Discover how to quickly adjust your Google Analytics data retention settings to enhance your data analysis capabilities. By default, Google Analytics retains data for two months, but this setting can be changed to instead retain up to 14 months' worth of data. Extending your data retention period allows you to access a larger dataset, providing [...]
Learn how to retain your Universal Analytics data before it expires on July 1st, 2024. Migrating to Google Analytics 4 isn't a seamless solution due to fundamental differences between Universal Analytics and Google Analytics 4. Options include exporting report data to spreadsheets, even though there are limitations, or exporting the data to BigQuery, which can [...]
Google Ads search advertising can be one of the best investments for your business for 2 very good reasons: Highly targeted - Your ad only appears when people are searching for your product or service in Google. So you get in front of your ideal customer at the exact time she's looking to buy. Low risk - [...]
''People only see what they are prepared to see." Ralph Waldo Emerson was not talking about Google Ads when he penned that quote, but it fits perfectly with the topic of this article. When managing Google Ads campaigns, you will miss critical information unless you are prepared to see it. Not Everything Is As It [...]
This is a guest post by Zack Duncan of Root and Branch Group. Believe it or not, there is no official rule that says you need to use Google Analytics on your website. In fact, if you don’t ever plan to review your website performance, you might not want to bother with the hassle. With [...]
I recently reviewed a survey we conducted, where we asked small business owners this question: "What's your #1 question about online marketing?" As I combed through the questions, I realized there was a common theme. A lot of the questions focused on the one thing to do, or the one tactic to use to get [...]
I'm sure you've heard the saying, "throw spaghetti against the wall and see what sticks." It's a common way to describe the process of testing many different tactics at the same time in order to identify what works (sticks) and what doesn't work (falls to the floor). It's a nice analogy to visualize the process [...]
With digital marketing, there is certainly no shortage of hype about all the different tactics to drive traffic to your website. There's SEO, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, email marketing... Sorry, my hand cramped up trying to type up all the options. :) My point is, there's a lot to evaluate and [...]
Change these 5 settings in Google Analytics 4 (GA4)! If you don’t make these changes, then your Google Analytics 4 account won’t show data as accurately as it could, which may lead to some missed revenue opportunities. The key default settings to change are: 1) Adjust session timeout2) List unwanted referrals3) Configure your domains (a.k.a. [...]
Recently, one of our SEO clients approached us for help with Google Ads, and she asked us to audit her Google Ads account to answer this question: "Which keywords and ads drove a recent influx of new phone call leads?" This is a common situation where a business sees an increase in calls and wants [...]
