Website- Analytics
Transcript: Visitors: The number of visitors to your site will give you a general idea of how well you’re getting the word out about your business. Referring Sites: give you an excellent snapshot of the type of people who are visiting your site. Page Views: can tell you what content on your site is the most popular. 2nd Yr BA (Hons) Key Metrics Continued Definition Web Metrics Key metrics: enable the study of visitor, navigation, and traffic patterns to determine the success of a given web site Learning Outcomes Web Metrics Continued Key Metrics Session: is the period of activity by an individual visitor from the time they entered our site until they exited Session Analysis: total page views, average sessions per day, average page views per day, and average pageviews per session. Hits: are the least valuable piece of data gathered from a value perspective. Web analytics is the practice of measuring, collecting, analysing and reporting on Internet data for the purposes of understanding how a web site is used by its audience and how to optimise its usage (Web Analytics Association, 2015). Conversion Rate: knowing the conversion rate on your website is one of the most powerful things to know and act on. Conversion rates by referrers gives a good indicator of the sources of traffic to website Dr. Isobel Cunningham Recommended Reading Bounce rate: In most analytics programs, a “bounce” is recorded when a person visits and leaves. Top exit pages: Shows you which pages people visit immediately before they leave. Keywords and Phrases: what terms people are using to find your site in search engines l Defining what is web analytics Understanding Web Metrics Creating and implementing an analytics program Choosing the most effective analytic tool How to make an impact with key metrics Case study: Mc Elhinney’s Department Store. Guest Speaker: Edel Byrne- ED Graphics Web Metrics Continued Website- Analytics If you can measure it, you can manage it. Chaffey, D and Smith, P (2009) E-marketing excellence. Planning and optimising your digital marketing, 3rd edition, Routledge http://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2014/02/10/2014-is-the-year-of-digital-marketing-analytics-what-it-means-for-your-company/ http://analytics.blogspot.ie/ Web Metric Continued