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7 Metrics You Ought to Monitor in Google Analytics | Ep. #356

Jul 22, 2017

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In Episode #356, Eric and Neil discuss the 7 metrics you ought to monitor in Google Analytics. Tune in to learn how you can use these metrics in Google Analytics to drive more traffic to your site and increase your ROI.

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00:27 – Today’s topic: 7 Metrics You Ought to Monitor in Google Analytics
00:37 – First metric is the bounce rate
- 00:54 – You can check which pages are causing the bounce and do necessary adjustments
00:59 – Second metric is the search traffic
- 01:01 – You can monitor it daily and make weekly comparisons to see the trends
- 01:21 – Neil started adding different languages on their website
01:56 – Third metric is the conversion
- 02:02 – You should be looking at where your conversions are coming from and if you’re hitting your goals
02:22 – Fourth metric is the time on site
- 02:42 – Check your time on site alongside your bounce rate
02:53 – Fifth metric is the site speed
- 03:00 – Site speed is a ranking and experience factor
03:20 – Sixth metric is social referrals
- 03:46 – Neil won’t spend more money on Facebook ads for USA because of its strict algorithm
04:12 – Seventh metric is pages per session
- 04:30 – You can pull lessons from the well performing pages and duplicate them for your other pages
04:39 – That’s it for today’s episode!

3 Key Points:

By paying attention to the metrics, you can track your progress and make the necessary adjustments.
First study the social platform where you want to have paid ads to make sure your money doesn’t go down the drain.
Set goals for your business to see if you’re on the right track.