Tag Archives: google analytics

Why use WordPress (self-hosted)?

Posted on February 25, 2010 by CScholz

There are many great reasons to use a self-hosted version of WordPress for developing your website and blog.  Here are my top 10: Google loves WordPress (and blogs in general) because search engines favor sites that have regularly created fresh … Continue reading →

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Design Portfolio: Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain

Posted on November 9, 2009 by CScholz

Patt Lind-Kyle has created a book and companion CD set to support people in changing their lives for the better. Her WordPress website incorporates the following features: Blog YouTube Channel Social Media Icons linked to Social Media sites Free MP3 … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Best blogging practices by marketing expert, Coryon Redd

Posted on October 27, 2009 by CScholz

Strategy/Marketing Plan by Coryon Redd, batteries4lesss.com, cellplaza.org Why are you doing a blog? Your blog needs a strategy.  There are many goals for blogging for business such as: promoting website usage, building links to your website, sharing insight into your … Continue reading →

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Stats for WordPress: Analytics or WP stats?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by CScholz

One of my clients just asked me if there was a way to see how many people were visiting his Wordpress blog each day and my answer is yes! There are 2 ways I recommend:

1) Google Analytics and 2) Wordpress.com stats

Google Analytics is by far the most in-depth, comprehensive stats provider. It is very useful for when you want to employ search engine optimization techniques. However, sometimes it’s just TMI (too much information!).

Wordpress.com stats is a wordpress plugin that gives you the basics in your dashboard – how many visits, keywords people used to find you, the links they clicked on while they were there, etc. Here is a screenshot of my wp.com stats since I started my e-newsletter:

Which to use? Both. Continue reading →

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Measure your site’s effectiveness with Google Analyticator

Posted on September 21, 2009 by CScholz

This free Wordpress plugin makes it super easy to install the necessary Google code so you can access the valuable information provided by Google Analytics. First, install the plugin through your Wordpress plugin installer. Next, create a Google Analytics account. Then, copy and paste your Google Analytics ID into the plugin settings and you are good to go! You can access your stats by logging into Analytics and/or by generating a report. Continue reading →

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