{"id":55449,"date":"2018-10-27t05:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-27t09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=55449"},"modified":"2023-10-05t09:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05t13:19:07","slug":"seo-what-are-realistic-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2018\/10\/27\/seo-what-are-realistic-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"seo: what are realistic returns?"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>bonus: screenshots to help you track your efforts.<\/strong><\/p>\n by becky livingston<\/i> now that you\u2019ve put all this effort into your site speed, keyword research, meta tag implementation and more, what can you expect in return?<\/p>\n more:<\/b> top 20 social media hacks to build your business<\/a> | get found online: four mobile seo tips<\/a> | quick tip: accelerated mobile pages<\/a> | why you need an ssl certificate now<\/a> | why tracking urls are so important<\/a> | what goes into a buyer persona?<\/a> | what is seo and why is it important?<\/a> seo is a marathon, not sprint. also take into account that seo fluctuates based on trends, product life cycles and service cycles. for example, tax terms trend in the first quarter of the year in the u.s. and canada, even though tax-related activities take place all year long.<\/p>\n what should you be tracking to know if you\u2019re getting a good roi?<\/p>\n according to semrush, you should measure<\/p>\n total organic clicks<\/strong><\/p>\n your website analytics tool should offer this ranking. in google analytics, you find this under the dashboard admin area. once there, click on the property column > property settings. choose the website you want to use (e.g., your domain name). click save.<\/p>\n that will tie your site to google\u2019s webmaster tools (search console). once that opens, you may need to click on your domain name. open the search traffic drop-down on the left panel.<\/p>\n now you can view a variety of search-related things, such as analytics, links to your site, internal links, manual actions, international targeting and mobile usability.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n you can choose to view a custom range by clicking the dates drop-down field on the right. below the chart, you will also see the terms used to search your content.<\/p>\n by comparing date ranges, you can quickly see what queries are generating direct clicks to your site. you can also identify the landing pages generating the most clicks. plus, you can see which devices are sending the organic traffic (mobile, computer\/desktop\/tablet).<\/p>\n tip: be sure to filter based on type > web or you could see searches for images, which you may not care to see.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n goal completions<\/strong><\/p>\n if you do not have goals set up on your site, you should add them to track what is being completed, e.g., downloads, form submissions, pdf opens, video plays, etc. learn how to implement goal completions using kissmetrics\u2019 article \u201ccritical goal types\u201d found at https:\/\/blog.kissmetrics.com\/critical-goal-types\/.<\/p>\n in google analytics, view conversions > goals > overview. choose the dates using the buttons in the top right corner. see the example below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n from that screen, you can quickly determine many seo metrics\u00a0\u2013 such as goal completions, value and conversion rate\u00a0\u2013 and identify your roi from organic traffic.<\/p>\n bounce rates<\/strong><\/p>\n a bounce happens on a website when a visitor enters the site on one page, doesn\u2019t leave that page and exits from the same page. you want to track this because it can help you determine the pages on the site that may be driving visitors away.<\/p>\n there are a few exceptions when you might not worry too much about bounce rate, such as<\/p>\n in most other cases, it\u2019s important to look at the bounce rate for pages throughout the site, especially pages you\u2019ve created for conversion, such as lead-generation pages.<\/p>\n you can find these metrics in google analytics from the left dashboard using behavior > site content > landing pages. remember to choose the organic segment for traffic only from organic source. do that by<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n the dummy data shown here is for the feb. 1-28, 2018 period. the bounce rate average for the top 156 pages is just over 46 percent. that\u2019s a bit high. look at these pages to determine their importance, and their bounce rate.<\/p>\n if you discover important landing pages are driving visitors away, review the page\u2019s design, content, call to action and image(s). does it convey the message you want visitors to receive? is it providing enough information (benefits about the product\/service) to warrant the call to action? does it include the right call to action for the action needed (e.g., for a video you\u2019d use play now, not download)? finally, how many fields are required for completion? the more fields, the less likely visitors will complete the form.<\/p>\n exit pages<\/strong><\/p>\n in addition to reviewing the bounces, you also want to view the top exit pages. those are pages from which the visitor exits the website.<\/p>\n with the organic segment turned on, visit behavior > site content > exit pages. this data helps you determine where people leave the site, and if they are leaving where you feel they should.<\/p>\n for example, if you have a lead generation form page with a download action that triggers a thank you page upon completion, the thank you page should have the higher exit rate than the landing page itself. if it does not, that means people are leaving the site before completing the action, or the form isn\u2019t created effectively with a thank you page followup. if that\u2019s the case, review the landing page for the same things you\u2019d look at for a high bounce-rate page.<\/p>\n from the graphics provided and using the same data time period for exit page and bounce rate metrics, mens\/mens+t+shirts had a bounce rate of 36.64 percent (line 3) and an exit rate of 37.10 percent (line 6), which means in either case, more than 30 percent of the time, visitors left that page without completing an action (e.g., putting the product in the shopping cart). you can tell because if they had completed the action another page would be visited, e.g., the shopping cart.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a>mobile usability with mobile traffic increasing overall, it\u2019s important to measure this metric as well using the search console mobile usability report, which is found in the search console dashboard, rather than in google analytics.<\/p>\n visit search traffic > mobile usability. if mobile visitors experienced any issues they would be listed in this report. if not, you\u2019ll see a message like, \u201cno mobile usability errors detected (be sure to check all site variants).\u201d<\/p>\n visitor lifetime value<\/strong><\/p>\n this is an interesting metric to review. it provides you with information about each visitor\u2019s experience with your site, along with the revenue potential of every customer who is gained using organic search.<\/p>\n in google analytics, visit the audience > lifetime value (ltv) metric.<\/p>\n in this data view, you\u2019ll find acquisition channel (organic, direct, social, etc.), users, revenue per user (ltv) and revenue (ltv). remember to check the metric and date range at the top of the page.<\/p>\n
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\nyou\u2019re not going to be on the first page of search after implementing all of these items. you need to work at seo in everything you present online, from emails to blog content.<\/p>\n\n
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