A/B split and multivariate testing: don't forget your most important page

I'm a huge fan of A/B split and multivariate testing. It simply works. And that means more money at the end of the day.

But because this can be a complicated undertaking depending on the scope of your testing strategy, there are often pages that get left behind.

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Posted 12 June 2009 08:57am by Patricio Robles with 5 comments

Google integrates AdSense and Analytics

Google launches a lot of new features on a regular basis. Many of them are important and worth reporting on.

But in my opinion, few are as important to digital marketers as yesterday's announcement that Google has made publicly-available integration between AdSense and Analytics.

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Posted 30 April 2009 11:46am by Patricio Robles with 1 comment

Content management: putting it all together

If you made a list of all the essential tools in an online business' toolkit, what would be on it?

Chances are you'd include content management, analytics and multivariate testing.

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Posted 16 April 2009 11:44am by Patricio Robles with 5 comments

Yahoo loves multivariate testing

It's one of the most powerful tools in an online publisher's arsenal but it's one that few make effective use of. I'm talking about multivariate testing.

As part of its effort to turn its business around, Yahoo is using multivariate testing extensively on its homepage to figure out which combinations of content and features produce the best results.

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Posted 26 March 2009 14:58pm by Patricio Robles with 6 comments

Google releases The Techie Guide to Google Website Optimizer

Google’s website testing and optimization tool, Website Optimizer, can be a powerful tool in an online publisher's arsenal.

It enables publishers to test the impact different content and designs have on website conversions.

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Posted 10 March 2009 09:00am by Patricio Robles with 0 comments