Monday 23 November 2015

A Guide to Building Successful Google AdWords Campaigns

Does working a couple hours a day at home on your computer and making thousands a month sound appealing to you? Well, there are people who are doing just that by using Google Adwords and loving it. They have more time to do the things they really enjoy in life. What they all learned is to work smarter, not harder.



What is Google Adwords? 


Whenever you conduct a search using google you will see a list of search results. These are displayed for free. In addition, you will see Sponsored Links displayed at the right of the search results and sometimes displayed at the top of the results. These are paid advertisements. The Adword advertisements are pay-per-click which means the person advertising pays google every time someone clicks on their advertisement.

People are using Google Adwords, a Pay-Per-Click program, to market their own website and products. In addition, many people are also using it even if they do not own a website. They use it to promote and market affiliate programs. The benefit to using adwords is that you can get instant traffic to your site.



These steps to starting a successful google adwords campaign.

Step 1- Gain Basic Knowledge

Before you attempt to start making money with adwords you first need to educate yourself. You need to understand how adwords and pey-per-clicks work. Google has an informative site that provides demos and guides to learn the basics of how it works on their webpage. There are also numerous ebooks on the topic. However, make sure that the authors are credible, experienced, and professional experts. These experts share a wealth of information, tips and strategies.

Step 2 Open a Google Adwords Account

After you understand how google works then you are ready to open a google adword account. Google has minimal costs to get started. Google will take you through several steps in setting up your account.

Step 3- Write a Creative Text Ad

You will need to create your ad. The purpose of the ad is to get as many people to click on it as possible. You want to stand out from the rest. Before writing your ad, study your competitor's ads. Then write several different creative text ads and test each one to see which one has the highest click through rate.

Step 4- The Keyword List

The keyword list is crucial. The right list can be the difference between success and failure so you will want to build the most efficient and focused keyword list. The more focused your keywords are the more targeted and interested the visitors who click on your ads will be resulting in more purchases. However, the more general your keyword list is the more visitors not interested in what you are selling and this can easily and quickly use up your advertising budget.

Step 5- Setting Your Budget

Google will ask you what is the maximum you would like to spend, on average per day and what is the maximum you are willing to pay each time someone clicks on your ad. Set your maximum budget at an affordable and comfortable level and never spend more than your visitor is worth.


These are the five basic steps to get you starting towards google adword success. As you practice and gain experience with adwords, you will keep improving your campaigns performance. And as you performance improves you will get more targeted visitors that will result in more sales. 

Thursday 19 November 2015

Do You Know Difference Between Article Writing and Blog Writing

Content is King


This is a statement often heard amongst web developers, particularly those obsessed with search engine optimization. When it comes to writing the content for websites, there are two ways of presenting it – blogs and articles. Before deciding whether it should be a blog or an article, one needs to understand the differences between the two forms of writing.

Writing blogs is relatively easy as it is informal in nature because the information provided is more in the nature of a conversation and grammatical orderliness is mostly absent. Once people read these informal personal blogs, they are terribly impressed because everyone feels that this type of writing calls for no professionalism and anyone can write. Blog writing has now caught on like wildfire and it has today acquired an ubiquitous web presence.

Differences between Blog Posts and Articles




Articles are generally approximately 1500 words and contain explanations, analysis and/or visuals (screen captures, illustrations, etc.) Articles are evaluated on the value of the content to the community as well as on accuracy.

Blogs are tips, general information, or otherwise brief information regarding the use and implementation of Symantec products. Blogs are generally between 100 and 500 words and are submitted to the site via the blogs area in the Symantec Connect community. Tips must relate to Symantec products. Blogs entries must be of interest to the Symantec Connect community.

Which Format is Best?


