Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of DataBlog Elevated – 2016Jared Carrizales - @JaredCarrizalesFounder - Heroic Search

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• Worked agency and consultant side• Founder at Heroic Search• Digital Public Relations Instructor at SMU• Sporadic tennis player

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What are we going to talk about?

What are goals?Goals in Google analytics help track important activities that are happening within your website so that you can understand which parts are successful, and which parts aren’t.

What are we going to talk about?

What are goals? Goals for bloggersBloggers should have GA goals setup around the main objectives that they’re trying to reach. Pageviews, sales, and readership locations are good examples.

Goals in Google analytics help track important activities that are happening within your website so that you can understand which parts are successful, and which parts aren’t.

What are we going to talk about?

What are goals? Goals for bloggers GA DashboardsBloggers should have GA goals setup around the main objectives that they’re trying to reach. Pageviews, sales, and readership locations are good examples.

Custom dashboards help get quick snapshots of what’s going on within your website, as well as how certain areas are performing.

Goals in Google analytics help track important activities that are happening within your website so that you can understand which parts are successful, and which parts aren’t.

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ClairePROFIESSIONAL COMPARISON

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Superman

Uninformed, superhuman powerSuperman has been around a long time and has amassed a steady following on his blog. But that strength has become a crutch, and

the need for data-gathering and using intelligence to make important decisions about his blog isn’t there.

That said, his following is incredibly powerful. His content

spreads faster than a speeding bullet, is more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap search engine ranking

pages in a single day.

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BatmanInformed, highly intelligent

Unlike Superman, Batman is a newer blogger (mortal), and can’t rely on amazing blog traffic yet (superhuman strength).

However, he understands the importance of using allthe tools he has available to him to have the best advantage. This

attitude makes him very informed about what’s going on with his blog and what his visitors are doing.

Batman

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Wait a second…what are goals?

• Pageviews• Newsletter Signups• Purchases

Wait a second…what are goals?

What kind of goals do I need?

Common Goals for Bloggers

01 Pageviews

Common Goals for Bloggers

01 Pageviews

02 Newsletter Signups

Common Goals for Bloggers

01 Pageviews

02 Newsletter Signups

03 Purchases

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Want to follow along?

Want to follow along?

DESTINATION PAGE GOAL

Fast forward 30 days…

Custom Google Analytics Dashboards

Real data, from real bloggers

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PAGEVIEWS

Why might we want to track pageviews?

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LOCATION

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POPULAR CONTENT

Why might we want to track popular

content?

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So who wins…

…the blogger who makes decisions

based on intelligent analytics?

…or the blogger who relies on the strength

of their following?

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Jared Carrizales

Thanks!!

Blog Elevated – 2016Jared Carrizales - @JaredCarrizalesFounder - Heroic Search

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