Introduction to Google Analytics: a guide for absolute beginners

Overview

Blogalytics

Getting traffic for analytics

Reviewing performance of campaigns

Fun with e-commerce analytics part I: Shopify

Fun with e-commerce analytics part II: AdWords

Fun with e-commerce analytics part III: Gumroad

Exploring Google Analytics certification.

About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Introduction; Chapter 1: Overview; Don't Be Alarmed: Analytics Can Be Fun; Personal ROI: How Analytics Will Help Your Career and Your Organization; Social Media Marketing; Digital/Online Marketing; Business Intelligence; Organizational ROI; Free and Corporate Tools; Google Analytics; Adobe Analytics: Omniture; Open Source Analytics; Social Analytics; Things Change; Search Drill; Learning More; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Blogalytics; Create a Google Account/Gmail Address; Start a Blog; Start a Google Analytics Account.

Connect Google Analytics to BloggerLooking at Google Analytics; Learning More; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Getting Traffic for Analytics; Basic Social Media Promotion; Get the Link; Make Your Pitch; Post It to Social Media; Promote Your Post; Make an Ad; Learning More; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Reviewing Performance of Campaigns; Reviewing Campaign Analytics; Reviewing Performance in Google Analytics; Location, Location, Location!; Using Campaigns and Ongoing Blog Posts; Looking at Trends; Dealing with Spam Traffic and Bots; Looking at Traffic in Google Analytics; Tracking Mobile Hits.

Using Dashboards/ReportsExporting and Scheduling Reports; Learning More; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Fun with E-Commerce Analytics Part I: Shopify; Understanding Conversion Tracking; Why Shopify? Why "Live"?; Get Started with Shopify; Customize Navigation; Adding the Product to the Front Page; Tweaking and Payments; Picking a Plan; Setting a Price; Making More Tweaks; Updating Content; Adding the Digital Product; Buy Your Product; Take a Deep Breath; Learning More; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Fun with E-Commerce Analytics Part II: AdWords; Get Started with AdWords.

Creating an Account/Getting a Tracking CodeConnect AdWords to Shopify; To Modify or Not to Modify; What's Going On; Create an AdWords Campaign; Use Keyword Planner; AdWords' Tricky Timing Settings; It's Not Quite as Simple as This; Learning More; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Fun with E-Commerce Analytics Part III: Gumroad; Conversion vs. Infersion; Google Analytics, AdWords, and Gumroad; Get Started with Gumroad; Connect to Google Analytics; Back to Gumroad; Add a Product to Gumroad; Setting Up Payment; Check Your Gumroad Site; Get Some Traffic to Sell; Reviewing the Analytics.

Reviewing Google AnalyticsLearning More; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Exploring Google Analytics Certification; Exploring Google Analytics Qualification; Start Easy; Roadmap for Certification; Get Ready, Go!; Long-Term Goal: Certified Partner; Learning More; Conclusion; Index.