Unbounce and Visual Website Optimizer as your Testing Platform

Summary: Unbounce and Visual Website Optimizer are both good candidates for a Testing platform. Each covers different aspects and has its pros and cons. In this post, I will compare the two and explain why in my opinion, using both of them together is probably the best solution available out there at the moment. Theoretically,[…]

Event Tracking vs. Virtual Pageviews

Straightforward page-tracking can be easily performed using Google Analytics, but what happens when we want to track more complex activities, such as watching a video, clicking on an external link, or switching between tabs on a single-page application? Such activity tracking can be performed using one of the following two methods: Event Tracking: By treating[…]

Analyzing Visitor Paths Using Google Analytics

Are you able to answer the following questions precisely: What is the exact trail each and every visitor goes through on your site prior to completing a goal? How many visits, pageviews or minutes are required until the average visitor converts? A few months ago I published a post about Goal Analysis and Distance to[…]

Single vs. Multiple Properties in Google Analytics

Should one single property be used for all sections of a website, or a number of separate properties the better choice? This post aims to explain why I believe that separated properties are sometimes better than a single property. I will, of course, try to provide you with all the necessary information for making an[…]

Choosing the Best Web Analytic Tools for your Web Analytics Suite

People often ask me what, in my opinion, is the best set of tools for a complete web analytic solution. Unfortunately, there are very few comprehensive solutions, and they are extremely expensive, such as Omniture or Unica, which provide almost all necessary tools in one package – for a “small” fee of just tens of[…]

Using Google Tag Manager to Enable Visitors to Opt-Out of Being Tracked

Most websites use web analytics and marketing tools to track and optimize their visitors’ behavior. Most of those tools (Google Analytics, for example) use cookies to identify these visitors. However, in some countries, website owners are required to receive specific authorization from each and every visitor for using cookies or storing personal information – or[…]

A Different Approach to Cross-Domain Tracking

Most analytic tools use cookies to identify visitors. However, data stored in cookies is only visible in the domain in which the cookies were set/defined – which is a serious problem if your site cuts across multiple domains. If, for example, your visitor is presently on domain2.com, then your analytic tool will not be able[…]