In general, articles will enable a writer to clearly communicate information without becoming mired in the sloppy structure or potentially limiting topicality of a blog. Articles also have a longer shelf-life. Blog posts are rarely referenced beyond their initial publication date. A writer who wishes to create a lasting impression should focus on crafting a well-researched article. However, blog posts can occasionally be the better choice, especially if a writer is attempting to engage in a debate on a contemporary topic. A blog post allows the writer to quickly comment on a topic without spending undue amounts of effort on crafting a more formal piece. In some rare instances, a particularly witty blog post can outlast even the most rigorously researched article. Ultimately, writers will benefit from experimenting with both formats.

Conclusion



Blog posts and articles are different marketing tools. Blog posts are more informal than the highly researched articles but both can have significant and equal use in your online marketing plans. The question is what is right for your business and how much can you handle.

Monday 11 May 2015

Google Analytics Exam Questions & Answers



Using filters, you can ________.

Answer:


Which of the following are examples of Sources?

Answer:



Which of the following should you NOT collect with the Google Analytics ecommerce JavaScript?

Answer:


The demographics and interest category information in Google Analytics comes from


Answer:



Which of the following reports allows you to identify the terms visitors use to conduct searches within your site?

A) Affinity Categories
B)
Search Engine Optimization report
C) Site Search report
D)
Keyword report

Answer: c



If a paid keyword has an Assisted/Last Click or Direct Conversions value of .5, which of the following is true?

A)  The keyword played an assist role in exactly one conversion
B)  The keyword played an assist role less often that it played a last click role
C)  The keyword played an assist role in exactly five conversions
D)  none of these answers

Answer: B



Which of the following would you use to send data from a website to Google Analytics?
A) none of these would be appropriate
B)
JavaScript tracking code
C)
Campaign Tracking parameter
      D) Google Analytics mobile SDK


Answer:  A



        Which of the following are possible uses of views within a single Google Analytics account?

A) to track domains that belong to another account
B) to look more closely at traffic to a specific part of a site (a page or selection of pages)
C) to limit a users access to a subset of data
D) to look more closely at traffic to a specific subdomain



Answer: B,C,D



       Which of the following questions can be answered using the goal flow report?


 A) Do visitors usually start my conversions process from the first step or somewhere in the middle?
B)  Is there a place in my funnel where traffic loops back to the beginning of the conversion process to start over?
C)  Are there a lot of unexpected exits from a step in the middle of my conversion funnel?
D)  Are there any steps in my conversion process that do not perform well on mobile devices compared to desktop devices?


Answer:  ALL



You want to know whether button X is clicked more often than button Y. Which of the following would be most useful?

A) Intelligence
B) Events
C)Annotations
D) Real-Time

Answer: B



Which of the following are possible uses of filters?

A)    include only traffic coming from a particular campaign
B)    exclude visits from a particular IP address
C)    replace complicated page URLs with readable text strings
D)    report on only a subdomain or directory

Answer: A, B, C and D



Which of the following would you use to show two date ranges on the same graph?
A) plot rows
B) pivot table
C) date comparison
D) secondary dimension
E) motion chart

Answer: C


Google Analytics can recognize returning users

A) on websites only
B)
on websites, Android mobile apps
C)
Google Analytics cannot recognize returning users on any device.
D)
on websites, iOS mobile apps, Android mobile apps

Answer:  D



Which of the following AdWords reports would you use to investigate when you should modify your bidding during certain hours of the day to optimize conversions?

 A) AdWords Keywords
B)  
Placements
C)  
Day Parts
D)  
Campaigns
E)  Destination URLs

Answer:  C



You want a second view of your data where you only see traffic to a specific subdirectory. What is the best way to set this up?

A)  Create a new view and apply an advanced lifter that deletes page data outside the subdirectory
B) Create a duplicate view and add a Filter: select “Include only traffic to a subdirectory” from the Fifter Type drop down, and specify the subdirectory
C) Create a new web property and add the new tracking code to the pages on the subdirectory
D) Create a second Google Analytics account, and apply the new tracking code to the pages in the subdirectory

Answer: B


Which of the following metrics would be most useful in measuring how many conversions were initiated by Paid Search?
A) Assisted Conversion Value
B)
Conversion Rate
C)
First Interaction (Click) Conversions
D)
none of these metrics

