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Using Google Analytics To Improve Your Website
Hidden Tech: March 31, 2010
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Overview
01. Introductions
02. Why Google Analytics?
03. Website Goals
04. Reports
05. Tips & Tricks
06. Applying What You Learned
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Who I Am / What I Do
Derek Allard derek@gravityswitch.com
Website designer / programmer
Constant website improvement
Maximize value of website
Return On Investment (ROI)
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Who Are You?
What do you want from this workshop?
Do you have a website?
Do you use Google Analytics?
What has your experience been?
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This Workshop Will Help You
Set up Google Analytics
Define goals for your website
Better understand various reports
Better interpret data
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Workshop Materials
Presentation is posted at
http://www.gravityswitch.com/analyti
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Why Google Analytics?
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Industry Standard
Why Google Analytics?
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Industry Standard
Easy to Use
Why Google Analytics?
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Industry Standard
Easy to Use
Why Google Analytics?
Free
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Google Analytics Can Help You
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Google Analytics Can Help You
Think About Goals
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Google Analytics Can Help You
Think About Goals
Track Results
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Google Analytics Can Help You
Think About Goals
Track Results
Save Money on Marketing Campaigns
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Google Analytics Can Help You
Think About Goals
Track Results
Save Money on Marketing Campaigns
Better Understand your Visitors
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Setting Up &
Defining Goals
Setting Up &
Defining Goals
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Setting Up Google Analytics
Sign up
Install code onto ALL pages of website
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Goals Allow You to Monitor Your Website’s Success (or Failure)
Examples of Goal Pages:
- Sign up form
- Checkout thank you
- Download a report
- Request for quote form
- Viewing a critical page of your website
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Setting Up Goals
Define goal type
Define goal funnel
“What do I want my visitors to do on my website?”
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Focus On A Limited Number Of Goals
Limit yourself to high priority items
Website visitors have a limited attention span - keep them focused by keeping yourself focused
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Overview Of Reports
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Four Main Report Categories
Visitors - Geography and Time on Site
Traffic Sources - Where users come
from
Content - Page Popularity
Goals - What does this mean to your
biz?
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Four Main Report Categories
Visitors - Geography and Time on Site
Traffic Sources - Where users come
from
Content - Page Popularity
Goals - What does this mean to your
biz?
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gravity switchNice people. Award-winning process. Websites done right.
Four Main Report Categories
Visitors - Geography and Time on Site
Traffic Sources - Where users come
from
Content - Page Popularity
Goals - What does this mean to your
biz?
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gravity switchNice people. Award-winning process. Websites done right.
Four Main Report Categories
Visitors - Geography and Time on Site
Traffic Sources - Where users come
from
Content - Page Popularity
Goals - What does this mean to your
biz?
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Four Main Report Categories
Visitors - Geography and Time on Site
Traffic Sources - Where users come
from
Content - Page Popularity
Goals - What does this mean to your
biz?
Over 100 Reports
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Visitors: Overview
Number of Visits and Pageviews
Bounce Rate
Average Time on Site
Percent of New Visits
Browser / Connection Speed
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Visitors: Map Overlay
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Visitors: Map Overlay
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Visitors: Map Overlay
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Visitors: Benchmarking
Take with a grain of salt
Useful for seeing averages
Set category for more accuracy
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Traffic Sources: Overview
Direct Traffic (entering address in browser)
Referring Sites (link on another website)
Search Engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.)
Top Traffic Sources / Top Keywords
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Traffic Sources: All Traffic Sources
Find your best traffic sources
Analyze visitor behavior from each
source
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Traffic Sources: Campaigns
Google Adwords + Analytics = Happy
Email Marketing
Banner Ads
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Content: Overview
Most popular pages
Number of pageviews
Entrance Paths
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Content: Top Content
Average Time On Page
Exit Percentage
Bounce Rate Percentage
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Content: Site Overlay
Very Visual
Works Great with Goals
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Goals: Overview
Number of completed goals
Goal conversion rate
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Goals: Reverse Goal Path
Find Patterns
Look Backwards from Goal Pages
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Goals: Funnel Visualization
See where visitors fall off defined path
Improve flow to increase conversion
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Tips And Tricks
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Tips And Tricks
All Links can be tagged
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Tips And Tricks
All Links can be tagged
Reports can be automatically emailed
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Tips And Tricks
All Links can be tagged
Reports can be automatically emailed
Timeframe is adjustable
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Tips And Tricks
All Links can be tagged
Reports can be automatically emailed
Timeframe is adjustable
Views buttons are your friend
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Tips And Tricks
All Links can be tagged
Reports can be automatically emailed
Timeframe is adjustable
Views buttons are your friend
Filter data to focus on what’s important
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gravity switchNice people. Award-winning process. Websites done right.
Tips And Tricks
All Links can be tagged
Reports can be automatically emailed
Timeframe is adjustable
Views buttons are your friend
Filter data to focus on what’s important
Apply values to your goals
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gravity switchNice people. Award-winning process. Websites done right.
Tips And Tricks
All Links can be tagged
Reports can be automatically emailed
Timeframe is adjustable
Views buttons are your friend
Filter data to focus on what’s important
Apply values to your goals
See handout for more resources
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06. Applying What You Learn
Applying What You Learned
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Takeaways
All websites have room for improvement - Google
Analytics will show the way
Set up goals to more accurately (and easily) track
successes and failures
Focus only on those reports that are relevant to
your website
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Additional Resources
Google Analytics Website / Google URL Builder
Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics by
Brian Clifton
Web Design for ROI by Lance Loveday & Sandra
Niehaus
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Ask me Questions
Ask Me Questions
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Thank You!
Derek Allard
Gravity Switch
derek@gravityswitch.com | 586.9596
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