Comments on: Top Limitations of Google Analytics http://luke.szkudlarek.pl/blog/2007/11/07/the-top-limitations-of-google-analytics/ Digital Marketing, Web Analytics Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:45:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Adam Tudor http://luke.szkudlarek.pl/blog/2007/11/07/the-top-limitations-of-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-24449 Adam Tudor Tue, 26 May 2009 08:23:11 +0000 http://luke.szkudlarek.pl/blog/2007/11/07/the-top-limitations-of-google-analytics/#comment-24449 In terms of tracking multiple links off one page through the overlay analysis, the easiest way to get around this is by adding query string parameters to each of the links, ie. &link=1, & link=2. Google Analytics will then treat the two links separately and track their clicks individually as opposed to together. In terms of tracking multiple links off one page through the overlay analysis, the easiest way to get around this is by adding query string parameters to each of the links, ie. &link=1, & link=2. Google Analytics will then treat the two links separately and track their clicks individually as opposed to together.

]]> By: Andy http://luke.szkudlarek.pl/blog/2007/11/07/the-top-limitations-of-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-3515 Andy Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:35:04 +0000 http://luke.szkudlarek.pl/blog/2007/11/07/the-top-limitations-of-google-analytics/#comment-3515 Nice article. I am also considering the various limitations of GA and think you've been a bit too nice on your point 8 where you briefly mention that the site overlay isn't 100% accurate... My understanding is that in the event where you have two links on page A which both point to page B, it's impossible to know which of the two links has actually been clicked on. If one was clicked on 99 times, and the other was clicked on once, both would show 100. Is this an accurate assessment? If so - do you know of any potential workarounds to this? Obviously, developing a heatmap solution would be very helpful in understanding which links were more regularly used by users, but I was hoping there might be another (more available) solution... Nice article. I am also considering the various limitations of GA and think you’ve been a bit too nice on your point 8 where you briefly mention that the site overlay isn’t 100% accurate…

My understanding is that in the event where you have two links on page A which both point to page B, it’s impossible to know which of the two links has actually been clicked on. If one was clicked on 99 times, and the other was clicked on once, both would show 100. Is this an accurate assessment? If so – do you know of any potential workarounds to this? Obviously, developing a heatmap solution would be very helpful in understanding which links were more regularly used by users, but I was hoping there might be another (more available) solution…

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