Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

So if Direct traffic is so important and often the metrics show very positive results then why don't we all obsess about it a lot more? A smaller problem for normal sites with just text and some images, but a huge problem for fat ugly flash heavy websites (especially the, still annoying, ones with flash intros).

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Analytics Software Review Campaign Flash 122

ConversionXL

APRIL 12, 2017

Jared Spool: Is Design Metrically Opposed? Useless measures and silly metrics. Metric: A measure we track (usually over time). A metric should tell you what you will do differently. Combine qualitative usability research and quantitative custom metrics (not metrics that come out of the box). Image Credit.

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San Antonio Metrics B2B Analytics 86

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

It was one of those brilliant startup brainstorms that comes to the team in a flash, with a giant thunderclap. Adword is a PPC method to promote your website. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev.

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Demand San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

" ~ Web Metrics: "What is a KPI? " + Standard Metrics Revisited Series. "Engagement" Is Not A Metric, It's An Excuse. Defining a "Master Metric", + a Framework to Gain a Competitive Advantage in Web Analytics. Podcast: Measuring Rich Media (Ajax, Flash / Flex, RSS & Blogs).

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Analytics Metrics SEM Web 124

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 20, 2010

End of a minor web analytics lesson on going beyond obvious metrics and never, ever, never forgetting context. Of course look at our favorite metric bounce rate by keyword (that tells you if you can get people to give you one solitary click , the most primitive measure of SEO success). Back to our story. " In April 2009!!

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Analytics Search SEO Metrics 90

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Conversion rate is one of those metrics that I strongly encourage you only create benchmarks for from your own data. One of the easiest ways to improve outcomes on your website, it is great to make sure that people don't say this via your bounce rate metric : I came, I puked, I left. None of the four other methods are advisable.

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Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The advent of rich experiences such as video, Ajax, and Flash means no page views, which makes it difficult for monitoring software to capture data accurately. If you are analyzing data for your SEO or PPC campaigns and you find the search engine providing the data then you should instantly embrace it and immediately propose marriage! #5:

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