How can I get Google Analytics to provide a by-visitor report like Sitemeter does?
March 8, 2009 1:17 PM Subscribe
How can I get Google Analytics to act like Sitemeter?
Specifically, Sitemeter does a nice roundup of information under "Recent Visitors - By Details." It shows a chronological list of recent visitors to my blog, with domain name, visit time and page views. Clicking on the number in front of each listing takes you to a page about that visit which shows their ISP, referring URL, keywords they searched for, outclick page and more.
I really like this view of the data and I can't figure out how to get Google Analytics (which I must use for my portfolio site) to show me the same data. I can see the "All Traffic Sources" info which does show the number of visits from specific sources, and I see the "Keywords" area which shows what people searched for, but I don't see how to get the same list Sitemeter shows: who was there, when, from where, looking for what, and for how long.
Google Analytics is so crazy complex that I'm sure there must be a way, though, and I'm sure there are several people here on AskMeFi who can tell me how. And for that, I thank you in advance.
Specifically, Sitemeter does a nice roundup of information under "Recent Visitors - By Details." It shows a chronological list of recent visitors to my blog, with domain name, visit time and page views. Clicking on the number in front of each listing takes you to a page about that visit which shows their ISP, referring URL, keywords they searched for, outclick page and more.
I really like this view of the data and I can't figure out how to get Google Analytics (which I must use for my portfolio site) to show me the same data. I can see the "All Traffic Sources" info which does show the number of visits from specific sources, and I see the "Keywords" area which shows what people searched for, but I don't see how to get the same list Sitemeter shows: who was there, when, from where, looking for what, and for how long.
Google Analytics is so crazy complex that I'm sure there must be a way, though, and I'm sure there are several people here on AskMeFi who can tell me how. And for that, I thank you in advance.
Take a look at Custom Reporting Beta (on the left-hand menu).
posted by tellurian at 8:33 PM on March 8, 2009
posted by tellurian at 8:33 PM on March 8, 2009
Response by poster: Thanks; I did look at the custom reporting but can't quite see how to make it do what I described above. Maybe it will just take more intensive study.
posted by TochterAusElysium at 8:45 PM on March 8, 2009
posted by TochterAusElysium at 8:45 PM on March 8, 2009
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