Real-Time reporting is a great tool for monitoring website traffic as it happens. This real-time report will show you who is on your site at that very moment, where they came from, their geographic location and what pages they’re browsing.<\/p>\n

Real-time is particularly useful for gauging how a social media post, email or campaign is performing, tracking the immediate impact of traffic to your site.<\/p>\n

To see Real-Time reporting, click on\u00a0Real-Time<\/strong>\u00a0and then\u00a0Overview<\/strong>\u00a0in the left hand navigation bar. Overview will give you most of the information on one dashboard but you can drill down a little deeper by selecting one of the other reports under\u00a0Real-Time<\/strong>, including\u00a0Locations<\/strong>,\u00a0Traffic Sources<\/strong>,\u00a0Content<\/strong>,\u00a0Events<\/strong>, and\u00a0Conversions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

WHY SHOULD YOU MONITOR GOOGLE ANALYTICS?<\/h2>\n

If you have a website, more than likely you\u2019ve wondered where do my visitors come from? How do people know I exist? You might even want to know how many visits you get each day\/ month. This is the type of information you can get for free from Google Analytics Reporting. You should be monitoring this information at least monthly to know how better to market your website.<\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE BASICS OF THE GOOGLE ANALYTICS DASHBOARD?<\/h2>\n

While you could watch hours of video tutorials and spend days trying to navigate through the Google Analytics Dashboard, there really are some simple areas that are key to monitoring. Google breaks down your analytics reporting to what they call the ABC\u2019s of analytics.<\/p>\n

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• A \u2013 Acquisition<\/strong>\u00a0This means \u2013 where did your visitors come from?<\/li>\n
• B \u2013 Behavior<\/strong>\u00a0This means \u2013 what did your visitors do when they were on your website?<\/li>\n
• C \u2013 Conversion<\/strong>\u00a0This means \u2013 did the visitor convert and reach a goal that you\u2019ve create?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  There\u2019s also an area (Audience) that gives you the demographic of your visitors. This information is what companies base their entire marketing strategies on \u2013 and you\u2019re missing this if you\u2019re not monitoring your Google Analytics.<\/p>\n

  HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE REPORTS & INFORMATION<\/h2>\n

  Learning where your traffic comes from can help you better understand where to spend your time. Knowing what pages they visited on your website can help you better understand what content they\u2019re looking for and how to write new content. Monitoring if a goal was reached can help you see if your Call to Action is even working or if you\u2019re missing opportunities. Watch the video above to learn more about this understanding.<\/p>\n

  HOW TO USE & APPLY THE INFORMATION<\/h2>\n

  Now what do you do with all of the information that you\u2019ve seen inside of the Google Analytics Dashboard?<\/p>\n

  It\u2019s time to monitor and evaluate \u2013 change and monitor more. You should take every bit of information you can gather through Google Analytics and make changes to your marketing strategy. After a short while you should be able to see your bounce rate lower, your traffic increase and your goals getting reached consistently. This is the key to understanding Google Analytics \u2013 each statistic and number is a piece of the puzzle. Put these pieces together and out rank ANYONE in your industry!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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