Comments on: Google Analytics 101 from O’Reilly

By: pittfall

pittfall — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:53:59 +0000

Ryan,

Thanks for the comment. The $10 is for the digital book that gives you what you need to know about Google Analytics.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:52 +0000

What is this $10 we’re talking about?? I have over 30 websites stored in Google Analytics and its free so far. Is there a better package out there for $10 than the free version offered?

The free version is WOWZA good for me. It breaks down everything. It was the first analytics package I ever used… and after reading about the others, it maybe the only analytics package I ever use.

I run some wordpress sites with a real time tracking system called “Wassup” (its a plugin, I didn’t write it, don’t make money off of it, not endorsing, just sharing)

Wassup lets you see your visitors in REAL TIME. Its awesome, you can see who is on your site and what page they are on. I really like this program because of its ability to see spiders, bots, spam and effectively weed them out from your “real people” results with just a click.

I think a strong combo of Google Analytics and Wassup (if using wordpress) will pretty much whip any paid for Analytics program out there.

Just my thoughts, not telling you guys if you don’t then I’m better than you, lol.

Thanks again for this blog, it sure has helped me get the “mantra” part of the SEO down. Just keep repeating the same rules until you get those and then increase your mantra even more!

By: pittfall

pittfall — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:41:27 +0000

@John; Camas Homes: I wish I could take credit, but it is an extremely useful (and inexpensive) resource. Thanks for the comment.

By: John; Camas Homes

John; Camas Homes — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:30:52 +0000

Thanks for the tip on e-book. I’ve been using GA however, I’m certainly not comfortable that I’m using the tool to the fullest extent. I’ll cough up the 10 bucks!

By: pittfall

pittfall — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:08:53 +0000

Thanks for the comment Craig…

One thing that has become very evident with Google Analytics is that they don’t offer an easy “how-to” guide to building out an account for optimal performance, it is a free service after all!

By: Craig Geis

Craig Geis — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:32:02 +0000

I agree, Steve. In my opinion, it’s one of those “must-haves” if you use GA. Proper implimentation and setup are critical factors in getting decent traffic insights. I’ve been using GA for several years now, and after reading this e-book, I discovered several areas where I needed to make implimentation adjustments. Obtain knowledge, gain wisdom and spend the ten bucks!

By: pittfall

pittfall — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:46:54 +0000

Brian,
Thanks for the tip on the book and the comment.

Based upon his writing on the topic, his experience shines through. Not too technical, not too “for dummies.”

By: Brian Clifton

Brian Clifton — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:27:38 +0000

I have known Justin for a number of years now – in fact ever since we were both Urchin Partners (him for the US and me for the UK). I can personally vouch for his expertise. You may be interested in the forth coming book at mastering Google Analytics, to be published by Wiley hopefully early in 2008: http://www.advanced-web-metrics.com

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