Diggin’ data with Google Analytics

And since we’re on the topic of how diggin’ data is so cool, there is a helpful two-parter, Google Analytics Part 1: Getting Started with Site Tracking and the follow-up Google Analytics Part 2: Examining Analytical Data, both freebie articles at Community MX. It’s pretty basic but informative stuff, and includes in part I useful bits about the scripting options for using Google Analytics to track static and dynamic PHP sites, ASP pages and JavaScript events, and in part II what to make of the data you get. (At LSNC we have been using Google Analytics for several months now, and have found it to be a very stable, reliable and quick-loading web-based analytic tool.) A few months back, we posted an item about outsourcing your web statistics, which included tips on how to use Google Analytics with your WordPress and MediaWiki installations. Community MX is a subscription site for web developers, with a heavy emphasis on the Dreamweaver market. The freebie articles posted there are, of course, teasers to get you to buy in. But Community MX regularly posts a lot of high-quality free articles that you may find helpful. Well worth the perusal.