Comments on: Web Analytics and Yellow Lobsters

By: Twitter chatter link for October 27 — MPThree Consulting Inc.

Twitter chatter link for October 27 — MPThree Consulting Inc. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:41:46 +0000

[...] Web Analytics and Yellow Lobsters “It seems like good Web analysts are like yellow lobsters: they’re very rare.” [...]

By: Henry

Henry — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:36:30 +0000

It is a cool post
Definitely,the web analytics is a process.
we have benefited a lot from the web analytics.
Thanks for the post

By: I'm not saying

I'm not saying — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:17:49 +0000

It’s a chicken and egg situation. I have worked with clients who say they want rigorous, robust analysis – yay! – but then totally don’t bother to act on the insights/recommendations. What is the point????

By: seks izle

seks izle — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:03:00 +0000

I have been using GA for about 1.5 to 2 years now. For about 1 year I just used it for stats, the last year I have been using it to measure experiments and other changes made to my website, GA is a powerful tool.

By: Kevin Middleton (Lynchpin Analytics)

Kevin Middleton (Lynchpin Analytics) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:34:31 +0000

Bryan (Eisenberg): great post and I got to learn about the 1 in 30 million yellow lobster!

Brian (Induni): even though the report has a UK focus, the respondents were a mix of Europeans, North Americans and a set of ‘others’ including India, Australia and China.

By: CRoberts

CRoberts — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:54:09 +0000

I will be getting my certificate in Web Intelligence through the University of British Columbia and UC Irvine. The program is aimed at producing analysts that can actually make strategic business decisions with the data they collect. After reading this article, I am convinced I am on the right track.

By: Twitter #WA chatter for Friday June 19th | MPThree Consulting Inc.

Twitter #WA chatter for Friday June 19th | MPThree Consulting Inc. — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:43:37 +0000

[...] Web Analytics and Yellow Lobsters [...]

By: Property Man

Property Man — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:30:42 +0000

@ Charles – Same exact thing happened to me. I’ve read dozens of these articles and didn’t really have the intention of reading yet another until I heard about the yellow lobster!

By: Køleskab

Køleskab — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:21:25 +0000

And web analytics is the basic for SEO, conversion etc.

If you do not meassure, you do not know, if you are improving anything.

By: Charles Thrasher

Charles Thrasher — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:05:17 +0000

I especially like the reference to an otherwise irrelevant topic, the yellow lobster. Got my attention enough to click out of hundreds of competitive articles.Obviously following your own advice on writing headers. Well done and a good reminder.

By: Audio Bible

Audio Bible — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:17:18 +0000

Thanks Big G

By: Web Media Daily – Friday June 19, 2009 | Reinventing Yourself...

Web Media Daily – Friday June 19, 2009 | Reinventing Yourself... — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:00:35 +0000

[...] Web Analytics and Yellow Lobsters [...]

By: Brian Induni

Brian Induni — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:32:21 +0000

Bryan, as usual excellent content! I have to wonder tho – since Econsultancy and Lynchpin are UK based, is their data slanted toward that market, or is it indicative of the global market? I can attest to the majority of my clients moving toward GA and leveraging my services as an analyst in favor of paying for WA solution. But then again I’m the small business evangelist so my data point my be biased…

By: Jacques Warren

Jacques Warren — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:35:52 +0000

I’m seeing a lot of agencies now simply slapping the GA code in the sites they develop, the same way ISPs provided reports back in the 90s, and telling clients that “Sure, we’ll measure everything”. The end results is often simple traffic reports emailed to managers who stop caring from the 3rd one.

So, I am not so sure that demand for *analysts* is that strong and widespread, when the prevaling analytical paradigm is “How many visits did we get yesterday?”.

By: sameer

sameer — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:28:57 +0000

I completely agree that web analytics is a process rather than an end to a process. We have implemented analytics culture and are already reaping benefits of it.