Anyone who’s waded through the deep and murky waters of Google Analytics knows how hard it can be to glean the right conclusions from all the data. Sometimes a site owner just wants an overview of how their site is performing, where traffic is coming from, or how new content is doing. That led to…
Category: Google Analytics
How to Get Unsampled Data from Google Analytics
Scenario: You and a co-worker are tasked with providing a high-level analysis on Google Analytics data for the previous year. You both pull the same report, but find that you end up with different totals at the end. You double and triple check your work, but keep getting different results each time. After racking your…
Why You Should Create Custom Calculated Metrics in Google Data Studio
If you are like me and use Google Data Studio on a regular basis, you probably have noticed some discrepancies between the data pulled from the API and what is displayed in the native platform interface, i.e. Google Analytics or Google Ads. One of these such discrepancies resulted in us creating Custom Calculated Metrics for…
Manage Site Tracking with Google Tag Manager
Tracking the performance of your site is extremely important. This information allows you to make informed decisions when making improvements. It can help you identify issues and opportunities. When it comes to tracking your site there are many tools out there that range in price and purpose. All of these services will require some amount…