How to Use Estimated Brand Reach as a Meaningful Marketing Metric
Estimating brand reach is indeed possible. Doing it right demands nuance and a bit of tenacity in your approach, but the rewards are worth it.
SEO Analytics
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.
Lessons Learned from SEO Tests that Didn't "Win" – Whiteboard Friday
We love to talk about winning SEO tests, like those wonderful instances where you run an A/B test and you see positive impact. In today’s episode, though, Will is going to discuss the losing tests: those with negative results — or no results — where you couldn't prove an impact.
A Different Way of Thinking About Core Updates
Google algorithm updates seem to come in two main flavors. There are very specific updates, like the Page Experience Update, which tend to be announced well in advance, provide detailed information on how the ranking factor will work, and eventually arrive as a slight anti-climax. This post is about the other flavor: the updates announced when they're happening or have already happened with vague guidance. The kind that can have cataclysmic results for affected sites.
Metrics for Better Keyword Research — Whiteboard Friday
In today’s Whiteboard Friday, Tom explains some of the common mistakes SEOs make when doing keyword research that are easy to fix, many of which come from metrics like search volume, click-through rate, and difficulty.
Beyond Title Tags: 5 Worthwhile SEO Tests that Seem “Untestworthy”
SEO includes a vast array of activities where the outcomes of our work are either uncertain or difficult to predict. For this reason, optimizations that seem "untestworthy" might actually be worth your while to experiment on. Today, Logan walks you through five of his favorite ones.
Estimating Search Opportunity — Whiteboard Friday
Estimating the opportunities within your various SEO efforts is an important component of your analytics, not only to help determine where to focus your energy, but also to prove the potential value of your work to others. In today’s episode, Robin walks you through a good strategy for this all-important estimative work.
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Uncover Your Most Valuable Keywords with Aira’s New Keyword Opportunity Estimation Sheet
When you have a list of keywords, it’s often tricky to know where you could potentially rank, what levels of traffic you can earn, and how this relates to conversions and revenue. To help, Dave walks you through Aira’s new Keyword Opportunity Estimation Google Sheet, which tries to answer these questions.
Preparing Your Data Consumers for GA4 — Whiteboard Friday
In this week’s episode, Ruth Burr Reedy discusses what a lot of marketers may not be thinking about enough: the people besides us who use Analytics data, and what they need to know about Google Analytics 4 in order to continue using Analytics data.
Top 4 Things to Know About GA4 — Whiteboard Friday
In this week’s Whiteboard Friday, Dana brings you some details on the exciting new world of Google Analytics 4, so that you have a better vocabulary to talk about it when clients and coworkers are intimidated by the move.
5 Things I Learned About E-A-T by Analyzing 647 Search Results
How can SEOs possibly prove to Google, amid all the noise and competition and other experts out there, that their clients deserve a place on Page 1? To find out, Molly compared the top results on hundreds of SERPs to determine what actually proves E-A-T.
How to Measure Content Engagement — Whiteboard Friday
When it comes to content engagement, you can (and should) be measuring more than just page views. Building off her MozCon 2022 presentation, Dana shares the four things you should focus on to make sure your metrics are giving you the best picture of your content's quality.
Moneyball is the Future of SEO — Whiteboard Friday
Welcome back to Whiteboard Friday! First up in our fall season, Will Critchlow shows you how, much like the NBA, SEO is undergoing an analytic revolution, and how you can make the most of it.