Does Google Analytic have the ability to track where customers are leaving the site for? ie, They are on my site but leave to goto Google.com or Yahoo.com. I can't seem to find this stat. Even better, can I setup a goal to say "If visitor visits xxx.com site",etc.
good question. i have always wondered this. i need to subscribe to this. i KNOW they know, but will they share?? kind of scary when you think about it. they know where you are coming from and going to every single day.
I'm not sure of other web analytics software or programs, like Yahoo! Web Analytics, Crawl Track, ClickTale, W3Perl, Sawmill, etc., and it will be good to check them if they have this feature. Some are free, others are negotiable. Google itself is also offering a paid service (Urchin).
You can do that by adding event tracking. When your visitor click on the link that links to other sites, the event can be record by Analytics. Here's the details on implementing it: http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/eventTrackerGuide.html I am not sure which version of Analytics code you using. But here's sample code you can use: <a href="http://www.google.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'External Site', 'google.com']);">Goto Google</a> Code (markup): In Analytics, the record will show up in "Content" -> "Event Tracking"
If you are a wordpress user there are plugins that can do this for you. One is Google Analyticator another is Google Analytics for Wordpress.