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Small and Medium Businesses in the Cloud

Although the term “cloud” is seeing increasing use, it’s necessary to clarify what portion of “the cloud” is of interest to a particular audience. For small and medium businesses (SMBs), there are generally two areas of relevance in the evolution of IT services to the cloud. The first is the application layer, commonly referred [...]

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Waiting for Rank: How Time Affects your Google Ranking

Domain Name, Google Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Web Content

By Melissa J Luther

Older Web sites seem to have an advantage when it comes to search engine rankings, but a site’s age alone is not a primary factor in its ranking. continue »

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Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on Not Likely to Affect You

Google Analytics, Web Analytics

By Melissa J Luther

Privacy on the Internet has been in the news lately, as various social media platforms struggle with how to encourage more sharing while still protecting users’ privacy. continue »

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Google Analytics Intelligence

Google Analytics

By Melissa Luther

Google’s already powerful Web site Analytics service recently became even better with the addition of a new feature called Intelligence. This newest enhancement to Analytics, still in beta, automatically alerts you to marked changes in your site metrics over a defined time period. Google has pre-loaded several alerts that it considers important, and allows you to create additional alerts based on your needs. continue »

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Setting Goals for Google Analytics

Google Analytics

By Melissa J. Luther

In the competitive world of the Internet, it’s not enough to just have a Web site, your site should be working for you. How can you know if your site is working for you? Set up goals for Google Analytics (GA) to track. continue »

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What’s a Web Site Worth? Setting Goals in Google Analytics

Google Analytics

By Monique Martin

You’ve built your Web site and signed up for Google Analytics. The reports are full of juicy numbers, but you aren’t sure how to translate those numbers into making your Web site more profitable. Google Analytics’ goal setting can help. Even if you don’t have a traditional ecommerce site and use your site just for lead generation, Google Analytics goal tracking can give you valuable information about customer conversions. continue »

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