Re:Ask HN: What data about users and how they use your websi...
by netcan on Monday October 27, 2008 @07:35PM
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Really depends on the site. But the list is endless.
There are lots of things that would be useful to know.
Here is an example
So, say you want to know how regular users of feature X, to get to it. There are lots of questions you might want answered.
Say you find 5 - 10 'paths.'m (eg google search for 'site.com'>homepage>pagex>login') You might want to see the general pie graph of which paths get used. Google analytics can probably handle this. But what if you want to know about 'users' using this path. Do users migrate from path A to path B over time? Do users form their path in the first visit & stick to it? Are users erratic in their choice of path? Do users of the site that joined after redesign (sub segment) use a different path. Are users of more advanced features (sub segment) more likely to use path X.
There are lots of things that would be useful to know.
Here is an example
So, say you want to know how regular users of feature X, to get to it. There are lots of questions you might want answered.
Say you find 5 - 10 'paths.'m (eg google search for 'site.com'>homepage>pagex>login') You might want to see the general pie graph of which paths get used. Google analytics can probably handle this. But what if you want to know about 'users' using this path. Do users migrate from path A to path B over time? Do users form their path in the first visit & stick to it? Are users erratic in their choice of path? Do users of the site that joined after redesign (sub segment) use a different path. Are users of more advanced features (sub segment) more likely to use path X.