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Ecommerce Analytics: 15 Reports and Insights That Really Matter for Online Stores

Google Analytics can be mind-boggling, even if you are only managing a website of few pages. Unending features, dropdowns, and filters make the task of analyzing traffic and site metrics challenging, especially for newbies. So, you can very well imagine what entrepreneurs who launch ecommerce stores with thousands of product pages go through while working with Analytics.

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6 Tips: How To Pass the Google Partners Certifications

General Marketing

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6 Tips: How To Pass the Google Partners Certifications

The Google Partners platform allows individuals to become certified, recognizes excelling companies and helps businesses find digital marketers. Since 2013, the platform has been slowly rolling out the Google AdWords and Analytics exams to digital marketers. The latest AdWords examination certification added was the mobile advertising certification in July.

Emma BramleyNov 23, 2015

Use Semrush Overview Reports To Your Advantage

General Marketing

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Cheat Sheet: Use Semrush Overview Reports To Your Advantage

Welcome to the first edition of Semrush Cheat Sheet, a blog series where you will find secrets to obtaining the information you need quickly and efficiently. In this edition, we will focus on the Overview reports and how you can use them to your advantage. When you first get into Semrush, you will be redirected to the dashboard. This screen will always be the first thing you see when you sign in.

Mike IsaacNov 12, 2015

Ecommerce

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How To Implement Ecommerce Tracking in Google Analytics

You‘ve likely heard the term, but what exactly is e-commerce tracking? In short, it‘s a feature on Google Analytics that allows you to track online transactions on e-commerce websites. It provides detailed analytical data to help establish the right path to maximum ROI. E-Commerce tracking even lets you see online traffic sources to improve your conversions.

Shane BarkerOct 13, 2015

6 WordPress Plugins To Personalize Your Website's User Experience

General SEO

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6 WordPress Plugins To Personalize Your Website's User Experience

User experience is a big deal, but the problem is that most sites provide a related posts widget that shows mostly irrelevant content. And that’s about as far as they go — everything is top-level and aimed at the average user.

Adam ConnellSep 22, 2015

General SEO

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Baidu 101: An Overview of Baidu Webmaster Tools

Companies with global aspirations need to address China and her biggest search engine. Baidu‘s increasingly varied and sophisticated offerings allow us to gain a glimpse into the priorities and thought processes around search in China.

Wei Leen NgSep 03, 2015

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