Answer: C


Which of the following are advantages of implementing Google Tag Manager?
     A) You can add Google Analytics tags to your site without editing site code
     B)  All of these answers are correct.
     C)  You can change configuration values in your mobile app without rebuilding a new binary
      D) You can add AdWords tags to your site without editing site code
.     E) You can add non-Google tags to your site without editing site code

Answer: B


You want to see conversion rates for Windows visits coming from London. Which of the following dimensions would you need to select?
A) Operating System, and City as a secondary dimension
B) Goal Conversion Rate, and City as a secondary dimension
C) City, and Goal Conversion Rate as a secondary dimension
D) any one of these options

Answer: A

It’s important to have a clear measurement strategy to guide your implementation strategy and your data analysis. Which of the following business objectives would be most relevant for content publishers?
A) encourage engagement and frequent visitation
B)
collecting user information for sales teams to connect with potential leads
C)
selling products or services
D)
all these options are equally relevant as business objectives for content publishers

Answer: A


Your company has a website and a mobile app, and you want to track each separately in Google Analytics. How should you structure your account(s)?
A) one account, one property, one view because you cannot use Google Analytics to track a mobile app
B)  one account, two properties
C)  one account, one property, no views
D)  one account, one property, two views


Answer: B

Your ecommerce site sells colorful wrist watches that visitors can customize using a tool online. Which of the following represent a micro conversion for your site?

A) an online sale
B)
All of these are micro conversions for this site.
C)
a view of the home page
D)
an offline sale
E) use of the “customize your watch” tool

Answer: E


Your business objective is to maximize the number of sales through your website. Which of the following metrics would most directly help you measure performance against this objective?
A) Page Value
B) Ecommerce Conversion Rate
C) Pages/Visit
D) Visits
E) Bounce Rate

Answer: B

You want to be notified whenever weekly revenue for your “spring sale” campaign increases or decreases by 10%. Which of the following would be most useful?
A) Intelligence
B) secondary dimensions
C) Real-Time
D) Annotations

Answer: A



       Which are the four main parts of the Google Analytics platform?

A) Collection, Processing, Continuation, and Reporting
B)
Collection, Configuration, Processing, and Reporting
C) Configuration, Collection, Progressing, and Reporting
D)
Configuration, Processing, Reporting, and Recollection

Answer: B




You can combine a metric X with a dimension Y in Google Analytics

A.)  as long as sampling is not required
B.)  if X and Y are in the same channel grouping
C.)   if X and Y have been precalculated together in an aggregatetable
D.)   if X and Y have the same campaign
E.)   if X and Y have the same scope
Answer: D

When do the Google Analytics Terms of Service permit sending personally identifying information (PII) to Google?
A) when encrypted
B) never
C) in custom campaigns only

Answer: B



Which of the following technologies on your site influence how you implement Analytics?

A)    query string parameters
B)    responsive web design
C)    server redirects
D)    All of these answers are correct.
E)     Flash and AJAX events

Answer: D


 Which of the following could be measured by defining a goal in Google Analytics?

       A.   the percentage of visits that result in a site registration
       B.   the percentage of visits during which visitors spent at least two minutes on the site
      C.   the percentage of visits that contain only one page view
      D. All of these could be measured by defining a goal in Google Analytics conversion rate

Answer: D



Which of the following Channels is part of the Default Channel Grouping?

A)    Direct
B)    Organic
C)    Social
D)    Display
E)     All of these are part of the Default Channel Grouping.

Answer: E



Which of the following is not a default Medium in Google Analytics?

A)    Flash and AJAX events
B)    server redirects
C)    responsive web design
D)    query string parameters

Answer: A, B, C, D



You publish articles by many different authors on your site. You want to create a report that shows the total number of pageviews for each author. Which of the following features will allow you to add author information to Google Analytics?

A)    Analytics Intelligence
B) Dimension Widening
C) Custom Reports
D) Segments
E) Annotations

Answer: B

Which campaign tracking variables are required in order to ensure accurate data shows for your campaigns in the “All Traffic” report?

