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Thursday, July 19, 2007



Problems With Google Reporting

There seem to be some technical issues going on at Google related to reporting. We have one client who is unable to change the range of data reported in his control panel. To see a specific range of data, he has to go through the full process of creating a report. Here is Google's response to the problem:

Thank you for your response. We do have a workaround for this issue for you to create a report. Please follow the instructions given below to create a report on demand:
1) Sign into your AdWords account.
2) Go to the 'Reports' tab.
3) Click on ' Create a Report Now ' link and create a report following the instructions given.
Please continue to manually generate reports until we find a solution to this issue. Also, our engineers are currently working towards resolving this issue. I apologize for the inconvenience caused.


And we have another client for whom conversion data is being reported incorrectly. This is a serious problem since we use conversion data as the basis for our actions. Conversion rate is a much stronger basis for determining the success of a keyword or ad than click-through rate. So the lesson here is to make sure you double check the data in your reports. And if you are having trouble (with date ranges, conversion data, or anything else) make sure you contact Google AdWords customer support (there is a contact link inside the control panel). We have found Google to be fairly responsive when it comes to these issues. Which you would expect them to be since having people run ads is how they make their money!

If you need any help managing your Google AdWords campaign, please contact Work Media at 888-299-4837 or email Info@WorkMedia.net.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007



Internet Marketing: Keep Your Eye on Your Bounce Rates

The bounce rate of a web page is the percentage of visitors to that page who leave your site from that page without visiting any other page on your site. This is a very important piece of information.

Most analytics software should report on the bounce rates for the pages of a site. In Google Analytics, for example, there is a report called "Entrance Bounce Rates" that is located in the "Navigational Analysis" section. It shows the number of entrances, number of bounces, and bounce rate for every page on a site that acted as an entrance point.

To start with, if the bounce rate of your home page is high, then you're in trouble. You need for people to use your front page as a starting point to explore your site. The exception is if you have a one-page site, such as a salesletter-style site. If you have a one-page site intended to accomplish some purpose such as getting newsletter signups, then a better metric to examine is the conversion rate.

The bounce rate can also help you determine the effectiveness of landing pages. For example, if you are running a pay-per-click campaign and split-testing two different landing pages, the bounce rate of each page will give you a good idea of each pages' "stickiness" (although, as always, the conversion rate is the number one measure).

Use the bounce rate of pages on your site as a gauge of how effective those pages are. Do everything you can to compel the reader of your web copy to perform some action - to visit some particular page on your site to make a purchase or fill out a form. If your bounce rate is high, then readers do not feel sufficiently comfortable or interested enough to spend more time with you. That has to be fixed. Try different things, using the bounce rate as your guide. If the bounce rate starts going down, then you're headed in the right direction.

For help tweaking your site to improve your web page bounce rates, contact Work Media at 888-299-4837 or email Info@WorkMedia.net.

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