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.
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Given the apparent limitations with the Google Search Console traffic data available to the SEO community, the data engineering team at Inseev Interactive developed a simple script that allows you to get the data you need in a flexible format for many great analytical views. Better yet, it’s all available with only a few input variables.
Is a high bounce rate bad? The answer is: it depends, but yes, sometimes it can be. Is a high bounce rate bad for SEO? That’s where it gets a little more complicated. In this week’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, Cyrus gives you seven easy SEO tips to address your bounce rate, and increase engagement and satisfaction to make your users happier.
We rely heavily on analytics for reporting. But did you know that Google Analytics provides data that can be used as a strategy tool? This post offers a quick look at three very specific, very actionable Google Analytics views for uncovering SEO opportunities: tracking Core Web Vitals, finding and fixing 404s, and capitalizing on easy traffic opportunities.
Marketers can get caught up in specific metrics, focusing on those data points that make you look good in reporting, but don’t help you understand your performance. In this week’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, Dr. Pete discusses the vanity we bring to the metrics we track, and how to take a better, more realistic view of your results.
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If there’s one universal truth in SEO, it’s that there are no universal truths. A best practice can be misinterpreted or outdated, leading to missed opportunities. Elevate your SEO game by testing and validating best practices with research, like this case study from the team at Workshop Digital that examines SERPs for the US banking industry.
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The team at Portent conducted a study verifying whether stimulus distributions correlated with revenue spikes in online retailers and auto industries. Dig into their results in this post, along with consumer data to use as predictive indicators through the rest of the pandemic.
Do you want to upsell current clients and build lasting relationships? Here are five SEO analytics tips that you can use today!
After the success of a 2015 article in which he shared a free forecasting tool, Tom has created a new, free spreadsheet template to forecast how your SEO efforts will affect your site traffic. In this post, he shows you how it works and how to use it, and then how to build your own (better?) version.
How can we possibly plan for 2021 after the events of 2020? Dr. Pete reviews known Google events, what the COVID-19 timeline might look like, and how to prepare for re-opening.
Jo Cameron, Moz’s Learning Team Manager, talks through the journey you begin when you notice a sudden change in traffic to a particular page on your site, including how to determine where traffic is coming from and what to do with the increased attention.
It’s hard to remember a time of greater collective cabin fever. Though with border closings, pre-travel testing, and business closures remaining a moving target, we can still expect that a majority of travel will happen closer to home in early 2021.
There are a huge number of ways you can track conversions in Google Analytics, and a huge number of ways to screw it up. This post is going to focus on some of the main ways you can mess up conversions when you’re basing them on users completing a form and then landing on a thank-you page.
Knowing for sure what is going to work for your business, in your space, and at this particular time is a tough task. The only way to find out for sure and stay on top of the changing trends is through testing.