A)    utm term
B) utm_campaign
C) utm_source
D) utm_medium
E) utm_content

Answer: B, C, D

Setting up goals allows you to see ________ .
A)     ecommerce revenue
B) a list of transactions
C) bounce rate
D) conversion paths
E) conversion rates

Answer: B, D and E


Which of the following is a session level interaction?

  • social interaction
  • All of these answers are correct.
  • event
  • ecommerce transaction
  • pageview

Which of the following techniques would you use to exclude rows with fewer than 10 visits from a report table?

A)     pivot table
B) table fifter
C) secondary dimension
D) table sort
E) primary dimension

Answer: B


Which of the following would be most useful in measuring how many days passed between the first visit to a site and the eventual conversion?

A)     Path Length
B)  Time Lag
C)  Conversion Value
D)  Top Conversion Paths
E)  Assisted/Last Interaction Conversions

Answer: B


A visitor comes to your site but stops looking at pages and generating events. Which of the following will occur by default?

A)    The visitor’s session expires once the visitor has exited your site
B)    The visitor’s session expires after 5 minutes of inactivity
C)    The visitor’s session expires after 30 minutes of inactivity
D)    Google Analytics does not keep track of sessions by default

Answer: C


Which of the following would help you to determine the conversion value of a paid keyword?
a.       CTR
b.      none of these answers
c.       Real-Time
d.      Multi-Channel Funnels
e.      CPM 


Which of the following would be valid segments to consider using to analyze traffic patterns in your data?
traffic by time of day
 traffic by device
 traffic by marketing channel
 traffic by geography

All of these



What is the hierarchy of the Google Analytics data model?

a.       Interactions >Users> Sessions
b.      Sessions >Users> Interactions
c.       Sessions >Visitors> Interactions
d.      Users> Sessions > Interactions



What is the first step of analytics planning?

A)    Implement Google Analytics
B) Document your technical infrastructure
C) Create your implementation plan
D) Define your overall measurement plan and business objectives

Answer: D

Which of the following would you use to send data from a web connected point-of-sale system to Google Analytics?
  • javaScript tracking code
  • Campaign Tracking parameter
  • Google Analytics mobile SDK
  • Measurement protocol
  • Any of these would be appropriate

Which of the following metrics shows the number of times your ads were displayed?
a.       CTR
b.      Clicks
c.       Page views
d.      Impressions
e.      Visits


Which of the following would prevent URL destination goal conversions from being recorded?
A)    There was a misspelling in the URL of the goal definition
B) No URL destination goals have been defined
C) The match type in the goal definition is incorrect
D) The tracking code is missing from the conversion page

Answer: A, B, D

Which of the following would you use to set up a custom alert?
a.       Intelligence
b.      Real-Time
c.       Content
d.      Conversions


Which of the following would be most useful for optimizing landing pages?
a.       Unique Visits
b.      Visits
c.       Pageviews
d.      Bounce Rate
e.      Unique Pageview


Which of the following are measures of traffic volume?
A)    Margin
B) Avg Time on Site
C) Visits
D) Bounce Rate

Answer:  C

In which of the following circumstances would you want to increase the default session timeout length in Google Analytics?
a) The games on your site are highly interactive.
b) A typical session on your site involves filling out at least 3 forms.
c) The default session timeout length is set dynamically by Google Analytics and you cannot change it.
d) The average length of videos on your site is 35 minutes.
e) The average article on your site takes 4 minutes to read.
Answer: d) The average length of videos on your site is 35 minutes.


