What Can Google Analytics Track?
If you are an analyst probably you have heard about Google Analytics. But what exactly does Google Analytics Track?
Google Analytics is a free tool helps you to analyze the performance of your website. With Google Analytics you can track all dimensions and metrics and sorts the visitors according to your need and demands. You can integrate other Google Products like Google Ads and Google Search Console. Install a small “Tracking Code” on each page of your website and track any campaigns, Social Performance and Advertisements.
Let’s get started with the Top 10 Google Analytics Reports/Metrics which will be helpful for every Digital Marketing Analyst.
Top 10+ Google Analytics Reports/Metrics to Track
Metrics and Dimensions are the building blocks for Google Analytics Reports.
With the help of metrics and dimensions, you can make a decision based on data, which will give you more revenue.
Google Analytics is Categorized into:
- Audience
- Acquisition
- Behavior
- Conversions
Google Analytics Audience Metrics:
1) How many Users are coming from Desktop/Mobile/Tablet?
Go to -> Audience-> Mobile -> Overview
Browser Report is very necessary to check the compatibility of the users from which browser revenue is more. By creating a custom report you can segment according to conversion per browser or according to your need.
2) Users most visited Time and Day?
Go to -> Customization -> Custom Reports-> New Custom
If you selling any products on your sites or anything. with this, you will have the better understanding of your traffic and you can decide which time is best for you to publish or sell on the website.
3) New Visitor Vs Returning Visitors
Go to Audience-> Behavior -> New Vs Returning
When there is more of returning visitors means it is a good sign that users are interested in your products and visiting again to your website.
4) Where are my Most Visitors Located?
Go to-> Audience-> Geo->Location
Now you know which location has the highest traffic and more conversions. with the help of Google Analytics report, you can target your ads for more revenue.
Google Analytics Acquisition Metrics:
5) How many Users are visiting my website daily and when?
Go to-> Acquisition-> All Traffic-> Source /Medium
Now you know which location has the highest traffic and more conversions. with the help of Google Analytics report, you can target your ads for more revenue.
a) Bounce Rate:
Bounce rate will give the percentage of the users who left the site without viewing your pages (lower bounce rate is always better).
b) New Users:
The users who visited your site for the first time
c) Pages/Session:
On Average how many visitors are reading your page before they leave your website (the greater number is always the best).
d) Sessions:
A session starts when someone loads a page and ends after 30 minutes of inactivity. All the clicks, page views, transactions etc are tracked during this activity makes one session.
e) Avg. Session Duration:
How long are your users staying on the website? The greater the number is always best.
6) The most clicked button on my website (In-Page Analytics)
To view In page analytics report you have to add an extension (In-Page Analytics) in your browser. In order to view data in your browser, you have to log in to Google Analytics account as well. This data will help you to analyze the most clicked buttons on your browser.
Google Analytics Behavior Metrics:
7) Which landing Pages do Users Visit most in my Website?
Go to ->Site Content-> Landing Pages
The above report gives the overview of landing pages (The first page seen by the users when they visited your website). You can always combine with different segments in secondary dimensions to get best results like if you want to see traffic source add (source/medium).
8) Identify Your Top Content
Go to-> Behavior-> Site Content-> All pages
This report helps to know which content keep the user on the website for the longest time. You can identify the bounce rate and keep the good content.
a) Exit Pages
This will help you to identify which page is not performing well and improve in the content.
b) Keywords
Choose secondary dimension as keyword and you will able to identify with which keyword users are coming to the site( Above picture keyword is not set).
9) Top Viewed Page Title Of your website
Go to-> Behavior->Site Content-> All pages-> Page title
With the above report, we can get the interest of the user which field he/she is interested in.
10) Is Site Speed OK?
Go to-> Behavior->Site speed-> Overview
The above report will help you to avg. page load and download time. With the site speed, you can make a website user- friendly.
Google Analytics Conversion metrics:
11) Google Analytics Goals overview report
Google Analytics will set special goals like thank you page, contact us, form submission, downloads etc. with the above report you can get an overview of your goal completions.
Conclusion
Google Analytics has got multiple numbers of reports to cover about what is happening and why on your website. If you are new to Google analytics this is best metrics you should be familiar with. Above metrics/reports will give you enough data about your website to analyze and understand how your website is working. As you become experienced you can start using more segments and filters in your customized reports to get the best result and make a better digital marketing strategy.
Google Analytics and its conversion measurement capabilities are very important. Google Analytics is an essential analytics tool for any marketer, but making the most of it can be challenging. Google Analytics has got multiple numbers of reports to cover about what is happening and why on your website. If you are new to Google analytics this is best metrics you should be familiar with. Join Google Analytics course to understand how this particularly to those who are new to the analytics.
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