Google Analytics is a bloggers most useful tool. However, it is almost a bloggers most confusing tool. I often think to myself that I would be better off deciphering hieroglyphics than aimlessly clicking on Google Analytics.
The basics however are not too bad to get your head round. Understanding Google Analytics is a really important aspect of blogging and one that can really improve what you do. This being said, I’ve struggled to find a Google Analytic Guide that paints a simple picture. As a result, I have taken it upon myself to create a basic Google Analytic guide. So I present to you:
Google Anayltics Explained: A 5 minute guide.
We’re by no means an expert on Google Analytics but what we do know might just be useful. We’d love for you to share this info graphic on your blog, if you have one. If you found it useful, then your readers might too. If you want to use it, just copy “n” paste this code:
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Other blogging topics you might be interested in are: (If you have any questions, leave a comment and I’ll do my best to answer them!)
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Excellent stuff, very useful and something I’m now going to have to spend some time digesting (I hate that side of blogging).
Useful? Just a little! I am such a technophobe I look at my GA page and start panicking, I will read and digest, and hopefully get to grips.
Wow this is so useful and your information is very straightforward, this will help me tons. Thanks for posting this and I always wanted to know what a bounce rate was I had no clue!
Some great tips there, Google Analytics has so far been a bit of a mystery to me!
Thank you – it is a mystery but worth pursuing! :)
Great post, I use analytics too and I also like Stat counter. #MagicMoments
Oh, I haven’t come across Stat Counter. Is it good?
Anything thing that helps bloggers understand GA is fab in my book as it can be super scary!
Thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments (sorry i am late)
What a great how-to guide to Google Analytics! Love the graphic and will be sharing widely as I know this will be useful to so many people. Thanks for sharing this at #sharethejoy too :)
Thank you. Hope it’s useful. :)
Yay! Something about GA in English, thank you #sharethejoy
You’re welcome!
Really useful post. I much prefer the GA app too. The trouble is that it can be rather addictive viewing!
I have Google Analytics installed but rarely look at it as I didn’t understand it.
You have just put everything in plain English! Thank you!
I don’t have any problems understanding Google Analytics. I just have feeling that it misses a lot of my traffic.
I use blogger as my platform and trust me I know that blogger stats are WAY off. But sometimes my blogger stats will say I have 1500 pageviews in one day, and my GA will say I have 150. There is just no way that I am getting 1350 pageviews from bots and all that other stuff. I just wish I had an accurate and true count so I could make my blog better…
That is a big difference! Not sure what’s going on there but I will say that in my experience, analytics is much more accurate and when I was on blogger, I was disappointed. The difference was irritating – for me it was usually about half. So if I had 1000 views on blogger, in reality (according to analytics) it was 500.
I was so excited to see this as a topic. It has already been so useful to me; thank you! The app is awesome too btw. Love your blog! -Thom
Thanks for your comment – pleased you found it useful. The APP is great isn’t it. Have a great day
This is fab!I looked at it on the desktop site and my head exploded.I didn’t know there was an app so thankyou!!So much easier!
I love this guide, I’ve always found Google Analytics a little complicated. Thanks for this, promptly bookmarked! ;)
Thanks for such a useful graphic! I still find it confusing.
I want to go from blogger to self hosting too so doing a lot of googling at the moment!
Have you seen our article on this too?
Wow, i actually understood it !.
Thankyou, it was a good read.
Really useful advice especially the key word info.