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Overwhelmed by Google Analytics? Look at These 5 Things First

Overwhelmed by Google Analytics? Look at These 5 Things First

Google Analytics is an amazing tool for anyone with a website. There’s a bunch of useful data that can help you track and plan ahead for your business once you install it. But it’s so robust that it’s easy to become overwhelmed by Google Analytics. Where are you supposed to start?

If you’re a blogger, there are five key pieces I recommend you look at and get comfortable with first before going into an even deeper dive of Google Analytics’ features.

An important thing to note, first: the data in Google Analytics is determined based on the date range you provide. It typically defaults to the previous 7 days, but you’ll want to change it for the time frame you’re interested in. I recommend looking at the previous month or previous 30 days. You can change your date range in the upper right corner of any Google Analytics page.

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How + Why You Need to Create a Media Kit for Your Blog (plus a free template!)

So, you've heard you should have a media kit for your blog. But what the heck do you put into it? Click through for a full rundown of what to include in a blog's media kit and get a FREE media kit template!

One of my favorite parts of blogging is collaboration. I’ve gotten to meet a lot of amazing brands and bloggers thanks to And Possibly Dinosaurs, and I wouldn’t trade that for the world.

But how do you set up these collaborations? Lots of ways. I’ve used social media, cold emails, and even some advertising sites.

But one thing is pretty common when it comes to collaboration: the brand or blogger you’re reaching out to is going to want to know why they should work with you. And that’s where a media kit comes in.

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How to Achieve Your 2016 New Years Resolutions

How will you achieve your new years resolutions? Click through for some awesome resources for some common blogging new years resolutions!

New Years is almost upon us. Which can only mean one thing: new years resolutions.

I’m working on my own set of resolutions, both personally and professionally. I’m trying to really nail down one or two, so I can focus more attention on fewer goals.

I’ve noticed a lot of bloggers sharing their blogging new years resolutions, and I wanted to help out. Here are some awesome resources I’ve found for some common blogging new years resolutions:

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The Google Analytics Glossary

The Google Analytics Glossary

Google Analytics is one of the best, most overwhelming tools for bloggers.

Before we get into how get information from Google Analytics, it’s important to know what all of the buttons mean. Let’s look at the Google Analytics Glossary!

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How to Install Google Analytics on Your Blog

How to Install Google Analytics on Your Blog

If you’re new to the blogging industry, you’ll notice a lot of people talking about stats like users, sessions, and pageviews. So, what the heck are they and how do you find out these statistics on your blog?

The best tool to do so is Google Analytics. It’s a free service, and actually pretty easy to set up!

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