Problems Finding Data In the Default Google Analytics Dashboard I talk to bloggers every day. (no big surprise there right?) And the most asked about subject of my conversations is analytics. Google Analytics to be exact. It seems, for a large portion of my clients and bloggers that I talk to, Google analytics is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. Hours are spent looking at the analytics dashboard trying to figure out visitors vs pageviews, where their traffic is coming ... View Post
Blog Stats Uncensored
It seems the issue of blogs, stats and traffic is on many people’s minds, particularly new bloggers. Though PR and companies might be starting to shy away from the review/giveaway model to some extent, most still require bloggers to give their traffic and follower information in the application process to participate in many campaigns. Stats are important, to a point. They reveal a piece of the puzzle that is influence and reach, but not enough to get an idea of the finished picture. ... View Post
3 Must Have WordPress Plug-ins
When you're a busy blogger, and these days I'm super busy, the administration of your blog can sometimes add to the stress of everyday business. I've located three Must Have plug-ins for Wordpress 2.9.2 and for me, they've been life savers. The first plug-in, I found at Remarkablogger. Michael always posts the BEST tips and this time he had Ari Herzog guest post about a wonderful plug in from Joost deValk. I get the newsletter from Yoast.com, but apparently this little goodie slid right past ... View Post
