Benefits of Google Website Optimizer

Posted on March 10, 2010
Filed Under Google Ad Words, Google AdWords, Google Analytics, Google Quality Score, Google Updates, Google Website Optimizer, Pay Per Click, Toronto SEM Consulting, Web Analytics | Leave a Comment

Google Website Optimizer

Google has become the most important search engine because it is used by the majority of online users. This has resulted in businesses needing to take steps to optimize their websites to make them Google search engine friendly and increase their search engine rankings. It has become essential for a business website to rank on the first page of a Google ‘search’ that is related to their business in order to reach their targeted customers. The Google Website Optimizer is a key tool to helping a business increase online visibility.

The Google Website Optimizer is a tool that permits website owners to test various versions of their site content so they can determine what will best attract their targeted audience. In other words, they test different versions of the content on their live site to learn what will lead to the highest conversion rates.

There are a number of benefits to using the Google Website Optimizer. For instance, testing various versions of a website landing page will help you identify the best content that causes users to take action. Because the landing page is the main page used to attract users, using multivariate tests on such things as promotional text, headlines, calls to action, and images, the goal of your page can effectively achieved and the page communicates the call to action you want users to take.

The Website Optimizer allows you to create experiments where you test your landing page and a conversion page. You tag these pages with experiment tags that Google provides. You will then push the tagged versions of your pages live. Once your pages are tagged, you can make the rest of the changes. You can add different variations of content to test into the Website Optimizer tool. You will then launch the experiment. When your test page is opened in a browser, the experiment tags on your page will contact the Website Optimizer and request a set of variations to display on the test page. When a user visits your test page, they will see one combination of your content variations. If the user proceeds to your conversion page, Google will record a conversion. After you launch your experiment, Google will provide you with reports about performance of your test content.

Testing will enable you to identify what users respond to best so you can create a website that will be more effective in getting your desired business you want. The only way to figure out what content will work best on your site is to test different content. The Google Website Optimizer will help you study the effects of different content on your users so that you can create the most profitable website.

Take a quick tour of the benefits of Google Website Optimizer

Setting Up Asynchronous Google Analytics Tracking

Posted on January 26, 2010
Filed Under Google Analytics, Google Updates, Web Analytics | Leave a Comment

Google launches asynchronous tracking as an alternative google analysis tracking tool to help website owners track their site visitors. The Google Analytics Asynchronous Tracking Code snippet is a small piece of JavaScript code that website owners paste into their web pages. It activates Google Analytics tracking by inserting ga.js into the page which then provides an API for customizing how the page is tracked.

Google explains that there are a number of advantages to using Asynchronous tracking that include: ‘allows for much quicker tracking code load times as a result of the improved browser execution, optimizes how browsers load ga.js, eliminates tracking errors from dependencies when the JavaScript hasn’t fully loaded, and improves data collection and accuracy.’

The below snippet displays the minimum configuration required to track a page asynchronously. It denotes the page’s web property ID and then calls ’trackPageview’ to send the tracking data back to the Google Analytics servers.  The best location for the google analytics tracking snippet is at the top of the <body> section. To set up asynchronous tracking, you just have to copy and paste the following snippet replacing UA-XXXXX-X with your web property ID:

<script type=”text/javascript”>

var _gaq = _gaq || [];

_gaq.push([’_setAccount’, ‘UA-XXXXX-X’]);

_gaq.push([’_trackPageview’]);

(function() {

var ga = document.createElement(’script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true;

ga.src = (’https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’;

(document.getElementsByTagName(’head’)[0] || document.getElementsByTagName(’body’)[0]).appendChild(ga);

})();

</script>

If you want to add the asynchronous snippet on pages that do not use Google Analytics or are currently using traditional tracking with ga.js, Google shows how you can convert your pages to use the asynchronous snippet by doing the following:

1. If the page already uses Analytics, remove your existing tracking code snippet and any customizations you have made.

2. Insert the asynchronous snippet at the top of the <body> section of your pages.

3. Modify the _setAccount method with your web property ID.

4. Add your customizations back in using the asynchronous syntax.

If you would rather place the Analytics snippet at the bottom of the page, you can still keep most of the benefits of asynchronous loading by splitting the snippet in half. You have to keep the first half at the top of the page and the other half at the bottom of the page. You will have to place the snippet that inserts ga.js at the bottom of the page. For more detailed information about setting up asynchronous analytics tracking and answers to common installation questions, Google Analytics provides a helpful guide on their Google code web pages.

Guaranteed Number One Spot on Google Scam

Posted on November 30, 2009
Filed Under Google Updates, Toronto Marketing Consultant, Toronto Online Consulting, Toronto SEO, Toronto SEO Consulting, Toronto Web Consulting | Leave a Comment

 SEO Scam : Be Number One In Google 

There are numerous SEO firms who claim that they can give guaranteed first page placement in the search engine results page.  Is this guaranteed number one sport on the major search engine Google, a reality or a scam?  If it is not possible why are people still investing a lot of big bucks in search engine optimization?  Let us take a look into what everything means and suggests.

The internet market place has become a global village and has a wider exposure currently than any other place.  As a result there is a surge in the number of websites that are launched into cyberspace with every passing day. In fact, you will have to spend a lot of money to bring your website on to the first few pages or rather the first few ranks of SERPs.  If you are not watchful then you might just royally walk into the trap laid by many SEO firms who claim that they can immediately position your website on the top page ranks.  And they are having a few offers and bonuses if you buy their services.

If they do follow the right kind of SEO strategies, tools and techniques,  getting a high page on the major search engines calls for spending a lot of money alongside providing qualitative content on the web pages.  If the SEO firms offer very low rates for their services then there is something fishy and you will have to cross check everything before you actually go ahead with the firm, if you do not learn what all they have on the offer, you will be ending up investing all your money and will not  benefit with a good page rank and a decent ROI.

SEO is an ongoing process and it cannot be finished with just getting a good rank for the website.  In fact the actual work starts then and it is to maintain the good page rank that the website has achieved.  Hence, clients beware of those companies who offer freebies in the form of free hosting to making you numner one just on your name

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