Two Google Analytics accounts funnel problem
Problem:
My app's LP is obviously hosted by me https://fill.ly
but the app itself http://bit.ly/2nqUJau is hosted on Chrome Store. They allow to connect it with GA but I have limited options changing this page.
I would like to be able to track what number of people came to Chrome Store from my landing page but having the original source. Let's say I have Reddit post and someone visits my LP, then clicks CTA and goes to ChromeStore. In GA this visit has referral https:/fill.ly and I would like to have this information that the visit originally comes from Reddit.
Possible ugly solution:
I can add some url params to any link to my LP and then bypass those params to Chrome Store's CTA link. But this is a timeconsuming and ugly solution. People do not like urls with &ref=something and hiding everything with Bitly also is not a solution
Good Solution: ... ?
Anyone having an app (browser extension, desktop app, mobile app) came across the same problem?
Hi, it all depends upon the point of view.
In your example, both Reddit and your landing page contributed to the actual goal (extension page visit or download). It's unfair to say that it was only Reddit.
However, as you know your extension URL, it's easy to address this problem of seemingly invisible referrals:
The bad thing is that Goals don't work for the past, so you must plan accordingly what you want to know.
Also, a lot of people blocking GA, so always interpret your data with a grain of salt.
That would be true if we only promoted links to ChromeStore and LP was left alone waiting for organic traffic. But as we work on different media such as Reddit, IndieHackers, ColdMails, Fb or Linkedin and posting links to both LP and ChromeStome. So at the end of the week I just want to sit and check which activity brought the most visits in ChromeStore.
I will definitely test it. Sounds good. Thank you!