Goal in Analytics - mulitple sources for the destination?
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Hello, guys. I am trying to find information without luck for my case - I have a contact form, which is placed on many inner pages (about 40). My question is - how do I make a Goal that has simultaneously all the different sources at once (as steps probably) - because there is a max limit of goals, and because analyzing them separately will take much time.
When a form is submitted, a /thankyou//?recordid=0d53415b-3e6b-4a32-add7-1586a4737a89 (or similar URL) appears.My guess is that I use a regular expression of ^/thankyou as a Destination, but I do not know what to write in steps.
Thank you all in advance, I hope I find a solutions of this annoying problem..
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Tim, thanks a lot for your response. I will surely use the tool you send me. I will, however, post here the Regex code, in case somebody can check it and say if it is correct (because I would like to use goals):
My URL structure is: /program/article1; /program/article2; /program/article3; /program/article4;
So if I want to include either first OR second OR third, is this here Regex for the Funnel steps ok?
(/program/article1|/program/article2|/program/article3|/program/article4)
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Ohhh, so you're talking about funnel steps for the goal, correct? If there is just one step in your funnel (i.e., pages A/B/C/D -> /thankyou/), then I wouldn't use the funnel feature. Instead, I'd look at the navigation summary report for pageviews on /thankyou/ which will tell you the previous page visitors viewed.
http://michaelwroberts.com/content/analytics-navigation-summary/
If there are multiple steps in your funnel, then you'll need to write a regular expression that matches all the possible URLs for each step, so your funnel setup would be something like this:
- Destination: /thankyou/ (select "Beings with" as I mentioned in my previous message)
- Funnel Step1: RegEx that matches pages A/B/C/D
- Funnel Step 2: RegEx that matches pages E/F/G
Here are some resources you might find helpful:
- http://moz.com/blog/an-seos-guide-to-regex
- http://www.seotakeaways.com/regular-expression-guide-for-seos/
- http://www.regextester.com/
If you want to share are those URLs here, you might be able to find someone who can put the RegEx together for you.
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Hi, thank you for your responses. But my question was how to add pages A, B, C, D, E all as one step (being either A or B or C or...) in Goals? All of them lead to the destination.
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Hey there,
Instead of using RegEx, I'd recommend using a built-in goal setting called Head Match. Head Match basically ignores any extra parameters in your destination URL. You can read more about it here.
In the latest version of GA, Head Match is now called "Begins with." So all you need to do is enter /thankyou/ as your destination and then select "Begins with" from the drop down menu (see attached image).
Hope this helps!
Tim
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I almost completely forgot there is a program called segment.io
it is a fantastic method of implementing analytics code from Google all the way to crazy egg and many more.
This method also will give you abilities that you did not have much more easily than some of the other methods. Please take a look
https://segment.io/docs/big-picture/what-we-do
https://segment.io/docs/integrations/mixpanel
assuming you also send out a thank you e-mail telling them you're going to reply quickly you may want to also implement this tool
http://customer.io/docs/integration-with-mixpanel-kissmetrics.html
I currently use it and it is fantastic. However I use DynECT Email something I due only because I received the full e-mail package when I purchased my DNS package for free so you will want to stick with either sendgrid or mailGun both are truly spectacular systems as well.
Sincerely,
Thomas
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hi,
I hope you're able to see this URL from kiss metrics I know it is in their support section and I am a member so I was logged in when I retrieved it.
Because I focus a lot on user segmentation I feel kiss metrics is a better fit for my personal uses. However this most likely can be done in a very similar fashion using Google analytics or if you don't want to pay the money kiss metrics charges mixpanel offers a excellent solution with a base price of free
http://support.kissmetrics.com/tutorial/event-library-tutorial/events-form-tutorial.html
if you use WordPress and want to use mixpanel go to Git or simply Google ZippyKid Mixpanel Vid Luther owner of zippy kid and all-around good guy has made the plug-in for Word press and offered it to the public for free.
here is the way to accomplish that task in mix panel
https://mixpanel.com/docs/integration-libraries/javascript-full-api#track_forms
I think in any of these situations you are going to have to either go off the URL the form is on to figure out where they came from as well as which form they used.
That's a fairly straightforward method the other way would be to give each form a unique name rather it's labeling them contact panel one through 60 or simply using the combined information to get the data you looking for.
In my own experience and I must be honest I'm not as experienced and Google analytics as I am in kiss metrics you may need to go to a new level and analytics using one of the two companies I have listed will give you what you need. However there may be a way to accomplish the same thing in Google analytics now that they have universal analytics out there are a lot more options available.
I hope this helps,
Thomas
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