Experts - By the Numbers
A hands-on approach to measuring success and improving ROI. Learn to sift through mounds of data and draw meaningful conclusions, spot red flags, and pinpoint new opportunities for growth. Spotlight is on analytics packages, tools, and case studies to evaluate traffic, conversion metrics, ROI and cost per acquisition figures.
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Some common SEO and Web development practices can be used quite legitimately, yet still could look like spam to search engines. The key is to use these techniques for legitimate reasons, use them in moderation, and in ways commonly found on the Web.
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Web analytics on your Web site can help you uncover and prioritize potential site problems. Some additional techniques to discover conversion issues on your landing pages include mining onsite search, or conducting usability testing, focus groups, and surveys.
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Search engine optimization is tough, and the rules for ranking vary from site to site. Authority, domain age, penalty factors, and freshness all play an important role in your Web site's ranking. Is your site ready for greatness?
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How do you find problems with your landing page hidden in your test results? Instead of waiting only for good news, filter it out instead. Accentuate the negative. Focus on problems and things that are askew.
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In many cases, search is the first step in the customer buying process, when they're in research mode. But, at other times, search comes into play in response to an offline campaign. Web analytics tools can be one powerful component in measuring the impact and effectiveness of an offline marketing campaign.