Understanding Analytics Terminology pt1
Written on 22 January 2010
If you are new to the business of owning and operating a website then the understanding of analytics and search engine optimization may at first seem overwhelming. But like anything, it first requires a grasp of the terminology. Knowing the terminology, you will have a better understanding of what types of website goals you are shooting for.
Maybe you are now saying, my goal is just to sell more products or services. True enough. But to sell more products or services, one must understand who their customer is along with whether you are reaching that customer and if you are holding that customer’s attention long enough to make a sell. To do this, one must understand the interaction between customers and your website and this is done through Website Analytics.
Website analytics requires analyzing data on the back end of your website. A marketing specialist or search engine optimizer is going to look at these figures to help create and modify a marketing plan for you. So what types of things is this specialist looking at?
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