{"id":10862,"date":"2021-03-11T07:05:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T05:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=10862"},"modified":"2022-09-05T19:24:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T17:24:54","slug":"what-will-web-analytics-show-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/seo-blog\/what-will-web-analytics-show-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What Will Web Analytics Show You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_3-1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSM_Infographics_WebAnalytics3-e1615289311881.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"DSM Digital School of Marketing - web analytics\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSM_Infographics_WebAnalytics3-e1615289311881.jpg 700w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSM_Infographics_WebAnalytics3-e1615289311881-600x423.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>It\u2019s often said the Internet is more measurable as opposed to any other medium. However, trying to actually understand what\u2019s being measured and translate the various types of measurement into a coherent whole which could very well make your head spin.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of websites are fixated on what their Web <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/the-role-of-segmentation-in-google-analytics\/\">analytics<\/a> packages \u2013 such as Google Analytics and Ominiture &#8211; tell them. They look at stats regarding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cPage views,\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVisits\u201d, as well as<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUnique visitors\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They then measure their progress in terms of how much traffic increases over time. In addition, they may look at \u201cengagement\u201d stats such as \u201ctime on site\u201d and \u201cpage views per visit\u201d in order to glean how much people are enjoying the website after they come in for their visit.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A Vital Part Of A Marketing Plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Web analytics are an absolutely vital part of any <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/the-mistakes-that-kill-digital-marketing-growth\/\">digital marketing<\/a> plan.\u00a0\u00a0 Analysing your website\u2019s traffic &#8211; and then finding ways to improve on it &#8211; is the name of the game. These analytics that are tracked give you the opportunity you to measure important information such as sales and conversions, clicks in addition to page views.\u00a0 You will be able to use web analytics applications in order to tailor your website\u2019s content in order to make it exceptionally more attractive to your visitors or the type of people who you want to visit your site.<\/p>\n<p>Most organisations invest a lot of money into the design (or redesign) of their websites. The websites are usually expected in order to perform a significant business function which justifies their cost \u2014 and even their existence. Therefore, no website is complete until you\u2019ve included some sort of tracking code. Generally, these codes become integrated into the HTML pages right before launch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-video align_none ratio_16x9 has_iframe\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><iframe title=\"Vimeo video player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/285820543?autoplay=0&loop=0&autopause=0&color=00adef&portrait=0&byline=1&title=1&controls=1&muted=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"w-video-icon\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);color:#fff\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>A Lot Of Information <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tracking systems give you the opportunity to see not only where users are coming from geographically (which is always interesting) but these also can tell you what kind of browsers and computer systems they are using as well as what pages users spend most of their time on.<\/p>\n<p>This is vital information for user interface design decisions. For instance, if the website analytics show that there is a significant drop-off on the payment confirmation page, you could have a design problem which is adversely affecting sales conversions. By looking at the website analytics on an on-going basis, you are able to spot trends and are better informed about where to invest in site upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>Website analytics give you the actual reports and analytics about how your website visitors behave once on your site; who they are by their age, gender as well as location; how they landed on your website (traffic source); the most popular content that is on your site; your total conversions; and so on. With this valuable information in hand, you are able to plan fully informed business strategies and grow your business faster.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/contact-us\/\">Get in touch with the Digital School of Marketing<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Learning more about web analytics is a super important part of digital marketing. If you would like to discover additional information about web analytics then you should do our SEO and Web Analytics Course. 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