Archive for May, 2007

Introducing SiteScan

Friday, May 25th, 2007

We all know that getting Google Analytics configured correctly is the key to getting good data for analysis. To help facilitate that process EpikOne has created a new tool called SiteScan. Originally we wanted a tool that would scan all pages and check for the tracking code. ...

Welcome to the New Google Analytics

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Today At EMetrics Brett Crosby announced a new version of Google Analytics. Over the next few weeks the Google Analytics team will begin to migrate all Google Analytics accounts to the new version of the application. The changes are significant and, in my opinion, represent a tremendous improvement ...

Changed GA Feature: Report Organization

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

The GA team has completely reformatted and re-organized the reports. A couple of reports have changed dramatically and, I'm sorry to say, one report did not make the cut and has been removed from the product. A moment of silence please... Quoting the GA help center... Changed & Removed Reports All ...

Understanding the New Google Analytics Interface

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

I’m not going to sugar-coat this. The new Google Analytics reporting interface is radically different than the old reporting interface. It will take you some time to get comfortable using the new version. You may even be lost the first time you log in. Don't worry, ...

New GA Feature: PDF Export and Vector Graphics

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

You can now export Google Analytics reports in PDF format. The export button has been moved from the top right of each report to directly under the report name. When you click on the export button you get four choices, PDF, XML, CSV (comma separated value) or TSV ...

New GA Feature: Sticky URLs

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

This may not seem like a big deal, but sticky URLs give you the ability to use the browser's Back button while looking at reports. This makes GA much more usable, especially for people like me who are addicted to the Back button! In the previous version of ...

New GA Feature: Emailed Reports

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

One of the most common feature requests we used to hear from Google Analytics users was the need for automated report delivery. Well the wait is over! You can now configure Google Analytics to email you a report daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly. Setting up an emailed report is ...

New GA Feature: Custom Dashboards

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

At the top of each report you'll see an 'Add to Dashboard' button. Simply click the button and GA will add the report to your dashboard. I'm not sure if there is a limit to the number of reports that can be added to the dashboard, ...

New GA Feature: Date Range Selector

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

As soon as you log into Google Analytics you’ll notice that the old date range selector is gone. The new date range selector is located at the top right corner of every page. If you click on the dates a large box will appear with lots of options. ...

Headed to EMetrics

Friday, May 4th, 2007

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the lack of content this month, things have been ridiculously crazy (both personally and professionally). We're working on some very cool stuff here at EpikOne and hope to have some announcements soon. :) I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be at ...