Which of the following would most quickly allow you to determine whether the Google Analytics code snippet is working on a specific website page?
a.       Real-Time
b.      Analytics Intelligence
c.       Annotations
d.      secondary dimensions


True or False: When you share a link to a custom report, you share the data in the report.
A)     True. Sharing a link to a custom report shares the data in the report
B)  False. Sharing link to a custom report only shares a template for the report

Answer: B

Which of the following is a valid tagged custom campaign?
a.       www.example.com?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=mysearch&utm_campaign=spring&utm_term=backpacks
b.      All of these are valid.
c.       www.example.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter1&utm_campaign=spring
d.      www.example.com?utm_campaign=fall&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter1&utm_content=a1


Which of the following metrics would most strongly suggest a poorly performing landing page?
  • % New visits > 90%
  • Bounce rate > 90%
  • Bounce Rate < 90%
  • Session duration > 5 Minutes
  • None of these answers
The Correct Answer is:




 Bounce Rate < 90%


Which of the following attribution models would be useful for evaluating ads and campaigns that are designed to create initial awareness about a brand?
a.       Linear model
b.      Last Non-Direct Click model
c.       First Interaction model
d.      Last Interaction model 


Specifying a goal value allows Google Analytics to calculate ______ .
A)    Revenue per Click
B)    Ecommerce Revenue
C)    Average Order Value
D)    Bounce Rate
E)    Goal Revenue


Answer: A

Which of the following are dimensions?
a.       %New Sessions
b.      Region
c.       Bounce rate
d.      Conversion Rate


True or False: The order in which filters appear in your view settings matters.
A)    True Filters are executed in the order in which they appear
B) False Filters are not necessarily executed in the order in which they appear

Answer: A

You want to see the percentage of sessions in which a specific button was clicked. Which of the following would be most useful?
A)    set up Real-Time reporting
B)  set up a custom report
C)  set up an event goal
D)  set up a dashboard

Answer: C

What is the purpose of the URL builder?
a.       to generate a URL with tracking parameters
b.      using the URL builder is required in order to track AdWords visits
c.       to optimize landing pages
d.      to generate the URL tracking parameters that need to be appended to an organic search result



You want to evaluate the landing pages you are using for AdWords ads. Which of the following dimensions would be most useful?

A)    Keyword
B) Ad Group
C) Placements
D) Destination URL
E) Campaign

Answer: D

Which of the following reporting dimensions would be useful to reference if you were rebuilding a website to improve accessibility?

None of these dimensions
All of these dimensions
Screen colours
Language
Browsers



Which of the following Behavior metrics shows the number of sessions that included a view of a page?

a.       Unique Pageviews
b.      Pageviews
c.       Unique Visits
d.      Visits
e.      Bounce rate 



Your Multi-Channel Funnel reports have no data. What is the most likely reason?

You haven’t implemented Goals or Ecommerce
You haven’t set up Goal Funnels
You are not using Content Experiments
You are not using Google Tag Manager



Person A and person B each visit your commerce site once. During her visit, person A buys one of your products. Then, before leaving the site, she makes another purchase. Person B buys nothing. What is your ecommerce conversion rate for these two visits?

A)    100%
B) 50%
C) 0%
D) 33%
E) 200%

Answer: A

Which two metrics below would be the best KPIs for measuring the performance of an ecommerce business?

a.       bounce rate and average session duration
b.      pageviews and revenue
c.       revenue and average order value
d.      pageviews and bounce rate



You need to immediately find out whether people are viewing the new content that you just added today. Which of the following would be most useful?

A)    Annotations
B) secondary dimensions
C) Real-Time

Answer: C

Which of the following is not a standard campaign parameter?

A)    utm_source
B) utm_campaign
C) utm_content
D) utm_adgroup

Answer: D

Why is it important that you maintain one unfiltered view when using filters with your Analytics account?
A) An unfiltered view ensures that the original data can always be accessed
B) You will need to configure your goals in the unfiltered view
C) Without one unfiltered view, you will not be able to use a filter for multiple views
D) There is no reason to maintain an unfiltered view

Answer: A


Digital analytics is



Which of the following types of data can be collected and reported in the Site Speed reports?



A macro conversion

a.       is a large revenue sale that is directly attributable to a display campaign
b.      occurs when over 50% of visitors buy an item
c.       always occurs prior to a micro conversion
d.      occurs when someone completes an action that’s important to your business
e.      is your highest converting campaign