Solving the Google Analytics Sampling Problem – Without GA Premium

If you’ve got a lot of site traffic then you’ve more than likely experienced sampling in your Google Analytics reports. Typical solutions to solve this issue include Google Analytics Premium, filtered views, or changing data ranges. Premium can be the right solution, but only if …

Integrating External Data into Google Analytics: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Let’s assume for a minute that you are using Google Analytics on your website. And let’s also assume that you are doing paid advertising in other marketing channels such as Facebook, Bing and/or LinkedIn and you would like to know the ROI for these marketing …

Top 5 Tips for Successful Google Analytics Implementation

We’re a Google Analytics shop here at Alight Analytics. We’ve implemented Google Analytics on hundreds of sites. We’ve been a Google Analytics Certified Partner and Premium Reseller for a number of years. And just recently—not to toot our own horn—we’ve also become a Google Analytics …

Bot Traffic: Filter Out the Bots Google Analytics Misses

Whether you’re a passive or power Google Analytics user, you’ve more than likely run across bots hitting your site. At best, these irksome scripts are harmlessly sending traffic to your webpage, skewing your data. At worst, they’re maliciously installing viruses and worms that affect those …