I really do not need to start this blog post off with a description of YouTube. Everyone knows what YouTube is and how it functions. From cat videos to branded content to teen-vlogging, everyone has some exposure to the world’s most famous video platform. I am sure anyone reading this …
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Reunited and It Feels so Good
In early August the Amazee Metrics team in Cape Town flew to Switzerland to spend time with the team in Zurich. Over a whirlwind 10 days together we enjoyed workshops, meetings with our clients and social activities. Shortly after arriving in Zurich we met our client at the Dolder Grand …
How to Verify Your Website in Google Search Console
If you want to gain more control of your website and how it appears in the Google Search results, you need the Google Search Console. Google Search Console is a free service offered by Google that allows you to monitor your site’s appearance on Google. It doesn’t matter whether you …
How to Test Your Analytics Setup in 3 Steps
Whether you are creating a new analytics implementation or trying to solve a problem with an existing one; testing and debugging is a vital part of the digital analytics process. It can be difficult at times to do this testing using just your analytics tool. Normal traffic to your site …
The Beginner’s Guide to Facebook Advertising
If you are considering Facebook advertising but are not sure if and how Facebook ads work and how effective they are, this blog post will answer these questions. You often hear Facebook being neglected, comments like “Facebook is dead now” or how “Engagement is 5 times better on Instagram”. Most …
Four Use Cases Showing the Successful Use of AdWords Scripts
If you have been working with AdWords, chances are you have heard about AdWords Scripts at some stage. If you are already using AdWords Scripts, you will probably know that they are a great way to save time and improve performance. If you have not yet implemented AdWords scripts, read …
Are you Ready for the EU’s New Data Protection Regulations?
What Are the New Data Protection Regulations? The European Union is soon to enact new regulations that govern what data you can collect about your customers and how you can use it. This legislation is called the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR. Of course, as the name implies, the …
How to Optimize Your SEO efforts for RankBrain
Google’s RankBrain has grown up and is involved in every single search query. What does it do and, more importantly, what can YOU do? What is RankBrain? RankBrain is a machine-learning AI system which helps Google process search results. It was added to the Google algorithm Hummingbird in 2015. Back …
Google Tag Manager Tutorial: Scroll Tracking in 5 Steps
An updated version of this blog post was published. If you run a blog, content site or single page site then you should implement Scroll Tracking. As the name implies Scroll tracking will show how far down the page your users are scrolling. This will help you decide which type of …
Top 10 SEO Ranking Factors for Ecommerce Websites in 2017
It is no news that ecommerce continues to grow massively every year, allowing businesses to reach a larger audience than a traditional storefront location. Online shoppers love the convenience of being able to buy things anytime anywhere, having access to a broader range of products, exchanging information about products with …
Quality Assurance for Your Ads in the Google Display Network and on YouTube
The Google Display Network (GDN) and YouTube received a lot of criticism in the past few weeks. This was after research was published by renowned newspapers like The Times that showed that ads from famous brands appeared next to extremist, populist and pornographic content. Since then Swiss television aired a …
How to Set up Facebook Business Manager
In this blog post you will learn how to use Facebook Business Manager to manage your Facebook pages, manage roles and permissions and in effect, increase productivity. With the Facebook Business Manager, you save time not having to create or manage your Facebook assets using multiple accounts. If Facebook Advertising …