There are few things more frustrating than looking in your Google Analytics data and seeing a huge spike in traffic that comes from trafficclub.xyz or bottraffic.com. You’ve been spammed!
PPC marketers are always wary of letting go of control of their campaigns and letting Google take over. Sure, we’ve tried the shiny new techniques Google rolls out, only to see performance get worse before we turn everything back to manual again. As Google’s algorithm gets better and better, so does its smart bidding techniques. By following a few best practices, you can relinquish some of the control and let Google smart bidding do the heavy lifting.
If you’re looking to build Google Analytics segments in either Google Analytics 4 (GA4) or Universal Analytics (UA), you’re doing more with your data than most. Congrats!
Custom segments allow you to analyze a subset of your Google Analytics data so you can better understand your users and our website (or app). Let’s take a look at how to build custom segments in both GA4 and UA. And if you’re interested in a broader comparison of these two property types of Google Analytics first, you can head on over to this comparison guide on GA4 vs. Universal Analytics.
In the fall of 2020, Google rolled out Google Analytics 4 (GA4), the latest iteration of the Google Analytics platform. GA4 replaces Universal Analytics (UA) as the default for digital analytics measurement in GA. But there are a lot of questions yet to be answered. As we’re now fully into 2022, this guide answers some of those questions about Google Analytics 4 vs Universal Analytics. If you’re looking for detailed instructions on how to set up GA4 you can find that at the end of this guide.
Local SEO matters for any business or other organization that wants to show up consistently and accurately online. This matters in terms of brand management, customer usability, and performance on the Google SERP (Search Engine Results Page). But what about the cost? This guide explains Local SEO pricing and has a link to review our Local SEO contract.
So you’re learning about the new Google Analytics 4 (GA4) property and how it compares to Universal Analytics.
Congratulations, you’re on the right track! Many of us (like this author) will miss Universal Analytics, but Google has told us that GA4 will be the future.
One of the most important areas to understand is how traffic comes to our site, and how those various traffic channels perform. So let’s take a look at 3 things we need to know about traffic acquisition reports in GA4 and how they compare to UA.
