Category

Tracking Fundamentals

Core concepts of web analytics, event tracking, user behavior analysis, and metrics interpretation.

First-Party vs Third-Party Cookies: Who Sets Them, Who Blocks Them

First-Party vs Third-Party Cookies: Who Sets Them, Who Blocks Them

Open DevTools on almost any commercial website, go to Application → Cookies, and you will find two kinds…

Alexander Vermeer
· 13 min read
How Long Analytics Cookies Survive — and What Breaks When They Expire

How Long Analytics Cookies Survive — and What Breaks When They Expire

You set an analytics cookie to expire in two years. Your reports behave as if it expires in…

Alexander Vermeer
· 9 min read
Cookieless Session Tracking: How Sessions Are Counted

Cookieless Session Tracking: How Sessions Are Counted

Cookieless session tracking counts visits, not people. With no cookie to hold a long-lived identifier, your analytics tool…

· 10 min read
Attribution Models Explained: Beyond Last-Click

Attribution Models Explained: Beyond Last-Click

Most customers do not buy the first time they hear about you. They see an ad, read a…

Alexander Vermeer
· 4 min read
Bounce Rate Explained: What It Means and How to Read It

Bounce Rate Explained: What It Means and How to Read It

Few analytics terms get misunderstood as often as bounce rate. People treat a high number as a disaster…

Alexander Vermeer
· 4 min read
Why Your Analytics Data Might Be Wrong (and How to Fix It)

Why Your Analytics Data Might Be Wrong (and How to Fix It)

You’ve spent weeks setting up your analytics, building dashboards, and tracking conversions. But here’s an uncomfortable truth: your…

Alexander Vermeer
· 5 min read
How to Measure Marketing ROI Without Overcomplicating It

How to Measure Marketing ROI Without Overcomplicating It

Ask ten marketers how they measure ROI, and you’ll get ten different answers — most of them way…

Alexander Vermeer
· 5 min read
What Is a Conversion Funnel and Why It Matters

What Is a Conversion Funnel and Why It Matters

If you have ever wondered why people visit your website but never buy, sign up, or take the…

Alexander Vermeer
· 4 min read
Audience Segmentation: What It Is and How to Get Started

Audience Segmentation: What It Is and How to Get Started

Not all website visitors are the same. Some are first-time browsers, others are ready to buy, and many…

Alexander Vermeer
· 3 min read
Last Click Attribution: What It Is and When to Use It

Last Click Attribution: What It Is and When to Use It

When a customer finally makes a purchase, which marketing channel gets the credit? With last click attribution, the…

Alexander Vermeer
· 4 min read