If you’re a regular reader of Spin Sucks (or one of the crazies in the community), you already know about my HUGE crush on Andy Crestodina.
I love everything about him. He’s smart, he’s funny, he wears red socks every day, and he’s so passionate about content marketing, he is constantly finding new ways to write so it’s compelling to both humans and robots.
He’s part of a dinner group we have and I never miss it because it’s my once-a-month time to brainstorm with someone who complements the things we do every day, but in an area where we don’t have expertise (search, namely).
Nearly every time I see him, he’ll say to me, “I’ve been thinking about writing a blog post for you” and then he’ll detail what he’s thinking. I’m pretty sure we’ve never turned him down.
That’s why, when Lindsay Bell invited him to host our monthly Spin Sucks Pro webinar, I wholeheartedly agreed!
The Lies and Truths of Analytics
A few weeks ago, he and I were talking about analytics and some of the things PR pros miss in their results reporting. He said, “How about I do the webinar on the lies and truths about Google analytics?”
Um, yes please!
Of course, then I began to wonder…what am *I* missing in the weekly analytics review I do with my team and our clients?
I have an advantage. I get to watch the webinar ahead of time. So I’ll let you in on a little secret: I learned six new things…and I consider myself pretty savvy when it comes to analytics.
I also took screen grabs of two slides so I can set up our goals a little bit differently, which gives me a list of at least 20 things to implement immediately.
It’s a little frustrating to learn the things you depend on for metrics are lies, all lies! OK…not all lies. I’m being a bit dramatic. But the information is valuable because he teaches you how to reformat your reports to get more accurate information.
And, at the end, he walks you through Google authorship, which still evades most. Trust me, you want to do this the minute the webinar is finished.
He ends with, “Most people use analytics without analyzing anything.”
How to Attend
That’s your cue to get to work immediately. Plus, he’s very engaging and hilarious so I think you’ll get a lot out of attending.
This month (and next month, too) is FREE, but space is limited.
You can “purchase” (the amount is zero, but WordPress won’t let us change that word) the webinar here. You’ll then receive an email with the link in GoToWebinar.
Please click on it and register for the webinar there. Otherwise you won’t get the link when it’s time to attend.
It’s next Thursday, February 21, at noon ET (11:00 CT, 10:00 MT, and 9:00 PT).
Be there…or miss out on hearing Andy say, “Bummer” and “What gorgeous data!”
P.S. Happy Valentine’s Day!