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Level Analytics - Small Business Web Analytics : Utilizing Web Analytics For More Than Just Marketing

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 21:12:21 +0000

I\\\'ve started and set aside about 5 posts about studying on-site search. There\\\'s so much goodness in there I\\\'ve had trouble putting it into a blog post. Maybe I\\\'ll try again, because I\\\'m a big fan too.

Thanks for your comment.

Level Analytics - Small Business Web Analytics : Great Wordpress Web Analytics Plug In

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:22:30 +0000

Sure thing. And you can follow us on Twitter @levelanalytics.com

Level Analytics - Small Business Web Analytics : Using Google Data To Determine if Your Copy Sells

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:05:57 +0000

ClickTale is a nice tool. I've used it sparingly in the past. While it doesn't necessarily pertain to the content of this post, I would recommend it to analysts overall. You can request a demo here: http://shrsl.com/?~617

Level Analytics - Small Business Web Analytics : How Is Web Analytics Failing Small Business and Others?

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:26:36 +0000

Thanks for the comments Tom. And that's an interesting question :) I really don't know. Would be a strange journey if true, eh? :)

Level Analytics - Small Business Web Analytics : Great Wordpress Web Analytics Plug In

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:32:28 +0000

Excellent. This makes it a top notch plug in. Thanks for dropping in!

Level Analytics - Small Business Web Analytics : Using Web Analytics To Temper Emotion

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:50:23 +0000

By the way, if anyone is wondering why I didn't include current Blue Jays star Jose Bautista in this, it's because NO ONE in the world saw this type of season coming for him. If you say you did, you better be sitting in the Blue Jays FO in order to back that up. :)

Level Analytics - Small Business Web Analytics : Using Web Analytics To Temper Emotion

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:25:51 +0000

I still remember Black Sunday well. The losses of Drury and Briere were staggering at the time. Since then Drury has slipped into relative anonymity. Briere has been oft injured, but more of an impact player when healthy. That day also forced the Sabres hand when it came to Vanek, who was given a ridiculous RFA offer sheet by Kevin Lowe and the Oilers. I'd be interested to see what you come up with if you run the numbers. Thanks for dropping in!

TechCrunch : What Bit.ly Knows About The Realtime Web

Fri, 7 May 2010 11:17:30 +0000

I was wondering what came after the AND, also.

Level Analytics - Small Business Web Analytics : How Is Web Analytics Failing Small Business and Others?

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:49:31 +0000

Thanks Sushant. Interestingly, for a lot of small businesses, that Garbage In is specifically the visitor data, as they aren't filtering it with anything other than their own eyes. Staring at Google Analytics, they create their own Garbage Out. The Garbage In is created for them by the preconceptions of what Google Analytics Intelligence (Beta) is telling them. That is to say, they have trouble controlling the Garbage In, and don't know what to do with the Garbage Out... :)

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Affiliate Links In Twitter, Part 2

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:20:25 +0000

Not true, ED, IMHO. I don't like unsolicited solicitation. And I don't do it. However, if I ask a question, I expect to get responses. As long as they are well intentioned and relevant, as Danielle put it, I'm ok with those responses containing affiliate links, or any other kind of marketing.

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Affiliate Links In Twitter, Part 2

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:29:13 +0000

<disallows <Jangrobot> in robots.txt> Two distinct issues here, IMHO. Twitter is a human interaction tool. You're going to get that kind of thing from time to time. I think it's spammy, but hey, to each their own. Your "logical extension" is another matter all together. Twitter has enough problems without those creepy crawlies entering the mix.

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Hockey is the Official Game of Affiliate Marketing, What Superbowl?

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:23:05 +0000

AO is unreal. I'd give up a third rounder for him, easy.... ;p

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Damn Marketers. Affiliate Links in Twitter

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:44:39 +0000

Scott: Where I sit, the entire point of affiliate marketing is adding value to a merchant. That said, it's fair to say that you added value for this merchant. We can assume that most people following you trust you (or take the "keep your enemies closer" approach). So what's the issue in adding an affiliate link in Twitter if that's the case? As with any other potential advertising medium, there will be spammers, and there will be genuine good advertising. I think you fall into the latter category in this case. Affiliate marketing exists solely to build brand and revenue through bringing in consumers ready to buy. Ignoring Twitter would be folly, just like ignoring Facebook would be. You also have to remember that most of your followers are most likely affiliates, and therefore aware of what you are doing. 99.9% of people wouldn't be. Therein is the real bonus to the merchant, and the real danger to the consumer. If you really didn't like the coffee maker, it's problematic for the buyer. Since you do own it. No problem. It's a problem that extends beyond affiliate marketing, and really lies with word of mouth advertising. It's a question of intent. Am I doing this to make money as the root reason, or is the commission incidental? Edit: I just read your Disclosure policy here. I could have saved a lot of time :)

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Affiliate Marketing, Get Paid for Nothing

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:25:14 +0000

Coincidentally, I was unable to find "asymptotes" used as a verb in any official capacity. However, it appears as though you could have said "declines asymptotically". That scores better in Scrabble anyways. Thanks for teaching me the new word, though.

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Affiliate Marketing, Get Paid for Nothing

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:06:18 +0000

I think Scott covered most of my thoughts in one of the posts above. While I see a space out there for "cause" marketing (if you consider MIRO a cause), it's the delivery method that I think cheapens the channel. I've always argued that the "infinite cookie" that Scott mentioned above was a bad thing because it lowers the overall ROI of a merchants affiliate program. Even if it's just "perceived ROI", now. Merchants have always placed an incredible premium on new customer acquisition, and I believe they specifically look at the affiliate channel to assist them in that task. So all the repeat orders that some "cookie cannons" generate run counter to the goals of the program. And that's without even discussing the implications of cookie overwriting, wasted PPC by the merchant, etc. That said, times have changed a bit lately. I wonder if more merchants are going to treat this current down turn differently when it comes to how they measure the success of their affiliate programs. Will a bigger premium be put on simple customer retention efforts, and their effects on market share? Perhaps the economy will sway some programs thoughts on issues like these.

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Affiliate Marketing, Get Paid for Nothing

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 01:52:17 +0000

Poignant Pat Pontification.

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Affiliate Marketing, Get Paid for Nothing

Wed, 4 Feb 2009 05:45:44 +0000

Exactly. This is precisely the brand of "affilaite thinning" technology that I will never support. And exactly the crud that makes it tough for a network (any network) to support forward thinking technology.

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Jangro.com Hockey Contest Winner Announced

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:50:24 +0000

Unfortunately, I will be selecting a Hines Ward jersey. Would you like one too? :)

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Jangro.com Hockey Contest Winner Announced

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:16:23 +0000

Well, well! I haven't prepared a speech as I didn't expect to win today. I'd like to thank all the little people. Starting with Nevin Markwart. Big thanks to Mr. Jangro and Jason at Football Fanatics!

Jangro.com: Affiliate Marketing, SEO, Web Development : Hockey is the Official Game of Affiliate Marketing, What Superbowl?

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:42:25 +0000

+1 for the Jay Miller reference. Although we also would have accepted Shoebottom and Winczienk.