Comments on: Get Going with Google Analytics In 5 Steps http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/ A Church Web Diva's Musings on Excellence in Religious Websites Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:11:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anna Belle http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Anna Belle Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:42:55 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/#comment-431 Thanks, Denis. I figured I could do something like this, and I probably should add a tracker for the pdf of our church newsletter. But I'm always looking for the easy way out. (Divas get to do this, you know.) Meanwhile, I really like follen.org! It's a very handsome, simple design. Keep up the good work and don't let the stats get you down. Thanks, Denis. I figured I could do something like this, and I probably should add a tracker for the pdf of our church newsletter. But I’m always looking for the easy way out. (Divas get to do this, you know.) Meanwhile, I really like follen.org! It’s a very handsome, simple design. Keep up the good work and don’t let the stats get you down.

]]> By: Denis http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Denis Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:58:06 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/#comment-420 FYI for your PDF issue: if people get to this PDF from a link on your site, you can track it. See http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?answer=55529 . You can also do something similar to track inbound links from emails, for example. I had a lot of fun when I first put Analytics on follen.org (I need to fix it... I seem to have broken the tracking code). Of course, what was most depressing was how few people come to the site at all... dwh FYI for your PDF issue: if people get to this PDF from a link on your site, you can track it. See http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?answer=55529 . You can also do something similar to track inbound links from emails, for example.

I had a lot of fun when I first put Analytics on follen.org (I need to fix it… I seem to have broken the tracking code). Of course, what was most depressing was how few people come to the site at all…

dwh

]]> By: Anna Belle http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Anna Belle Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:36:55 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/#comment-303 <p>Hooray! I hope it goes well for you, Dean. I just happened across a newish book which I plan to buy. In case you're a book enthusiast like me, it's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Web-Analytics-Hour-Avinash-Kaushik/dp/0470130652/permissionmarket" rel="nofollow">Web Analytics: An Hour a Day</a>.</p> Hooray! I hope it goes well for you, Dean. I just happened across a newish book which I plan to buy. In case you’re a book enthusiast like me, it’s Web Analytics: An Hour a Day.

]]> By: Dean G. http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Dean G. Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:07:32 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/#comment-297 Thanks for this post. I had been avoiding google for some time now ever since I did battle with the google toolbar notifier. I pined for the older version which did its job and left me (and my computer) alone. But your post brought me back at least for a few things. I am waiting with bated breath now for my first set of stats.... Thanks for this post. I had been avoiding google for some time now ever since I did battle with the google toolbar notifier. I pined for the older version which did its job and left me (and my computer) alone.

But your post brought me back at least for a few things. I am waiting with bated breath now for my first set of stats….

]]> By: Anna Belle http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Anna Belle Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:24:48 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/#comment-267 I've never tried Mint, but it has a great reputation. And $30 is certainly a lot less than most statistics packages. In general, I find blog tracking rather different than church website tracking, and <a href="http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/24/reinvigorate-tracks-web-site-traffic/" rel="nofollow">Reinvigorate</a> looks like it might be particularly good for this too. I’ve never tried Mint, but it has a great reputation. And $30 is certainly a lot less than most statistics packages. In general, I find blog tracking rather different than church website tracking, and Reinvigorate looks like it might be particularly good for this too.

]]> By: chutney http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-266 chutney Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:11:22 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/06/03/get-going-with-google-analytics-in-5-steps/#comment-266 Nothing against Google Analytics, but <a href="http://www.haveamint.com" rel="nofollow">Mint</a> does great stats for Wordpress sites, but you do have to pay. (I think the software is $30 now.) Nothing against Google Analytics, but Mint does great stats for Wordpress sites, but you do have to pay. (I think the software is $30 now.)

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