Analytics Blog Posts

February 2014

Processing & Visualising Analytics Data with Python, Django & Celery

Processing & Visualising Analytics Data with Python, Django & Celery

Details of a tool I wrote that takes data from Google Analytics API, processes it, and produces data visualisations, including motion charts

 

June 2013

D3: Preview of a Refined Practice Visualisation and Chart Tool

D3: Preview of a Refined Practice Visualisation and Chart Tool

Built using reusable D3, we're in the process of crafting a tool to enable non-technical editors and authors simply create visualisations and charts

 

December 2012

Bounce Rates: What Are Hard and Soft Bounce Rates in Natural Search?

Bounce Rates: What Are Hard and Soft Bounce Rates in Natural Search?

Bounce rates can reveal visitor (dis)satisfaction on a web page. We discuss how hard and soft bounce rates provide greater detail and understanding

 

The Conversation at Google That Led to the "Not Provided" Fudge

The Conversation at Google That Led to the "Not Provided" Fudge

How did "Not Provided" actually happen? It's a dreadful fudge, and is full of holes. Here we examine the conversation that led to its implementation.

 

Why Analyse Searchbots Visits? Answer: They May Not Find All Content

Why Analyse Searchbots Visits? Answer: They May Not Find All Content

We discuss how to analyse and visualise searchbots visits, how they can become distracted, and how to help searchbots be more effective.

 

May 2012

The Horror of "(not provided)", Google Analytics Premium and Chrome

The Horror of "(not provided)", Google Analytics Premium and Chrome

How much does "(not provided") affect our websites (data from Hitwise UK)? Does it impact Google Analytics Premium (yes)? And what of the future?