The Real-Time Reporting section of Google Analytics is a fairly new area of the interface. Before Real-Time tracking, testing and confirming that certain configurations or settings were working properly was time consuming and frustrating. With the addition of Real-Time reports, we can get instant gratification that goals, events and filtered profiles are indeed working properly.…
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Google Search Goes Secure, Creating a (Not Provided) Nightmare for Organic Search Marketers
Google recently made changes to its search engine, forcing all users of Google.com to use the secure version of the search engine. You will notice when you visit Google.com next time, that the url in the address bar will start with https:// instead of the normal http://. You can try to remove the ‘s’ to…
Top Posts of 2012 – All About Facebook, Infographics and Google Analytics
I don’t know about you, but 2012 was a busy one over here! I think it is always fun to look back on the past year as we prepare for the next. I thought it would be fun to put together a list of our most popular blog posts again (determined by Pageviews in Google…
Understanding Google’s Disavow Tool – When and How to Use it
Google’s Disavow Tool was designed in the wake of the engine’s Penguin update as a way for webmasters to indicate to Google which inbound links are unwanted. Understanding Penguin’s Impact The guiding principle of the Penguin update was to penalize websites using manipulative techniques to achieve high rankings. The update negatively impacted websites selling links,…