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Search: Not Provided: What Remains, Keyword Data Options, the Future

Occam's Razor

Following revelations of NSA activities via Mr. Snowden, Google has now switched almost all users to secure search, resulting in even more user search queries showing up as not provided in all web analytics tools. This in turn mandates new SEO (and PPC) strategies, if we don't want to fail. Aggregated search engine level analysis.

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Kill Useless Web Metrics: Apply The "Three Layers Of So What" Test

Occam's Razor

Is that your web analytics existence? Don't feel too bad, you share that plight with most citizens of the Web Analytics universe. In this case its making right choices about the web metrics we knight and sent to the battle to come back with insights for our beloved corporation to monetize. The problem? " So what?

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Why Paid Search Must Be Part of Your Mix

Duct Tape Marketing

And I discovered that the first page of results on Google was filled with paid search and aggregator results (things like Angie’s list and Yelp). Research has shown that the listings at the top of Google SERPs capture an outsized share of all web traffic. Do you research on PPC firms. Focus on Purchase Intent.

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Startup Marketing: The Nine Levels of Traffic Quality

Software By Rob

As I was looking at traffic stats I noticed a huge increase in mid-November due to a number of write-ups on startup and web-2.0 In other words, two-thirds of the traffic from the startup and web-2.0 Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Is this bad?

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Two Amazing Bar Charts: % Content Consumption, % Share of Search

Occam's Razor

Step Two: Count the unique pageviews in each of those areas, the data will be in your web analytics tool. More revenue! #2: An obsession with SEO and PPC is pretty much warranted in most companies, across platforms (desktop, mobile – it is particularly heartbreaking how poor most companies do on mobile platforms).

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Be Real-World Smart: A Beginner's Advanced Google Analytics Guide

Occam's Razor

This is all the way from Aug 2009: Web Analytics Career Advice: Play In The Real World! Or a subsequent post about how to build a successful career: Web Analytics Career Guide: From Zero To Hero In Five Steps. SEO & PPC, Because You Should! You spend money on SEO and PPC. Play with Enhanced Ecommerce Reports.

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Multi-Channel Attribution Modeling: The Good, Bad and Ugly Models

Occam's Razor

MCA-O2S covers the challenge of attributing the offline impact (revenue/brand value/butts in seats/phone calls/etc) driven by online marketing and advertising. These channels are getting zero credit in last click attribution platforms (read that as: all standard reports in all web analytics tools). But show the actual report.

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