WHY WEB ANALYTICS ROCKS!
      PRESENTED BY ILLIYA VJESTICA - MD @ SMARTDOG DIGITAL




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I HEART WEB ANALYTICS...
BUT WHAT IS?
“The analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from your website
and the competition, to drive a continual improvement of the online
experience that your customers, and potential customers have,
which translates into your desired outcomes (online and offline).”  
-Avinash Kaushik
A BUSINESS PROCESS USED TO CONTINUOUSLY
IMPROVE YOUR ONLINE BUSINESS
“In God we trust, all others bring
data.”— Framed plaque from the ‘60s at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre
DATA IS BORING NO!
DATA IS SEXY
NO MORE GUESS WORK!
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TRUE INSIGHT & DEEPER
      UNDERSTANDING!
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
IT’S FREE!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
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“If you cannot measure it, you
cannot improve it”
- Lord Kelvin, 1824-1907
MEASUREMENT


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Every business
needs a measurement
strategy
every business
is different
EACH haVE different marketing
objectives.
DATA DRIVES INTELLIGENCE =
  FOCUS ON THE OUTCOMES
Wahoo hoo! A 500% increase in traffic
     this month. 1,500 visitors.
    My website officially rocks!
500%increase?
Did that 500% = an
increase in revenue?
Or did it generate more
enquiries, leads or sales?
MoreTHAN
just Traffic numbers
& visitors.
How does our website
perform? Does it work?
Understand where your customers a
                                 re!
Great data for localised targeting!



         targeT a geo-graphic
         region via adwords.
What are your best sources of traffic
                                     ?
IS YOUR AUDIENCE LISTENING...
How engaging is your content?
ANA LYSE JUST YOUR S OCIAL TRAFFIC!
Asking bus
              iness
questions o
           f website
       data
Do you know what percentage of
your sales come through mobile?
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What content drives
 the most sales?
How many of our web
visitors live close enough to
          shop here?
FIND the golden
nuggets in your
website datA.
A WEB DESIGNER
DOesn’t have all
the Answers.
Start
TEST!
ASK your customers
what they want.
Fight the HiPPOs!
(Highest Paid Persons Opinion)




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DATAtells
partofthestory
Other tools can help add value.
customer Feedback tools
Customer sure




      Survey monkey     KISS INSIGHTS
BOUNCE RATE
I came = I saw = I puked = I left
AGREAT
QUALIFYING
METRIC
HELPS YOU TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
HOUSE KEEPING TIPS


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make sure your website Profile is
        setup correctly




       time zone & currency are right
LINK GOOGLE ANALYTICS TO
    GOOGLE ADWORDS
Thebasics
getting to know your
way around.
setup alerts to monitor dips or
        peaks in traffic
NEW VS RETURNING VISITORS
MAP OVERLAY




THE majority of customers in
     leeds & yorkshire
VISITORS WHO TYPED YOUR WEB
      ADDRESS DIRECTLY
WHICH SITES ARE SENDING TRAFFIC?
FIND OUT YOUR BEST
SOURCE OF TRAFFIC
ANALYSE YOUR KEYWORDS
   PAID VS NON-PAID
DRILL DOWN AND LOOK AT JUST YOUR
ADWORDS CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE
IMPROVE YOUR CONTENT, IMPROVE
     YOUR LANDING PAGES
TOP EXIT PAGES
TRACK YOUR MARKETING OBJECTIVES,
     ROI & CONVERSION RATES
Goals
How to set them up.
create up to 20 goals!
GoalTYPES
Exact match.
Head match.
regular expression
Funnels
A whole lot of fun!
1. how many users
                                                     started registration
                                                      2. how many users
                                                    completed registration

                                                    3. Where did most users
                                                           exit most
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•Visitors per conversion
•Average page views per visit
•Cost per lead
•Stickiness
•Percentage of new visitors
ADVANCED SEGMENTS
A SEGMENT OF MOBILE TRAFFIC ONLY
LIVE Q&A TIME!
NOW WE’RE ROCKING!
REMEMBER DATA IS
BETTER THAN BEER!
  THANK YOU FOR COMING!
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