As part of our Google Analytics custom dashboard series, I’m going to add a new widget to show Users and Pageviews by their Source. This is a quick way of telling me whether more people are getting to my site from search engines or social media or other websites and so on. And it also […]
How To Add A Google Analytics Custom Dashboard
Google Analytics offers a huge range of reports on your site’s visitors. But that choice of reports be overwhelming. And individual reports can sometimes contain so much information that new users’ eyes glaze over. Custom Dashboards are one way to navigate this vast array of statistics. In this article, I show you how to get started with […]
Comparing Time Frames In Google Analytics
Google Analytics makes it easy to compare statistics, and that’s important for understanding trends, spotting changes, and, hopefully, patting yourself on the back for increased visitors. You’re probably already familiar with the date picker at the top right of the Google Analytics reporting screen – by clicking on it you get a calendar for choosing your date […]
Have Google Analytics Reports Emailed To You
So, you have Google Analytics on your site. Good, but do you regularly log in and check your visitor statistics? Me neither. Instead of forgetting to go to your stats, why not have them come to you? On any Google Analytics report there’s an Email link which will automatically email you that report on a schedule of your choosing – […]