I just started GA a couple of days ago, so don't have much to report.
1) Click Traffic Sources in the left navigation bar and click on Traffic sources. Note what your percentages are and record them.
32.26% direct traffic
38.71% referring sites
28.57% replacement engines
2) Referring sites - what are your top 10? Record them.
1. craftcult.com 2
2. craftopolis.com 2
3. riverwolfeartjewelry.com 2
4. twitter.com 2
5. aspiringmetalsmiths.blogspot.com 1
6. craftcount.com 1
7. creationswithheart.blogspot.com 1
8. etsytreasuryteam.blogspot.com 1
9. etsywiki.com 1
10. forum.purseblog.com 1
3) Click the link labeled Search Engines. Note who the top 5 are and how many views came from each
Google - 6
On the left navigation bar click on Keywords. How many were used to find you? Make a list of the top ten keywords. Make a list of keywords that you thought would bring views but didn’t? Are there many keywords that are related.
boho rock jewelry
eclectic bead and metal jewelry handmade
http://etsy.com/shop/heartfelt4kidsmother baby vintage cabochon
starfish toggle clasp
www.ciaobela.etsy.comkeywords that didn't bring views:
Just about all the keywords I used didn't bring any views, however I expect that these results are not yet very accurate.
Not sure what is meant by related keywords.
5) Now click on traffic sources again so we can see all visits. Then In the upper right hand corner, go to the calendar / dates and change it back to Jan 1, don’t forget to highlight the all the days on the calendar and then click the “apply” button below it. Very briefly tell us about any significant changes during this time? Were you listing more or less during those up down periods?
I just started on GA 4 days ago, of course there is a big spike right at the end. I'm looking forward to interpreting this data in a few weeks.
Thanks Christine, for assigning this exercise. Just getting GA set up after months and months of trying is worth the price of admission!
Julie