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30+ Google Analytics Tools, Goals, Segments, Filters, Hacks & Resources

Posted on March 12th, 2009 by Tad Chef

Google Analytics is used by most of us search marketers with the exception of the paranoid and even a growing number of top 500 websites. This free web analytics suite is just too tempting not be used. It’s very advanced compared to many other, especially free web analytics tools. Google Analytics has some significant flaws and shortcomings though.

Google Analytics tools, tips & tricks
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  • Google Analytics can’t track full referers right by itself which is especially a shame in connection with StumbleUpon traffic
  • it counts one user as dozens by counting recurring visits as referring ones from the source s/he came from initially
  • it barely can see most of Twitter and short URL traffic which only gets noticed as traffic without source (type in traffic)

To name just a few.

For these and other problems there are solutions out there some well known some still quite “underground”. Also there are lots of advanced functions in GA you have to set up first before you can use them.

Most important here are goals which allow you to track conversions in the first place.

Last but not least there are quite a few Greasemonkey scripts that enhance the Google Analytics interface on the client side that is in your browser.

So check out the 30+ Google Analytics Tools, Goals, Segments, Filters, Hacks & Resources:

Tools


Goals & Segments

Filters

Hacks

SEOptimise GA tips

Google Analytics resources lists

Of course I haven’t tried all of them myself, they’re too many. Those I haven’t tried yet are mostly from trustworthy sources. Just in case they have issues or if you know better Google Analytics tips add them in the comments. They might end up in the list.

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35 Responses to “30+ Google Analytics Tools, Goals, Segments, Filters, Hacks & Resources”

  1. Ran says:
    March 13th, 2009 at 8:46 am

    Great round up guys! I’d consider adding a few mentions about Google Analytics KPIs and you’ve got here quite possibly the ultimate list ;)

  2. Paul Anthony says:
    March 13th, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Great post guys,

    There is a lack of education out there for Google Analytics (within Google’s documentation) and getting the most out of it. I’ll be examining this one in depth!

    Bookmarked. ;o)

  3. dan says:
    March 13th, 2009 at 10:41 am

    great list!

    broken link just after the image should be: http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2008/06/is-google-analytics-cheating-you-use-alternatives.html

    thanks for all of these – ‘initial referrer’ hack especially interesting.

    dan

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  5. Gidseo says:
    March 13th, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    This is probably the best post I’ve read this year.
    Thank you for a shedload of useful stuff.

  6. Agent SEO says:
    March 13th, 2009 at 1:26 pm

    Good list. I find that although Google Analytics is very self-explanatory, there is so much more that I could be doing. There needs to be more out there to help you squeeze more our of your GA account!

    Thanks…

  7. Timothy says:
    March 13th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    Nice list. Some of these sure will be useful.

  8. srinivas says:
    March 13th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    Hi
    Good list very useful for startups

  9. Tad Chef says:
    March 13th, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    Thanks Dan for the hint, it seems WordPress is somehow changing internal links from absolute to relative ones resulting in broken internal links each time.

    Thanks all for the appreciation!

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    Great post guys,
    Good list very useful for startups

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    January 28th, 2010 at 7:01 pm

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