google analytics Archive
24 Feb 2017
Google Analytics features – exclusion of search terms or management of search providers
One of the powerful features of Google analytics is the introduction of new automatic retargeting lists (look here). However, the introduction of Universal Analytics brings more new features. In Universal Analytics, it is possible to exclude search
8 Feb 2017
(not set) in AdWords reports in Google Analytics
In this article, I would like to focus on the issue of (not set) in AdWords report in Google Analytics. I have experienced several situations: Once, the report Keywords in AdWords section showed keyword (not set), making
25 Nov 2016
Use visualisations to find keywords leading to more landing pages
When the website grows bigger and gets more traffic, what might happen is that a single keyword or a search term leads to multiple landing pages. It is useful to know these keywords and landing pages for several reasons:
12 Oct 2016
Metrics and dimensions that can be used together in Google Analytics
Not all data in Google Analytics is equal. Or more precisely – it cannot be combined together. Avinash Kaushik had dealt with this issue in one of his famous articles. He explained that some metrics were calculated
27 Mar 2016
PowerBI and Google Analytics: incorrect data – one possible solution
PowerBI offers a great feature to import data from Google Analytics into PowerBI (read also an article about time). However, you might have to deal with several types of problems, when using PowerBI and Google Analytics together.
12 Feb 2016
Measuring events in Google Analytics – understand metrics!
I am not sure if I found a better description of different metrics used by Google Analytics for event reporting. At analyticsedge, the author describes how to interpret the most common data discrepancies between different types of
11 Dec 2015
Third dimension and more dimensions in Google Analytics
The feature is not brand-new. However, it is still not well-known. For standard reports in Google Analytics user interface, it is common to use primary and secondary dimension. For example, Source/Medium report interface looks like this: However, the
1 Dec 2015
How to include a graph in Metrics widget in Google Analytics Dashboards
Dashboards are an interesting feature in Google Analytics. They might not be as useful for an analyst, who needs to get deeper into data. However, for people, who need only a quick and clear overview of a
21 Oct 2015
Calculated metrics in Google Analytics
Recently, Google Analytics introduced a new feature – calculated metric. What it is? “Calculated metrics grant you greater flexibility in deriving insights by enabling you to perform basic calculations on metrics right there in the interface –
10 Jul 2015
User experience (UX) & Analytics I: Contact page analysis
In many cases, the contact page is one of the most visited pages on your website. Therefore, the article might be useful for those of you, who are interested in an analysis of the Contact page and
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