Learning to use Web Analytic tools (like Webmaster Tools) can be an overwhelming task especially if you’re new to managing a website. Google has set up an amazing amount of information in their Webmaster Central (help forum) collection. But they also created Webmaster Academy, educational materials designed just for beginners. These modular lesson plans cover …
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Tracking Events on Google Analytics
Not sure if you’re business networking efforts are actually fruitful? Or, want to see if your outbound sales’ efforts are impacting your online sales funnel? Well, there’s a way to track events to your online stats via Google Analytics Annotations. Annotations are a way to chronicle activities like trade shows, new product launches, a video …
New Web Optimization Feature in GA
Google just announced a brand new feature in Analytics that helps with web optimization. For techies, we call content experiments A/B testing. We like to test variations of a page to see which performs better. Subtle changes to a page can dramatically improve conversion. Now with Content Experiments, Google has made it even easier to implement …
Spectrum Snippet: Google Analytics Update Explained
One of the things we really like about Google Analytics is their commitment toward continuous improvement. They recently unveiled changes to some favorite reports that are worth mentioning. Customized Features You can now tweak predefined reports into a custom report. This allows you to save a custom report format and pull it whenever it strikes your …
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Google Analytics: Are You Flying Blind? Part 2
In our Google Analytics Part 1 of this two-post series we equated not reviewing and understanding your Web Analytics program to a business running without financial reports like a P&L or balance sheet. If you don’t understand your website’s performance or it’s not configured properly, you are flying blind. Here are the 3 remaining changes …
Google Analytics: Are You Flying Blind? Part 1
Imagine running your business without financial reports. No P&L. No balance sheet. No cash-flow analysis. Crazy, right? Well, if you don’t have a Web Analytics program, like Google Analytics, and it isn’t configured properly, it’s like flying blind. Theoretically your website is a salesperson who is available 24/7, 365 a year that takes no vacations and is …