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Competitive Backlink Analysis with Open Site Explorer

Open Site Explorer

One of my favorite SEO tasks is doing some competitive backlink analysis. I start it off very analytical, then I wrap up with some strategic thinking… best of both worlds! This process usually starts off with a client asking me …

Webinar: Attribution Solutions for Google Analytics

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Google Analytics is great for monitoring the conversion performance of your different marketing channels. However, in order to make the proper analysis of your marketing campaigns you need to have a thorough understanding of how Google Analytics handles source attribution. …

Beyond 30 Day Tracking for AdWords Conversions

bluegraph

Suppose you manage the AdWords campaign for an online service that offers a 30 free trial before I have to submit my credit card info and officially signup for your paid service.  One day, I clicked your AdWords ad, became …

Tracking Search Bots in Google Analytics

Cardinal Path blog post

Normally, the Google Analytics Tracking Code is a JavaScript-based solution that relies on browser rendering and cookie storage. These dependencies are why your Google Analytics reports will NOT show data from most bots hitting your site. But what if you …