How to Use Google Analytics Effectively

Video Tutorials for Google Analytics

Google Analytics is traffic monitoring website. With Google Analytics, you can generate detailed statistics about a website's visitors and how they interact with a site online. Learn to use Google Analytics effectively with Grovo’s video tutorials, conceptual lessons, expert interviews, quiz questions and downloadable PDFs.

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“How To” Tutorials on Google Analytics

# Name Description
Google Analytics Setup
1. Google Analytics Trailer What Google Analytics is and an overview of what you’ll learn about it.
2. Understand Google Analytics Structure Navigate the hierarchy of Google Analytics accounts, web properties and profiles.
3. Install the Tracking Code Allow Google Analytics to track the traffic to and around a website.
4. Create a New Profile Use multiple Google Analytics profiles to view pre-filtered or highly targeted traffic data.
5. Edit Property Settings Keep Google Analytics web properties up-to-date.
6. Create Alerts Get automatic email alerts when traffic data reaches user-defined conditions.
7. Create Filters Filter unwanted or noisy traffic from specific IP addresses, domains or subdomains.
8. Add Users Share access to Google Analytics data with others.
Google Analytics Goals
1. What are Google Analytics Goals? Learn what Goals are on Google Analytics are and how to use the service.
2. Set a URL Destination Goal Track visitor conversions.
3. Create a Goal Funnel Track visitor flow through a website.
4. Set Time and Page per Visit Goals Track engaged user metrics.
5. Monitor Visitor Goal Metrics Analyze how goals are performing with specific groups of visitors.
6. Monitor Goal Metrics from Traffic Sources Analyze how goals are performing with specific traffic segments.
Google Analytics Filtering Data
1. Build a Custom Segment Create traffic segments that are only relevant to you.
2. Add Multiple Default Segments View data segments with pre-defined Google Analytics options.
3. Compare Multiple Metrics View historical data side-by-side.
4. Refine Data Dimensions Compare Google Analytics dimensions.
5. Quick Filters View filtered data without creating a custom segment.
6. Advanced Data Table Views Compare visitors and traffic data against a site’s totals.

Animated Concepts and Strategy

# Name Description
Online Marketing
1. What is Online Marketing and Why is it Valuable? Discover the unique advantages of marketing your business online.
2. The Seven Main Types of Online Marketing Promote your business through a wide variety of different marketing channels.
3. Online Marketing Terminology Learn the essential vocabulary of an online marketing campaign.
4. Determine Online Marketing Needs Craft an online marketing strategy based on your business’ needs and resources.
5. Online Marketing Etiquette Overcome the stigma of marketing and build trust with these guidelines.
PPC
1. What is Pay Per Click? Learn the basics of pay-per-click (PPC) advertising.
2. What are the Benefits of PPC? Learn how PPC can help your business.
3. What are the Main Types of PPC? Learn the difference between search ads and content ads.
4. Navigate the PPC Superstars Learn about the two primary players in the PPC world.
5. Understand the Components of PPC Ads Learn about the four key pieces of a PPC ad.
6. Write Compelling PPC Title Text Create titles for PPC ads that inspire consumers to click.
7. Write Compelling PPC Descriptions Create descriptions for your PPC ads that engage consumers.
8. Optimize Display and Destination URL Make the most of your display and destination URLs.
9. Set a PPC Budget Determine the optimal spend for effective PPC.
10. Track Success of PPC Keywords Use tracking codes to measure keyword success.
SEO Keyword Research
1. What is SEO? Learn about the process of improving your website’s organic or natural ranking in search engine results.
2. Create an Initial Keyword List Build a list of words and phrases that most pertain to your company.
3. Keyword List Expansion Expand your initial keyword list with Google’s Keyword tool.
4. Generate Metrics with Wordtracker Garner more information about every keyword on your list using Wordtracker.
5. Wordtracker SEO Metric Analysis Pull metrics from Wordtracker to rank the “SEO value” of each keyword.
6. Filter a Keyword List Cut your keyword list down to only the most relevant terms.

Tips, Tricks and Techniques from Experts

# Name
Zach Ciperski - Build an SEO Foundation
1. Build an SEO Foundation
2. A Brief History of SEO
3. Choosing Keywords
4. Onsite SEO Optimizations
5. SEO-Friendly Content
6. Link Building
7. Social Media SEO
8. Using Video for SEO
9. User Experience and SEO
10. Mobile SEO