What Can Google Analytics Tell Me About My Incoming Traffic?

Wednesday, 26/11/2014 | 14:40 GMT by Charlie Trumpess, MCIM, CM
  • Google Analytics can tell you all sorts of useful stuff about visitor traffic, referral sources and user behaviour on your website.
What Can Google Analytics Tell Me About My Incoming Traffic?
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Google Analytics can tell you all sorts of useful stuff about visitor traffic, referral sources and user behaviour on your website. However, it won’t tell you anything about how your brand, products or website are perceived by your target audience.

You’ll need social analytical tools to give you insights about sentiment, reach and influence. I guess just about everyone starts their web analytics experience with Google Analytics, and it’s probably one of the best free tools available. Naturally one of the great advantages of Google Analytics is that it neatly dovetails with Google Adwords PPC platform.

Something to remember when using Google Analytics or any analytical tool is that the default settings will seldom if ever give you anything like a complete or accurate picture of your visitors and website activity. Instead, you’ll want to customise Google Analytics applying the right rules, settings and tracking features to meet your reporting needs. If in doubt, get some professional help.

Google Analytics can tell you all sorts of useful stuff about visitor traffic, referral sources and user behaviour on your website. However, it won’t tell you anything about how your brand, products or website are perceived by your target audience.

You’ll need social analytical tools to give you insights about sentiment, reach and influence. I guess just about everyone starts their web analytics experience with Google Analytics, and it’s probably one of the best free tools available. Naturally one of the great advantages of Google Analytics is that it neatly dovetails with Google Adwords PPC platform.

Something to remember when using Google Analytics or any analytical tool is that the default settings will seldom if ever give you anything like a complete or accurate picture of your visitors and website activity. Instead, you’ll want to customise Google Analytics applying the right rules, settings and tracking features to meet your reporting needs. If in doubt, get some professional help.

About the Author: Charlie Trumpess, MCIM, CM
Charlie Trumpess, MCIM, CM
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About the Author: Charlie Trumpess, MCIM, CM
Charlie began his career working for Added Value, Europe's leading marketing consultancy, as a copywriter and account manager for blue chip clients such as British Airways, Shell UK Ltd and Guinness. Later he worked as a freelance marketing consultant. Over the last decade Charlie has worked for a wide range of technology companies, marketing hardware, software and IT services across EMEA. Charlie is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, CIM Chartered Marketer and certified gamification designer. In 2013 Charlie joined Ariel Communications, a trading platform provider, as Marketing Manager. Today he is a Marketing Consultant and Freelance Copywriter. Visit www.marketing-copywriter-uk.com Charlie began his career working for Added Value, Europe's leading marketing consultancy, as a copywriter and account manager for blue chip clients such as British Airways, Shell UK Ltd and Guinness. Later he worked as a freelance marketing consultant. Over the last decade Charlie has worked for a wide range of technology companies, marketing hardware, software and IT services across EMEA. Charlie is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, CIM Chartered Marketer and certified gamification designer. In 2013 Charlie joined Ariel Communications, a trading platform provider, as Marketing Manager. Today he is a Marketing Consultant and Freelance Copywriter.
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