Google Analytics 4 has been a let down in many aspects based on every discussion I’ve seen and had with professionals of all stripes – marketers, advertising specialists, CROs, GA professionals, online experimentation experts, etc. One of the less discussed issues it brought with it is the default heavyweight GTAG library integration it comes with. […] Read more…
(Updated Sep 2022 & Jan 2023 to include updated information about Google Analytics 4) Many analysts, marketers, product managers, UX and CRO professionals nowadays rely on user counts provided by Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, or similar tools, in order to perform various statistical analyses. Such analyses may involve the statistical hypothesis tests and estimations part […] Read more…
A long awaited and quite awesome feature is finally here in open beta for all Google Analytics accounts: Calculated Metrics! As a long-time power user I’ve been longing for this for quite some time since I had to resort to spreadsheets or API-based solutions (like our Agency Dashboard tool) when I needed to calculate my own […] Read more…
When I do a seminar or a training (I am Google Regional Trainer in AdWords & Analytics) direct traffic is often one of the tougher things for the audience to understand. My audience is usually comprised of digital marketers, SEOs, AdWords specialists, and SMB owners so IT/web development background is relatively rare. That’s why when asked […] Read more…
In this post I’ll cover what virtual pageivews are, why you should use them, how to implement them and when are they most suitable. Updated Sep 22, 2017: Google Tag Manager instructions included. What is a Virtual Pageview in Google Analytics? First, I’ll start with defining an “Ordinary Pageview”. Well, there is simply no such thing, […] Read more…
I am happy to announce the official launch of Analytics-Toolkit.com – the toolkit that makes analytics easier. I’m excited to present the results of over 2 years of development because I believe many web analytics specialists, SEO/SEM specialists, and internet marketers will find the tools in the toolkit valuable in their daily work. Most of […] Read more…
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