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]]> By: Matt Huggins http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4751 Matt Huggins Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:53:54 +0000 http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4751 That's odd that you can't see the referral path option, curious. I hope Google Analytics support can help you sort out the issue! That’s odd that you can’t see the referral path option, curious. I hope Google Analytics support can help you sort out the issue!

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]]> By: curious http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4665 curious Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:56:07 +0000 http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4665 matt, thanks again for your help. now that i know the direction i should be looking in, i have shot off an email to GoAn. hopefully they will look into this and set me straight. ryan matt,

thanks again for your help. now that i know the direction i should be looking in, i have shot off an email to GoAn. hopefully they will look into this and set me straight.

ryan

]]> By: curious http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4664 curious Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:37:01 +0000 http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4664 would you believe me if i told you i'm unable to segment by "referral path"? i've been looking at the segment list, for the last 5 minutes straight, and it's just not in there. this is killing me. i hate not being able to see this info... and my apologies for clouding up your comments with this too, btw =[ would you believe me if i told you i’m unable to segment by “referral path”? i’ve been looking at the segment list, for the last 5 minutes straight, and it’s just not in there. this is killing me. i hate not being able to see this info… and my apologies for clouding up your comments with this too, btw =[

]]> By: Matt Huggins http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4663 Matt Huggins Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:25:50 +0000 http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4663 Once you click on the referring site, check the drop-down below the graph labeled "Segment". It should have "Referral Path" selected. If it does not, change it to that, and see if you get the data you're looking for. Once you click on the referring site, check the drop-down below the graph labeled “Segment”. It should have “Referral Path” selected. If it does not, change it to that, and see if you get the data you’re looking for.

]]> By: curious http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4662 curious Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:21:32 +0000 http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4662 Hi Matt, that's the path i expected to take and did. unfortunately, i just see the same results. when i click on the actual referrer, i just see a more detailed display of the base referrer and not the actual page in the site people were referred from. so, for instance, if newyork.craigslist.org is the referrer, and i click on that, i still only see newyork.craigslist.org as opposed to something more pinpoint like newyork.craigslist.org/apt/mnh/123546.html am i missing something here? a setting perhaps? thanks for the prompt response... your help is much appreciated. Hi Matt,

that’s the path i expected to take and did. unfortunately, i just see the same results. when i click on the actual referrer, i just see a more detailed display of the base referrer and not the actual page in the site people were referred from. so, for instance, if newyork.craigslist.org is the referrer, and i click on that, i still only see newyork.craigslist.org as opposed to something more pinpoint like newyork.craigslist.org/apt/mnh/123546.html

am i missing something here? a setting perhaps? thanks for the prompt response… your help is much appreciated.

]]> By: Matt Huggins http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4661 Matt Huggins Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:09:42 +0000 http://www.matthuggins.com/beginners-guide-to-interpreting-website-traffic-metrics-with-google-analytics/#comment-4661 Hi curious, If you click on "Traffic Sources" on the left, then click on "Referring Sites", it'll list the referring domains for the period you have selected. If you then click on one of the referring domains, it will lead to a new view that displays all the referring URL's for that domain. Hope this helps! Hi curious,

If you click on “Traffic Sources” on the left, then click on “Referring Sites”, it’ll list the referring domains for the period you have selected. If you then click on one of the referring domains, it will lead to a new view that displays all the referring URL’s for that domain. Hope this helps!

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