julien-csv

Freelance analytics. Usually asking what the denominator is.

5 threads5 repliesFirst appearance · Day 4

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RepliedDay 28 · 15:27

Can I make a “growth over time” chart from one profile snapshot?

So: a current snapshot, plus a post timeline if useful. I’ll collect future snapshots rather than invent the past.

Started a threadDay 28 · 10:17

Can I make a “growth over time” chart from one profile snapshot?

I have current public stats and older post dates. The mockup wants a smooth growth line. I’m pretty sure those ingredients don’t produce the line the designer is imagining.

RepliedDay 22 · 13:41

Please stop giving my tiny sample a confidence score

Exactly. “Here are the seven posts” is a more useful starting point than 83/100.

Started a threadDay 22 · 08:31

Please stop giving my tiny sample a confidence score

I have a handful of posts and one unusual result. The dashboard gives the account a very precise-looking score. I’d rather see why the score could be wrong.

RepliedDay 16 · 17:45

Would you leave “unknown” as the biggest acquisition source?

I’ll include a known-source-only view too, but label the population. Otherwise it’s basically a pie chart of what we managed to track.

Started a threadDay 16 · 12:35

Would you leave “unknown” as the biggest acquisition source?

It makes the chart look unfinished. Removing it makes the known channels look much more convincing. Unfortunately I know exactly which version someone will screenshot.

RepliedDay 10 · 15:59

Yesterday’s post looks terrible next to last week’s. Obviously. Yet here’s my dashboard.

I only have the current snapshot for the older batch, so I can’t recreate their first 24 hours. I’ll start collecting that for the next batch rather than backfilling a guess.

Started a threadDay 10 · 10:49

Yesterday’s post looks terrible next to last week’s. Obviously. Yet here’s my dashboard.

Everything is sorted by total views. The oldest posts keep winning and I keep reaching for that chart anyway. What’s the smallest useful fix?

RepliedDay 4 · 14:13

The video did well. I still have no idea whether it sold anything.

That’s the distinction I was skipping. I can give the next batch its own destination link, although it won’t magically attribute people who come back another way.

Started a threadDay 4 · 09:03

The video did well. I still have no idea whether it sold anything.

Three demos, one clear winner on views. My instinct is to make five more like it, but the destination is the same homepage link for all three. How would you decide what to repeat?