SEO Analytics
In theory, you could do SEO without measuring and reporting, but a solid grasp of analytics is essential to success. SEO analytics covers a wide range of topics, but often focuses on performance metrics around traffic, keywords, URLs, page speed, conversion rates, and more.
Beyond performance metrics, research metrics present another focal point of SEO analytics. This includes topics like keyword analysis, backlink research, and other areas to inform your SEO strategy.
Here, you can browse our top resources on SEO analytics, as well as find the most recent blog posts on the subject below.
SEO Analytics and Reporting : Check out our free SEO Learning Center where we've collected the top resources on analytics and reporting.
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Google Analytics : The most popular website analytics platform in the world, Google Analytics is a must-know platform for all SEOs.
A Beginner's Guide to Google Search Console : A companion to any web analytics platform, Google Search Console offers a wealth of SEO information to webmasters.
When and How to Use Domain Authority, Page Authority, and Link Count Metrics : SEO metrics have a special place in analytics. Rand Fishkin shows you how to use these popular metrics correctly.
The Complete Guide to Direct Traffic in Google Analytics : This article covers a very specific niche topic, but also an important one! Learn why that direct traffic in your analytics platform isn't what you think it is.
How to Combine Screaming Frog Data with Google Analytics Data
Here's how you can combine your data from Screaming Frog and Google Analytics to find a wealth of information, including things like which URLs have no visits.
A 5-Step Plan to Mastering the New GAIQ Exam
Heads up, search marketers: Google recently updated their Analytics Individual Qualification exam, and it's a whole new test for a new era of digital analytics.
How to Build Your Own Free Amazon Organic Search Rank Tracker
This post guides you through setting up and running a rank tracker for organic searches in Amazon.com. Best of all? The tools it requires are free (for now).
CRO Statistics: How to Avoid Reporting Bad Data
Without a basic understanding of statistics, you can often present misleading results to your clients or superiors. In this post I want to cover the main aspects of planning, monitoring and interpreting CRO results so that when you do roll out new versions of pages, the results are much closer to what you would expect. I’ve also got a free tool to give away at the end, which does most of this for you.
Demystifying Data Visualization for Marketers
Visualizing marketing data can be arduous, especially data from Google Analytics. This post provides a clear blueprint for what charts are best suited for your marketing exports.Level Up Your SEO Skills With Our Free Training
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One Content Metric to Rule Them All
Let's face it: We're all pressed for time, and measuring, analyzing, and reporting the success of content marketing is time-consuming work. Here's how you can distill the performance of your content into a single metric: one metric to rule them all.
Setting Up 4 Key Customer Loyalty Metrics in Google Analytics
Learn how to track four of the most valuable customer loyalty metrics using nothing but your wits and Google Analytics.
How to Set Up Meaningful (Non-Arbitrary) Custom Attribution in Google Analytics
Attribution modeling in Google Analytics is potentially very powerful in the results it can give us, yet few people use it well. This post shows you how to get started with the data you already have.
(Provided): 10 Ways to Prove SEO Value in Google Analytics
We and our clients have relied on keyword reports for so long that we're now using (not provided) as a crutch. This post offers 10 ways you can use Google Analytics to prove your SEO value now that those keywords are gone.
Google Analytics Checklist for New Projects
Whether you're setting Google Analytics up on a site for the first time or checking a client's existing implementation, there are quite a few standards to remember. This post offers a simple checklist for doing the job right.