SEO performance, Seminars for Success in Canada and A/B/n Pros and Cons – The Monday April 26th Roundup
So GA v5 is now public for everyone, and I encourage you to grab our guide on the V5 interface and start playing with all the new features and options. There are a lot of new features, some really smart changes and some that make me whine whhhhhyyyyyyyyyy. So it goes, no redesign is ever perfect, I guess. Still, two steps forward, one step back.
This week we have posts on measuring SEO performance, Seminars for Success in Canada, and the pros and cons of A/B and Multivariate testing.
Create
We start this lazy week with… Avinash Kaushik!? Yeah, Avinash has 11 digital marketing crimes against humanity which are surprisingly development oriented. Stuff like gratuitous use of flash, not having a mobile site (err… uhh… yeah…) etc. Stuff that will affect your online marketing across the board.
Another odd one for our ‘create’ section: from SEO by the Sea, what is website quality? In his classic citation rich style, he explains how site quality is measured by search engines and the like.
Attract
Ani has a new post on measuring SEO performance. Specifically, on using objective measurements to improve both organic visitors and profit from them.
Beyond Web Analytics has an interview with Justin Cutroni discussing, amidst other things, the merger of Webshare, PublicInsite and VKI Studios into Cardinal Path.
Ok, I’m cheating, I’ll admit. We have a post on how Google has started up Seminars for Success in Canada with Cardinal Path teaching the Vancovuer/Victoria courses. Come out, it’ll be great.
Wider Funnel has some A/B split vs. Multivariate pros and cons, and some of them are really good, but all you really need is the following: “For Conversion Optimization, should I run an A/B Test or a Multivariate Test?” The short answer is: “Yes”!
Kent Clark
Some have compared him to the Dalai Lama, others to Kublai Kahn. When he isn't teaching third world children how to purify water with nothing more than a plastic bottle and a garden hose, he is creating mad waves for surfers off the west coast with little more than a paddle. Some say there is a boat involved, others that he walks on water.
Little is known about his background. he appeared from nowhere 15 years ago and claims heritage from a land with neither want not need. He makes little comment, stating only that it was a pretty cool place.
Fire does not burn him, cold does not hurt him. Words could... but they don't. When he passes, pedals fall off branches. When he speaks, hair tugs at skin, pulling just slightly in his direction.
He does not sleep but he does dream. He has muscled his way into the lives of the famous and whispered his way into their hearts. And in the wee hours he plays oboe softly, as if to sooth the night to sleep.