New SEO Report in Google Webmaster Tools: Search Analytics

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Last week, Google launched a new Google Webmaster Tools report: Search Analytics, which replaces the former Search Queries report. The data in the new report is more accurate and allows a better analysis of your data due to filter options. The Search Analytics Report To look at the new report, …

Upgrade to Google Tag Manager Version 2

Google Tag Manager v2

All Google Tag Manager accounts will be upgraded automatically to Version 2 after June 1, 2015.  If you are a Google Tag Manager user, it is time to start thinking about how you will manage this change.  You can chose to do nothing and your account will be automatically upgraded, …

Mobilegeddon: The Impacts of the Google Mobile Update

Flash: The impacts of Mobilegeddon

Exactly a week ago, Google started rolling out the mobile-friendly algorithm. After one week we can already see some impacts of Mobilegeddon. Winners and Losers Even though the algorithm update is not fully rolled out yet, Searchmetrics published a first evaluation of the winners and losers on Friday. This data is …

New Google Analytics Treemaps

New Google Analytics Treemaps

Google Analytics recently added a new Treemaps feature to Acquisition Reports as part of the March 30, 2015 Google Analytics update.  Treemaps are a very useful way to understand how traffic arrives to your website. You can find Google Analytics Treemaps under: Acquisition > All Traffic > Treemaps So what …

Fighting Referrer Spam in Google Analytics

Referrer Spam in Google Analytics: Nicht draufklicken!

Referrer spam is becoming more and more of a problem in Google Analytics.  Referrer spam, sometimes known as referrer bombing, is a technique that exploits the way Google Analytics gathers data to insert fake traffic from spam websites into your Referral reports. It corrupts your web analytics data and wastes …

YouTube Analytics: Measuring the Performance of YouTube Videos

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In an earlier blog post we covered how to integrate your YouTube web analytics into Google Analytics. To find out who is watching your videos and how you can generate more views and interactions you can turn to YouTube Analytics. Its reports tell you who your viewers are, where they …

Mobile Analytics at the Analytics Roundtable

Mobile Analytics at the Analytics Roundtable

Omar Moling of 42matters presented an “Intro to Mobile App Analytics” at the latest meeting of the Analytics Roundtable at the Amazee Metrics offices.  In this introduction he covered some of the main differences and similarities between mobile app analytics and analytics.  Focusing on using Google Analytics for Android apps, …

SEO Tutorial: Google Webmaster Tools

SEO Google Webmaster Tools

With Google Webmaster Tools Google offers lots of useful features for website owners for free. When used properly, it is a powerful tool for SEO. We have gathered 9 features you really should be using for your website. To gain access to Google Webmaster Tools, you need to add your website …