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It seems a lot of people couldn't get used to the new GA layout, so Google has tweaked the design a bit to make it more logical.

Google Analytics Blog: Refining the new Google Analytics

My biggest question though, and would be great to hear if anyone else has cracked this. Where is the original "overview" view?

Previously, I'd open up my GA account, and the first page would display all my sites, with a high level view of visits, goals, bounce and percentage change.

With a quick glance, I could spot any immediate problems, ie low goal conversion rate, or a red arrow telling me my traffic was down 10%, and investigate. I also named my sites numerically so they would display in the order I wanted them to, ie 1. My Local Services etc...

Now, there is no sign of the quick high level view, and all my sites display in a bizarre unlogical order

Instead I have to go into each web property, and open it up to check traffic levels goals etc, as opposed to being able to view all sites together.

If I've missed an obvious setting (other than "use old version") I'm all ears!

If you are like me and have a tendency to collect domains, then you probably use some form of domain parking service like SEDO and try and earn a couple of pennies.

I noticed Google also started advertising this service, and moved all my domains over from SEDO last year, but it looks like Google has given up on the idea and are scrapping the service.

If you use adsense to monetize any parked domains, then here are Googles key dates for 2012:

22 February: AdSense publishers can no longer start using the Hosted domains product.
21 March: You will no longer be able to create new hosted domains.
18 April: Hosted domains will become inactive and it will no longer be possible to earn from them.
27 June: Hosted domains will no longer be available in AdSense accounts.

What do you think of the timeline look?

Hated it at first, but now slowly warming to it

good stuff, but the burning question is, can you attribute any sales yet?

Here's a discussion about this very topic:

Free delivery does it make you buy?

hmm, maybe cached browser results? I know chrome auto fills some forms for me, although it can be switched off.

lol 10/10 for cheek

I feel abused... asking for some free copywriting so you can use it on another forum!

Looking at your offer, it does smack of the old adage, that you get nothing for nothing... So I can have a free website as long as I tie myself into your hosting, which no doubt will be for 12 months

It's going to be down to the quality of the portfolio. There are so many places now offering free websites, from tacky single page templates and microsites, to half decent wordpress templates.

Your portfolio is your shopwindow and a chance to showboat. They don't have to be just customers, maybe throw in a demo site covered in bells and whistles. It needs to be a visual answer for "choose me and stop browsing".

Well thats what I reckon

Cracking question.

Be interesting to see what other peoples responses are.

Personally we look at volume, and then scale it accordingly. For us, product price may end up being 85% cheaper, but if it is a very high volume, then it's worth it and as product is digital (and essentially created by the customer), it's minimal overhead. I'm guessing unlike maybe yourself where every product requires resource and input to create.

You need to work out what your actual costs are (including time), then decide what profit you would like to make on that, then whatever is the smallest amount of profit you are happy with, becomes your trade price.

As the grumpy jock Duncan Bannatyne would say, Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity

Huzzah!! We now have characteristics!

Hmmm, the wait really wasn't worth it, and to be honest the stats are more than ropey!

We went from 501 unique +1's, then it said up until 15/02 we had 0 (!?!), then a day later we shot upto 713

But we now have 1541 uniques, and 2,143 in total. So the answer is somewhere between 501 and 1541 !

Heres a screen shot of the anticipated excitement... a poxy pie chart

Who owns it, is it an Australian franchise? Assumed it was American