This is the third video in my new blogging guide series.
In this video I show you how to install and use the free tool Google analytics plus some explanations of the various elements built into the tool.
You can see the previous videos by clicking here:
Blogging Guide: Blogger tips 1 – 4 (video)
Blogging Guide: Blogger tips 5, 6 and 30 (video 2)
Here’s video number 3:








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A video tutorial always a great way to understand things clearly. I think I already know the use of Google Analyst. So, I just past it to my twitter followers.
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Thanks, Arafat – I appreciate that.
Andrew
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I’m heading to eBay for speakers. I also need to catch up on parts 1 and 2 more.
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Dennis,
Hope to see you back…soon.
Andrew
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Great video, very well explained, nice tutorial…
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Thanks, Biodun.
Andrew
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Good video. My question though is about an advanced tactic:
Have you ever tried using WordPress / Google Analytics to do arbitrage? i.e. have you ever paid for traffic to a blog that was already getting search, direct, social traffic etc.
If so how did you determine how well the paid traffic converted on ads?
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Sorry, Chris. No experience of doing that.
Andrew
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I use analytics for all of my sites. It gives me great insight. With that said I also think is misses some traffic. My local server stats show more people. (I know why google shows less but I still think it misses some legit traffic).
It also works well for sites that are run by 100% one CMS. When running several pieces of software make sure analytics is added to each so you are not missing traffic.
Your tutorial was very nice and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing it.
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Matt,
is there is a big difference between your local server and Google?
Andrew
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Yes a couple thousand unique visitors. Which is big on a site with 12K uniques.
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Matt,
That is a big difference – over what period?
Andrew
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[...] So let’ watch the video to learn how to use Google Analytics… [...]
Thanks for the videos, Andrew. As I progress more into blogging I’m going to keep you bookmarked for future advice.
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Thanks Josh – I hope you come back often as I blog almost everyday.
Andrew
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Hi Andrew,
Your video is a very big help for those people starting blogging. I don’t see all your videos yet, but I’m sure that I will give time to see those videos.
Shiloh Street
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Thanks, Jane.
Andrew
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Thank you for the tutorial. I’ve been watching video tutorials about Google analytics and i had never encountered such informative and detailed tutorial like this. Now, it’s time for me to use this wonderful tool for my site.