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Skill session Google Analytics @WeWork Amsterdam (Mike van Hoenselaar)
Analytics |
Analytics |
You can find everything at
http://vruc.ht/wwssanalytics
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
“Your company is like
a plant; without sun,
dirt and lots of love,
there is nothing to
grow.
Mike van Hoenselaar
Growth Hacker
Online Boswachters
Analytics |
The oxygen
for growth
Metrics are
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
Grow your
company quicker
by using data
(faster than your
competitors)
@MikevHoenselaar
BONUS
TIP
Analytics |@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
BuiltWith has ~350M websites indexed.
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
~ 30 million websites
worldwide use
Google Analytics
@MikevHoenselaar
I am going to assume you
have basic knowledge
of Google Analytics
Want to know the basics?
Go to http://vruc.ht/gastart
Analytics |
Google Analytics
Individual
Qualification
https://analyticsacademy.withgoogle.com/course01
@MikevHoenselaar
Google Analytics Beginners
Masterclass?
Click through 90 slides of tips
Go to http://vruc.ht/ss16analytics
Debugging
TOP
TIP
Analytics |
● Google Analytics Real Time Rapportage
● Google Analytics Debugger
● Bonus: Ghostery
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
BONUS
TIP
@MikevHoenselaar
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In practice
Install these tools
@MikevHoenselaar
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ga.js versus analytics.js
ga.js won’t be supported anymore (deprecated) at phase 4 of Universal Analytics
(End of 2016 most likely)
More about development of Universal Analytics
Go to http://vruc.ht/uaphases
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
ga.js
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
universal.js
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |@MikevHoenselaar
User ID
3 views per property
TOP
TIP
RAW | Filtered | Test
Measure internal search
Search box on your website? Teach Google Analytics how to get that
query and see it back in reports.
1
In WordPress and Magento it’s the s and q parameter in the URL
@MikevHoenselaar
Settings: Admin → View → Settings site Rapportage: Rapportages → Gedrag → Zoekopdrachten op site
Multiple search query’s?
Use comma (s,q, direct_keyword)
Analytics |
In practice
Let GA measure
search queries
5
@MikevHoenselaar
Filtering: Exclude bots
The checkbox you may or may not know is not enough!
2
Analytics |
http://www.iab.com
/guidelines/iab-abc-international-
spiders-bots-list/
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |@MikevHoenselaar
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Limit of 255 characters, so make multiple filters
TIP
Keep filtering data!
Exclude IP’s
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
→ https://codeshare.io/xT2k6
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
In practice
Filtering: Exclude
bots
10
@MikevHoenselaar
DEMO
Analytics |
→ http://vruc.ht/obrs
Segmentation in Google Analytics
is a superpower
@MikevHoenselaar
Couple of interesting segmentations
Device (desktop, mobile, tablet) → default
Channel (direct, referal, social, organic, paid) → default
New vs Returning visitors → default
Demographics (age, gender, location) → extra setting
Converters by Count of Visit (how many times do people visit before
converting)
Whales (who are big spenders, learn the why!)
@MikevHoenselaar
Demographics
Look at property level !
Settings: Admin → Property → Settings Report: Reporting → Audience → Demographics
TIP: In NL you have opt-in cookie
law. This qualifies as such! Ask
permission for cookie storage.
Converters by page visit
TIP: This only works if you work with Goals!
Admin → View → Goals
Whales
TIP: You need e-commerce tracking
for this to work!
Analytics |
In practice
Segmentation:
Exclude bots
5
@MikevHoenselaar
DEMO
Use dashboards
TOP
TIP
Analytics |@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
In practice
Make dashboard
10
@MikevHoenselaar
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HINT
Channel is a dimension
Session is a metric
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
In practice
Add a widget that shows
sessions per channel
5
@MikevHoenselaar
Event Tracking
The forgotten gold of Google Analytics
3
Analytics |
Event Tracking
Power feature for measuring client behavior
→ http://vruc.ht/gaet
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
→ http://scrolldepth.parsnip.io/
Measuring scroll behavior
Watch how engaging your content is in terms of scrolling
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
Analytics |
Tabs
Accordion
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
No Google Analytics hereRedirect to homepage
so no Goal possible (by default)
How many
times is this
being used?
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
In Practice
Goto Report
Behavior → Events
5
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |@MikevHoenselaar
Enhanced Link
Attribution
TOP
TIP
Do you have links on the same page
that go to the same page?
Use ELA!
1. Make change in your UA
code!
TOP
TIP
@MikevHoenselaar
2. Report -> In Page Analysis
E-commerce tracking
Selling something online? Use this!
4
Skill session Google Analytics @WeWork Amsterdam (Mike van Hoenselaar)
Enhanced e-commerce
tracking
TOP
TIP
Want to take it a step further?
Use Enhanced E-commerce tracking!
Measure, test, iterate!
@MikevHoenselaar
Analytics |
Interesting
reports
Mobile traffic/conversion
Mobile is booming, how much traffic do you get via mobile?
Do you see any differences in conversion?
1
Audience → Mobile → Overview
Analytics |
In practice
Goto Report
Audience → Mobile → Overview
5
@MikevHoenselaar
How are visitors
reaching your website?
Get insight in sources who provide traffic AND revenue!
2
Acquisitie → Overzicht
Analytics |
Read this!
BONUS
TIP
Analytics |
In practice
Goto Report
Acquisition → Overview
5
@MikevHoenselaar
Useful Bounce Rates
Which pages have the highest bounce rates? By default this isnt working
at all. But there is a way!
Bounce Rate = Session without user interaction
3
Behavior → Overview → Click on Bounce Rate column
Analytics |
In practice
Goto Report
Behavior → Overview → Click on Bounce Rate column
5
@MikevHoenselaar
Site Diagnostics: Page Timing
Report
What are the load times of your website pages? SEO wise very interesting,
also conversion wise. Start optimizing!
4
@MikevHoenselaar
Behavior → Site Speed → Page Timings
Customer Behavior Report
The report reveals how behavior varies between new and returning users
in terms of overall traffic, conversion patterns and event completion.
By Peter Van Klinken (Download: http://goo.gl/HMPvV)
5
Analytics |
In practice
Download Custom
Report
Does it show data? :)
10
@MikevHoenselaar
Time left?
Custom dimensions
Custom metrics
Especially interesting when you want to segment with CRM data
+
Analytics |
● Non deletable
● 20 dimensions and 20 metrics per
property
Analytics |
Analytics |
@MikevHoenselaar
mike@onlineboswachters.nl
Make it happen!
Skill session Google Analytics @WeWork Amsterdam (Mike van Hoenselaar)

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