
Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics
Brian Clifton(Author)
Sybex Inc.,U.S. (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
600 pages
978-1-118-16844-8 (ISBN)
Description
Get the latest information about using the #1 web analytics tool from this fully updated guide
Google Analytics is the free tool used by millions of web site owners to assess the effectiveness of their efforts. Its revised interface and new features will offer even more ways to increase the value of your web site, and this book will teach you how to use each one to best advantage. Featuring new content based on reader and client requests, the book helps you implement new methods and concepts, track social and mobile visitors, use the new multichannel funnel reporting features, understand which filters to use, and much more.
* Gets you up and running with all the new tools in the revamped Google Analytics, and includes content requested by readers and users especially for new GA users
* Covers social media analytics features, advanced segmentation displays, multi-dashboard configurations, and using Top 20 reports
* Provides a detailed best-practices implementation guide covering advanced topics, such as how to set up GA to track dynamic web pages, banners, outgoing links, and contact forms
* Includes case studies and demonstrates how to optimize pay-per-click accounts, integrate AdSense, work with new reports and reporting tools, use ad version testing, and more
Make your web site a more effective business tool with the detailed information and advice about Google Analytics in Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics, 3nd Edition.
More details
Edition
3. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
941 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-16844-8 (9781118168448)
Schweitzer Classification
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Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics
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03/2012
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Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics
E-Book
03/2012
3rd Edition
Sybex
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Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics
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Brian Clifton, PhD, is an internationally recognized web analytics expert who specializes in performance optimization using Google Analytics for a variety of high-profile brands. He formerly led the Google Web Analytics team for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and he initiated and helped launch the online learning center for the Google Analytics Individual Qualification (GAIQ). Brian regularly speaks at industry trade shows, maintains the popular blog Measuring Success (www.advanced-web-metrics.com/blog/), and wrote the previous two editions of this book, which are used by students and professionals worldwide.
Content
Foreword xix
Introduction xxi
Part I Measuring Success 1
Chapter 1 Why Understanding Your Web Traffic Is Important to Your Business 3
Chapter 2 Available Methodologies and Their Accuracy 23
Chapter 3 Google Analytics Features, Benefits, and Limitations 53
Part II Using Google Analytics Reports 87
Chapter 4 Using the Google Analytics Interface 89
Chapter 5 Reports Explained 117
Part III Implementing Google Analytics 163
Chapter 6 Getting Started: Initial Setup 165
Chapter 7 Advanced Implementation 207
Chapter 8 Best Practices Configuration Guide 267
Chapter 9 Google Analytics Customizations 315
Part IV Using Visitor Data to Drive Website Improvement 357
Chapter 10 Focusing on Key Performance Indicators 359
Chapter 11 Real-World Tasks 417
Chapter 12 Integrating Google Analytics with Third-Party Applications 503
Appendix A Regular Expression Overview 543
Appendix B Useful Tools 551
Appendix C Recommended Further Reading 557
Index 561