Comments on: Advanced Segments vs. Profiles & Filters http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2008/10/30/advanced-segments-profiles-filters/ LunaMetrics Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:13:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: Robbin http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2008/10/30/advanced-segments-profiles-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Robbin Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:02:07 +0000 http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/?p=711#comment-1206 Hi Amy. Try this filter pattern: (^name\.org)|(www\.name\.org) Hi Amy. Try this filter pattern:

(^name\.org)|(www\.name\.org)

]]> By: Amy G http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2008/10/30/advanced-segments-profiles-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Amy G Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:55:27 +0000 http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/?p=711#comment-1205 I have set up one account with multiple profiles, so I can see both the traffic to our overall site and the individual subdomains broken out separately. I’d like to see my goals be calculated the same way. All in one account – with goals in both the global profile and broken out in each sub domain profile. Currently I only see completed goal data coming through my profile with the sub domain only (not the global profile). Can a goal be tracked in only one place? Also, how would I set up a separate filter to track the data from my main domain (xxx.org)? I tested using: filter type “Custom filter” Include Filter Field “Hostname” Filter Pattern “xxx\.org” The test brought in data from everything in my global account, include all of my subdomains like: blog.xxx.org, my.xxx.org, and xxx.org. I’d like to see only xxx.org without including blog.xxx.org, my.xxx.org, etc. How should I rework the filter to accommodate this? I have set up one account with multiple profiles, so I can see both the traffic to our overall site and the individual subdomains broken out separately.
I’d like to see my goals be calculated the same way. All in one account – with goals in both the global profile and broken out in each sub domain profile. Currently I only see completed goal data coming through my profile with the sub domain only (not the global profile). Can a goal be tracked in only one place?

Also, how would I set up a separate filter to track the data from my main domain (xxx.org)?
I tested using:
filter type “Custom filter”
Include
Filter Field “Hostname”
Filter Pattern “xxx\.org”

The test brought in data from everything in my global account, include all of my subdomains like: blog.xxx.org, my.xxx.org, and xxx.org. I’d like to see only xxx.org without including blog.xxx.org, my.xxx.org, etc. How should I rework the filter to accommodate this?

]]> By: Disney wallpapers http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2008/10/30/advanced-segments-profiles-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Disney wallpapers Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:43:15 +0000 http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/?p=711#comment-1204 I didnt understand that how can use for filters :S I didnt understand that how can use for filters :S

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2008/10/30/advanced-segments-profiles-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Jonathan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:51:39 +0000 http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/?p=711#comment-1203 Ed -- The way Advanced Segments work (at least, right now -- remember this is still beta) is that they only segment *visits*. So, while it is possible to create an Advanced Segment based on the Page dimension, matching your regular expression, the results won't be exactly what you're looking for. Rather than getting a segment with only pageviews in /channels/channelname on your site, you'll get a segment of all *visits* where those pages were viewed (which will also include pageviews in other sections of the site that occurred during those visits). Currently, the best way to get at this kind of segment remains using profiles and filters. You can create a filter on Request URI to get pageviews that match only ^/channels/channelname. Ed –

The way Advanced Segments work (at least, right now — remember this is still beta) is that they only segment *visits*. So, while it is possible to create an Advanced Segment based on the Page dimension, matching your regular expression, the results won’t be exactly what you’re looking for. Rather than getting a segment with only pageviews in /channels/channelname on your site, you’ll get a segment of all *visits* where those pages were viewed (which will also include pageviews in other sections of the site that occurred during those visits).

Currently, the best way to get at this kind of segment remains using profiles and filters. You can create a filter on Request URI to get pageviews that match only ^/channels/channelname.

]]> By: Ed http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2008/10/30/advanced-segments-profiles-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Ed Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:34:38 +0000 http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/?p=711#comment-1202 I am trying to segment traffic to specific parts of a site. For example: example.com/channels/channelname currently this is done via a filter that includes traffic only to ^/channels/channelname. How can this be done with the Advanced Segmentation feature of GA on the example.com progile. Thanks. I am trying to segment traffic to specific parts of a site. For example: example.com/channels/channelname currently this is done via a filter that includes traffic only to ^/channels/channelname.

How can this be done with the Advanced Segmentation feature of GA on the example.com progile.

Thanks.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2008/10/30/advanced-segments-profiles-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 Jonathan Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:19:25 +0000 http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/?p=711#comment-1201 Claudiu -- You're exactly right. Filters are the only way to go for something like the exact keyword match for PPC advertising like you described, or matching e-commerce transactions to keywords (http://www.roirevolution.com/blog/2007/05/matching_specific_transactions_to_specific_keyword.html). Claudiu –

You’re exactly right. Filters are the only way to go for something like the exact keyword match for PPC advertising like you described, or matching e-commerce transactions to keywords (http://www.roirevolution.com/blog/2007/05/matching_specific_transactions_to_specific_keyword.html).

]]> By: Claudiu Murariu http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2008/10/30/advanced-segments-profiles-filters/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Claudiu Murariu Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:44:24 +0000 http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/?p=711#comment-1200 There is another thing Advanced Segments can not cover. Data manipulation. The best example is the AdWords Advanced (http://www.getelastic.com/exact-keywords-google-analytics/) tracking that allows you to see the keywords user are searching together with the keywords set up in your AdWords account. Add segmentation to that and, voila, pure gold :) There is another thing Advanced Segments can not cover. Data manipulation. The best example is the AdWords Advanced (http://www.getelastic.com/exact-keywords-google-analytics/) tracking that allows you to see the keywords user are searching together with the keywords set up in your AdWords account. Add segmentation to that and, voila, pure gold :)

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