My Name is URL: Tracking Clickthroughs with Custom Links

Just think of how many URLs back to your website you post every day – on social media, in email campaigns, for online ads, and on and on. Wouldn’t it be great to see where your efforts are most effective? Of course, you’re already using Google Analytics (GA) to see where your traffic comes from, but there’s a very simple tool available that helps you track clickthrough rates across all your sources: the Google URL ...

If You Aren't Filtering Out Your Visits In Google Analytics You’ll Regret It 2018

If You Aren’t Filtering Out Your Visits In Google Analytics, You’ll Regret It

One of the most fundamental enhancements you should make to your organization’s Google Analytics (GA) account is to create a filtered view that excludes all traffic from employees regularly accessing the site from work and/or personal computers. Doing so will provide a far more accurate picture for how your users flow through your site thereby allowing you to make necessary adjustments. Regardless of your GA skill level, this is super easy to setup and will ...

Creating a Social Media Plan: Put It Into Action!

A plan not written down is just a bunch of good intentions. When creating a social media plan, you’ve likely done research and have statistics, analysis of your own social media sites, best practices, goals for your own profiles and platforms, and different content moderation and posting policies. If you haven’t written these down or typed them up, then do it! This keeps you accountable and keeps a record for you when you come back ...