Transform Google Analytics from a maze of baffling figures to a robust optimization tool that drives the success of your WordPress projects. In this session, you will learn how to “cage the beast” that is Google Analytics allowing you to achieve insights that actually matter.
We will cover how to move beyond stock metrics to track meaningful engagement and conversions. Start scoring referrers, content, website changes and much more allowing you to uncover the most effective opportunities for improvement. Finally, learn how to integrate reporting to empower smarter data-driven decisions.
For those who are determined to create impactful websites with online marketing that maximizes results, this talk will deliver actionable items you can implement as soon as you get back into your office.
2. • Founded LevelTen in 1999
• Built over 30 open source contrib
projects. Mostly Drupal & WordPress
• Certified Scrum Product Owner
• Frequent speaker and trainer on web
development, content marketing and
project management
• Organizer of several user groups,
meetups, and conferences
@levelten_tom
5. Conversion goals
Type of site Goals
Ecommerce Purchase
Lead gen Sales ready lead
Publishing Subscribe, sticky visitors, ad clicks
Branding Engaged advocates
Info/support Positive self service experience
Attract Convert
6. Measurement plan
What is
measurable?
How can we
create measures
for our business
objectives
Which metrics
should we
associate utility
value
What value?
Objectives Metrics
7. GA Goals
Structure
• ID: 1-20
• Name (fixed)
• Value
Features
• 20 per property
• Triggered by URL, session
metrics, events
• Counted only once per session
• Value = $ (utility)
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8. Assessing value: methods
Exchange value
price parties are willing to buy and sell in a marketplace
Production value
cost in materials and labor to produce
Use value
Based on the utility an organization derives
10. Macro & micro conversions
micro micro micro macro
Macro Micro
Ecommerce Purchase Coupon download, add to cart,
add to wish list
Lead gen Sales ready lead Educational (ToFu) conversion,
brand conversion (BoFu)
conversion, Sales conversion
(BoFu)
Publishing Subscribe, sticky visitors, ad
clicks
Visitors, sticks, pageviews
Branding Engaged advocates Social shares, social follows,
comments, positive mentions
Info/support Positive self service experience search, related article clicks,
voting
11. GA Goals
Structure
• ID: 1-20
• Name (fixed)
• Value
Features
• 20 per property
• Counted only once per session
• Triggered by URL, session
metrics, events
• Value = $ (utility)
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GA Events
Structure
• Category (variable)
• Action
• Label
• Value
• Custom dimensions & metrics
Features
• Unlimited
• All and unique counts
• Triggered by website Javascript
• Value = general
14. Analytics power hacks
Track all interesting interactions with events
Trigger goals with events
- Event category ends with +
Add identifier to signify value = $ (valued events)
- Event category ends with !
15. Extending Goals & Events
Events Goals Valued events
does not credit value score credits value score credits value score
every hit counts only one counts per
session
every hit counts
unlimited limit of 20 unlimited
Event
Video scroll
[Video title]
[Video id]
50
Event
Social share click!
[social network name]
[loc#id]
10
Valued Event
Social share click
($)10
Valued
event
Standard
event
Event
Form submission: Sales submission+
[Form title]
[Form id]
100
Goal
Sales submission
($)100
Goal
event
17. 1
Blog B
1
Thank You
A
1
Offer A
Dimensions & metrics
session
page hit
goal completion
goal value
1
1
1
25
1
25
Blog A
1
Blog C
1
25
18. Content
• Hostname: domain name
• Page Path: URL path (after domain name)
• Landing Page Path: URL path of entrance
page
• Exit Page Path: URL path of last page hit
19. Traffic sources
• Medium: type of source. E.g. organic, cpc, display,
referral, email
• Source: domain or site name. E.g. google, yahoo,
bing, facebook, yelp
• Referral: URL where link was clicked
• Keyword: paid or organic search keyword
• Campaign: custom campaign name
• Content: custom name for copy version
Power Tip: Traffic sources can be customized using
UTM parameters in links
20. Audience segments
• Location: country and region
• Language: language set in browser
• Browser & OS: what browser the visitor is using
• Devices: If phone, tablet or desktop
• New vs Returning: if a visitors first visit
26. In the long run, the only
sustainable competitive
advantage is your
organization’s ability to learn
faster than the competition.
- Peter Senge
27. Five Disciplines of a Learning Organizations
1. Personal mastery – commitment by an individual to the process of
learning (driven by creative tension)
2. Mental models – assumptions (best practices) held by individuals and
organizations. Models must be challenged.
3. Shared vision – creates a common identity that provides focus and
energy for learning. Built on the individual visions of staff at all levels.
4. Team learning – ability of the team to learn and think as a whole
where the sum is greater than the parts. Driven by open dialogue,
discussion, shared meaning and shared understanding.
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5. Systems thinking – A conceptual framework that allows people to
study businesses as a bounded objects (close systems). Created by
making all characteristics apparent at once, in particular connections
between cause and effect (feedback).
30. Inspect often
• Site performance review
• Editorial calendar planning
• Backlog grooming / Sprint planning
• WordPress admin
31. Adapt
• Treat every change as a data driven
experiment
• Regularly analyze to uncover high value
producing inputs and segments
• Use value to focus team and prioritize. Do
more of what works and less of what
doesn’t