannot find it from access log. [...]
July 10th, 2008 at 03:55
[...] Jak pewnie wszyscy wiedzą niedawno pojawiła się nowa wersja Google Anlytics. Dość sporo pisał o tym Avinash Kaushik, Justin z EpikOne, w Polsce informację o tym podawał Tomasz Frontczak. Z tej okazji postanowiłem stworzyć krótki videocast, który pokazuje tę aplikację od praktycznej strony, tzn na co powinno się zwrócić uwagę nawet przy podstawowej analizie witryny w Google Analytics.Starałem się, aby videocast nie był zbyt długi, wiec nie wchodziłem za bardzo w szczegóły. Z tego względu osobom, które są już bardzo zaawansowane w web analytics informacje podane w video mogą się wydać zbyt ogólne i podstawowe. [...]
August 7th, 2008 at 15:46
help – dummy newbie question. So I installed the tracking code on my wordpress (dot org, don't worry) blog and google analytics says it's peachy but…. there's NO data. I used the sitescan thing they recommended (EpikOne) which told me the code was “not installed on 17 of 17 pages. ummm, there's got to be a plug-in / template something for this right? Google even says so but I guess I need more of the 101 version for HOW to put the code on ALL my pages, cause … there are way more than 17 of them. pomóc?
thanks!!! glad to see your blog. i just subscribed.
September 16th, 2008 at 03:45
[...]
The service allows webmasters to:
See pie charts and maps that show who is sending traffic and what part of the world (on a city level) visitors are coming from.
See several different reporting categories: Executive; Marketer; Webmaster; Marketing Optimization; Content Optimization.
Integrate the information with AdWords that allows ROI reporting
See visitor trending
Some reports say the breadth of information available through Google Analytics can be overwhelming, so there may be a bit of a learning curve for full benefits.
Kaushik.net has a comprehensive (exhaustive) review.
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September 19th, 2008 at 04:12
Thank you for the excellent article and the
great tips!
October 20th, 2008 at 09:20
[...]
Ngoài ra, có thể tham khảo thêm hướng dẫn sử dụng chi tiết GA ở các nguồn sau:
Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2.
Analytics on the Cheap: Six Free Stats Packages for the Startup or Small-Business Owner.
Note: Các thống kê này có thể áp dụng cho blog, forum, website, …
Ví dụ và phân tích
Dựa vào các biểu đồ trong mục Executive Overview, ta có thể xác định xem số người quay trở lại website, cách thức user đến với website (link, google, … ), vùng nào có lượng user lớn nhất, lượng truy cập theo ngày, …
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November 18th, 2008 at 00:20
[...] Google Analytics Is Re-Launched: Do These Five Things First In V2 [...]
December 1st, 2008 at 17:31
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Check out this really useful article about Google Analytics:
http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/05/google-analytics-is-re-launched-do-these-five-things-first-in-v2.html
What would we do without Google? No one will even know…..
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December 4th, 2008 at 16:10
On this post you are talking many times about “context” and in your video you say “we must take actions based on context data”
Excuse me, but I must be the most novice here, but what means “context” in google analytics?
may be some one can answer me.
dzięki
December 4th, 2008 at 18:35
Rashid: Good question. I have covered “context” extensively on this blog. Perhaps your best source is this post:
Kontekst jest królem Baby! Go Get Your Own .
Hope this helps.
Avinash.
December 6th, 2008 at 10:59
Hello Avinah.
I have been studying you very deep, but seems that some this now are different, and one feature that I really like is the showed on this image:
http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/google_analytics_v2_search_keyword_drill_down.jpg
But I can`t see the option on my GA to see my “Conversion Rate”, I only can see Goal 1 Conversion rate, goal 2 conversion rate… goal conversion rate.
In this image:
http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/google_analytics_v2_discover_data-2_sm-1.jpg
I can see the option to check the Conversion Rate option, now in this place is the option “Goal conversion rate” is the same? or I`m doing something wrong or google don`t offer it any more?
dzięki
December 6th, 2008 at 23:54
Rashid: For the first question: In GA you'll see a graph at the top. Immediately on top left of that graph you'll see a Visits, as in this screenshot:
Now click on that, you'll now see options to switch the graph to any other metric you like, as here:
You will want to choose Goal Conversion Rate (assuming you have goals sent for your website).
With regards to your second question, here's the latest screenshot:
And you are right, it has been changed to Goal Conversion Rate (from Conversion Rate).
It's the same thing. I think the team is trying to mess with your heads! :)
Hope this helps.
-Avinash.
January 22nd, 2009 at 09:56
I know you always mention the power of the Site Overlay / Click Density tool in GA, but I've never been able to get it to work. We have a GA implementation consultant who also tells me this is not just our site but that it never works for any of their other customers as well. Do you know the secret in making it functional and actually report data? Or perhaps you know of another tool on the market i could use to supplement the Google Analytics click density tool?
January 22nd, 2009 at 18:13
Kate: Site Overlay in Google Analytics can be quite iffy and does not work properly on many sites that use things like dynamic layers etc or, as in your case, the lightbox effect to show the videos on top of the page etc.
The latter is a issue on many other tools as well but the former should not be the case. The team at Google needs to take a step back and rethink and rebuild the site overlay feature.
From my humble experience I am a fan of the Site Overlay report, done right it can be the center of gleaning insights about content performance on any site.
-Avinash.
February 25th, 2009 at 15:56
[...]
Some reports say the breadth of information available through Google Analytics can be overwhelming, so there may be a bit of a learning curve for full benefits.
Kaushik.net has a comprehensive (exhaustive) review.
Compete Search Analytics
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February 27th, 2009 at 19:16
[...]
Some reports say the breadth of information available through Google Analytics can be overwhelming, so there may be a bit of a learning curve for full benefits.
Kaushik.net has a comprehensive (exhaustive) review.
Compete Search Analytics
[...]
May 7th, 2009 at 08:00
[...] http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2007/05/google-analytics-is-re-launched-do-these-five-things-first-in…- this covers segmentation and some of the customization that is possible. [...]