Comments on: How to use Google Analytics to identify popular forum threads

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:10:26 +0000

Wow, analytics seems like a very powerful tool, i will have to try it out sometime. Is it the best web traffic analyser available?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:33:21 +0000

I wish that my traffic was that balanced haha

By: David

David — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:12:51 +0000

Great points, the “top content” feature seems to be another hidden gem, and makes it easier than using RegEx to re-write data using filters to get the information you need. But you also need to ensure that your cms does actually generate unique page titles, as some older shopping cart systems dont always automatically allow this, so you dont get the full benefit of unique breakdown of content.

By: Pavlicko

Pavlicko — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:52:05 +0000

Top content report is one of my faves. You can also use _pageTracker to track downloads, contact form completions, etc…. and then look them up from the top content report – just make sure to put some forethought into your naming conventions…

Good post!

By: Craig Smith

Craig Smith — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:12:04 +0000

Google Analytics is absolutely awesome and as a web analytics consulting company and a partner with Google with GA, its a vital piece of the American “digital” entrepreneur.

I just hope that path analysis within the toolset becomes more emphasized and more effective. This function does not hold water to Omniture. The team at GA has been great in making enhancements, I expect them to keep on going.

By: Martin Reed - Blog Author

Martin Reed - Blog Author — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:36:21 +0000

Camps – Thanks for your kind comment. How long have you been using Google Analytics for, and what are the main features you use?

By: Camps Bay Self Catering

Camps Bay Self Catering — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:12:26 +0000

Hi Martin,

I just stumbled upon your blog a few days back, but it’s already becoming required reading. I never really put that much into Analytics, just used it to see how much visitors my site gets, but yes, it’s certainly a powerful analysis tool if used correctly. Thanks for the great post.

By: Martin Reed - Blog Author

Martin Reed - Blog Author — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:26:28 +0000

pennsylvania – I agree. I love Analytics, and recommend everyone installs it!

Hirsutism – Did you go ahead and install Analytics? How do you find it?

Eva – Have you got it installed yet? How are you finding it?

By: Eva White

Eva White — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:08:30 +0000

I will surely use this on my blog and share my feedback here. Thanks for the link

By: Hirsutism

Hirsutism — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:41:35 +0000

I was aware of Google Analytics tool. But after reading your article I have got full knowledge about this tool, and how it can be used. Thanks for the information, I guess I should install it right now and check the traffic to my site.