Category Archive: Retail Web Analytics

Discussion on using your web analytics to understand customer behavior.

Web Analytics and the Nostradamus Effect

As web analysts, internet marketing managers, or web consultants, we’re all looking to prove our worth daily. Hell, everyone who cares about their livelihood is. So one of the things we, as a group, are leaning towards is prognostication. And that’s a dangerous line of thinking.

Track Site Search in Google Analytics

Google Analytics is great for tracking how your visitors came into your site, but did you know you can also use it to track what people search for once they land on your site? I recently set this up on my Wine Club site, and explained what it is and how to do it. Take …

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A Review of the New Woopra Web Analytics Browser Interface

In the world of small business web analytics, which is becoming more crowded as time goes on, it’s nice to find a tracking software that has a really unique feel to it. Woopra is one such piece of Software (as a Service). kevin

Small Business, Affiliate Marketing and Web Analytics Podcast

A few weeks ago I “sat down” virtually with Greg Hoffman and Cindy Ballard from www.GregHoffmanConsulting.com and did their Affiliate Voices Podcast. In it, we talked about my experiences with affiliate marketing, web analytics, B2B lead gen, brick and mortar web analytics, and a few of my hobbies. Some of those I do for a …

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Google Webmaster Reports and SSL (not provided) Search

The Horror.  Precious data taken from our fingertips. On the 16th of October, Google launched secure search for anyone logged in to their Google accounts, which mean analysts everywhere started seeing (not provided) as a keyword in their reports, even though we clearly hadn’t SEO’d for it (yet). A full discussion on it, and some …

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What Is Web Analytics These Days?

I sent out a tweet last night about my upcoming e-book on local business web analytics, and I happened to see an interesting response this morning from a well respected member of the web analytics community. Jacques Warren ( blog, twitter) pointed out through an image that my book landing page showed the book title, …

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