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         Ann Treacy
    broadband.mnrem.com


      ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Google Analytics (GA) is a free
service offered by Google that
 generates detailed statistics
about the visitors to a website.

                                            Google Analytics hit the scene in 2005.


        ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Advantages of Google Analytics
•   Free
•   Easy to use
•   High level dashboard
•   Detailed reports




               ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Disadvantages of Google Analytics
• Doesn’t track everyone
  – Visitors needs to accept cookies & JavaScript
  – Not tracking spiders
• Limiting info provided
  – Searchers can turn off tracking
  – Limitations may increase
• Need to have Google Account                                                       But again free and easy!



               ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
How to Set Up:
• www.google.com/analytics




            ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Set up Website




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Add Code to Your Site




   ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
“Home”




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Dates
• Choose dates
  to view
• Compare to past




             ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Compare Dates




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Home - Email




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Email
• Have stats
  emailed to
  you (or
  others) on
  a regular
  basis


               ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Home - Visits




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Visits




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
• Audience – How many? Location? Duration of
  visit? New, returning, bounce? Device?
• Advertising - Tracking success of AdWords
• Traffic Sources – Where does the traffic come
  from? SEO? Ads? Links?
• Content – Which pages are working?
• Conversions – Are visitors doing what you
  want them to do?

              ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Visits




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Audience




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Mobile Traffic




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
More Details (Second Dimension)




        ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Visitor Flow




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Audience
•   How many visitors?
•   Any campaigns rewarded with more traffic?
•   Where are they located?
•   Are they mobile?
•   New people, returns or bounces?


               ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Traffic Sources




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Referrals (Links from other sites)




         ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
SEO                        Note: This info is becoming limited!




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Traffic Source
•   Are our ads leading to visits?
•   Which links bring us traffic?
•   What terms do people use to find us?
•   Are social media efforts paying off?




               ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Content Overview




 ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
On Page Analytics




 ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Content
•   What pages are entry?
•   Where do people exit?
•   What pages are most/least popular?
•   Where do people link?




               ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Setting Up Goals




 ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
Goals




©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
For the Future
Filters, Funnels, E-Commerce…
 For today –
 1. Get GA set up
 2. Email stats monthly
 3. Look at them!
         ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
QUESTIONS?
If you have an interest in further training on in your
area, please let us know.
Session will be posted online:
http://www.mnrem.com/blog/




                  ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.

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Mnrem google analytics

  • 1. Google Analytics www.google.com/analytics/ Ann Treacy broadband.mnrem.com ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 2. Google Analytics (GA) is a free service offered by Google that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website. Google Analytics hit the scene in 2005. ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 3. Advantages of Google Analytics • Free • Easy to use • High level dashboard • Detailed reports ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 4. Disadvantages of Google Analytics • Doesn’t track everyone – Visitors needs to accept cookies & JavaScript – Not tracking spiders • Limiting info provided – Searchers can turn off tracking – Limitations may increase • Need to have Google Account But again free and easy! ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 5. How to Set Up: • www.google.com/analytics ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 6. Set up Website ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 7. Add Code to Your Site ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 8. “Home” ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 9. Dates • Choose dates to view • Compare to past ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 10. Compare Dates ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 11. Home - Email ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 12. Email • Have stats emailed to you (or others) on a regular basis ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 13. Home - Visits ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 14. Visits ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 15. • Audience – How many? Location? Duration of visit? New, returning, bounce? Device? • Advertising - Tracking success of AdWords • Traffic Sources – Where does the traffic come from? SEO? Ads? Links? • Content – Which pages are working? • Conversions – Are visitors doing what you want them to do? ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 16. Visits ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 17. Audience ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 18. Mobile Traffic ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 19. More Details (Second Dimension) ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 20. Visitor Flow ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 21. Audience • How many visitors? • Any campaigns rewarded with more traffic? • Where are they located? • Are they mobile? • New people, returns or bounces? ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 22. Traffic Sources ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 23. Referrals (Links from other sites) ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 24. SEO Note: This info is becoming limited! ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 25. Traffic Source • Are our ads leading to visits? • Which links bring us traffic? • What terms do people use to find us? • Are social media efforts paying off? ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 26. Content Overview ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 27. On Page Analytics ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 28. Content • What pages are entry? • Where do people exit? • What pages are most/least popular? • Where do people link? ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 29. Setting Up Goals ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 30. Goals ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 31. For the Future Filters, Funnels, E-Commerce… For today – 1. Get GA set up 2. Email stats monthly 3. Look at them! ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.
  • 32. QUESTIONS? If you have an interest in further training on in your area, please let us know. Session will be posted online: http://www.mnrem.com/blog/ ©2011 Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace. All Rights Reserved.