Chapter 15

Keeping Up with the Joneses: Measuring What You Built and Making It Better

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Setting up Google Analytics

Bullet Using Google Analytics

Bullet Setting up the Google Search Console

Bullet Using heatmaps to interpret data

Bullet Accessing reviews from your Google Business Profile

Bullet Responding to reviews from your Google Business Profile

This chapter helps you set everything up so that you can measure your efforts. Measuring your website in different ways does many things for you going forward. Tracking metrics shows you how effective your website is at generating leads, driving sales, or sharing information. Without analytics, you are operating blindly. When you install tools to measure aspects of your website, you can pinpoint issues that are turning visitors away, and when you identify weak points, you can make changes to improve engagement. This also helps you identify new opportunities ...

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