Conversion

Conversion is the successful completion of a desired action. This action can be defined as clicking on an advertising banner, completing a purchase, a download or registration for a newsletter.

We distinguish two types of conversions:

  • Macro conversions – primary goals of a website
    Examples: filling out the contact form, purchase
  • Micro conversions – steps or milestones that help you reach the end goal
    Examples: newsletter signups, whitepaper downloads, contact page views

More about conversions on Piwik PRO blog:

March 24, 2021

Web analytics for governments part 3: Working with operational KPIs

This article is the third and last part of the series about the FTG (Functie-Taak-Gedrag in Dutch) framework – a web analytics model designed for the public sector. The framework was created by Toon Vuursteen, a Dutch thought leader in digital analytics for government, now using his expertise to support clients of Deloitte Netherlands.From this […]

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March 16, 2021

How to host your analytics: public cloud vs private cloud vs self-hosted

Keeping data on in-house servers used to be the gold standard for doing analytics safely and securely. But cloud-based analytics platforms have been steadily gaining market share as well as - and more importantly - the trust of organizations. In the cloud, clients aren’t responsible for the software, services and hardware, which cuts their costs. However, […]

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