In life, everybody starts somewhere. This includes learning to walk, talk, ride a bike, get a job and everything else in life. If you get into the SEO business, there are plenty of first times there too. One of these firsts is your experience with Google Analytics, and everybody has had to go through learning how to work with it for the first time. This means using it, installing it on your website, or even looking at the data it provides.
It’s crazy to think that with all the business webmasters in the world today, you’d think there would think they would all be using Google Analytics, or at least some other form of analytics, to measure their traffic. If you’re one of those people who have never touched Google Analytics, I think you found the right place to get started. In Kristi Hines’ post on Moz, she will lead us through Google Analytics from the absolute beginner’s point of view. Kristi’s post will tell you what you need, how to get it, how to use it, and all of the workarounds to common problems that present themselves when using Google Analytics.
So if you’re one of the folks who is interested in Google Analytics, but hasn’t ever used it, it’d be a good idea to start here. Now that you’ve made it this far, it’s probably a good time to take the next step and follow the link I’ll provide for you below to find out all that you need to know about Google Analytics. Learn on!