Comments on: Jump Page To Track “RSS Subscription Goal” Via Google Analytics

By: Tracking The “Subscription Goal” | My Affiliate Journey - Affiliate Marketing Blog by Vlad

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:50:16 +0000

[...] associated with this blog. Namely the “Subsription Goal”, which I have implemented on a jump page, through which every one who clicks that big RSS button is redirected to the feed of this [...]

By: Vlad

Vlad — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:05:26 +0000

I think what I am doing now, as well as Shoemoney himself, is still sort of guessing game. As you just said just because they came through and click the button does not mean they definitely subscribed .

By: 45n5

45n5 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:58:56 +0000

cool, i think what I’m going to do is just create a few banners that lead to my subscribe page (for email and rss). then anybody that lands on the subscribe page is considered a goal winner

I can track this super easy with openads. Of course it won’t tell me if they actually pull the trigger and subscribe, but neither will the jump page solution.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:54:32 +0000

It’s not Analitycs alone that i ma concerned with. AdWords+Analytics if you have a “goal” set up and the page that you maybe pushing with PPC falls into the “funnel” it clearly gives them a hint of my profits- that is my concern. Fortunately I have no PPC for this blog on my other websites I do not have analytics….

As to the email subscriptions I am not tracking them yet. Jeremy, answering my comment, said he would be writing about it soon. So I am waiting……….

By: 45n5

45n5 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:37:57 +0000

I’ve got nothing to hide from google analytics

what about email subscriptions, are you tracking the goal with them anyway?

By: Vlad

Vlad — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:05:26 +0000

By: 45n5

45n5 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:58:56 +0000

cool, i think what I'm going to do is just create a few banners that lead to my subscribe page (for email and rss). then anybody that lands on the subscribe page is considered a goal winner

I can track this super easy with openads. Of course it won't tell me if they actually pull the trigger and subscribe, but neither will the jump page solution.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:54:32 +0000

It's not Analitycs alone that i ma concerned with. AdWords+Analytics if you have a “goal” set up and the page that you maybe pushing with PPC falls into the “funnel” it clearly gives them a hint of my profits- that is my concern. Fortunately I have no PPC for this blog on my other websites I do not have analytics….

As to the email subscriptions I am not tracking them yet. Jeremy, answering my comment, said he would be writing about it soon. So I am waiting……….

By: 45n5

45n5 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:37:57 +0000

I've got nothing to hide from google analytics

what about email subscriptions, are you tracking the goal with them anyway?

By: Vlad

Vlad — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:14:23 +0000

I thought about doing that as well but the only code I found was a javascript, while it may not be as it use to but there are still enough of visitors that are not allowing javascripts to be served in their browser.

To be honest I was always suspicious of Google Analytics, good enough that they know what I am spending. I am not sure if I am completely ok with letting them nkow what I am making, but their statistics do kick some behind big time.

Good luck man.