Google Analytics #1 Mistake – Incorrect Default Page

Setting the default page for your Website is a very simple process in Google Analytics, that greatly enhances the quality of the reporting data.  The default page for a Website is the page shown to a visitor when they visit your Website by typing in your domain through their browser’s address bar.  For instance, if you were to type “http://www.eugeneorourke.com/blog/ into your browser my server returns index.php.  Index.php will not show in your address bar because it is [...]

Auto Update Copyright Tag

It seems like outdated copyright tags in the footer of Websites are becoming an increasing issue online. Here are a couple of basic ways to make the tag dynamic to always display the correct information and updated year.

1. JavaScript (Current Year)

2. JavaScript (Original Year – Current Year)

2009-

3. PHP (Current Year)

< ?php echo "© ".date("Y"); ?>

4. PHP (Original Year – Current Year)

2009-< ?php echo "© ".date("Y"); ?>

With a little script implementation, everyone can keep their copyright tags up to date [...]

Piwik Review

Piwik is an open source alternative to Google Analytics and is open for developers to build their own plugins for their unique web analytics needs. [Demo]

Piwik has a similar basic implementation as Google Analytics.  Users simply copy and paste a small JavaScript code on their site to collect data and it can be hosted on a completely independent server.

There are many benefits using open source analytics tools, such as Piwik.  Analysts, for example, can adjust Piwik to fit their unique [...]

The Five Deadly Sins of Presentations

According to John Brien, the saddest presentation in the world Hisn’t a title to which many care to aspire. Why is it then, that most presentations you see fall into this ‘sad’ category? Mr. Brien states that you may be often thinking “Am I mistaken or did that expert merely jot down some ill-formed ideas and transfer them to PowerPoint?”

Why do presenters / speakers feel that they can get away with minimal effort? They often feel that [...]