Custom Reports in the New Google Analytics

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I have been playing with the new Google Analytics since I got it on one of my accounts. One of the things I love the most is setting up custom reports.

In the old Google Analytics, a lot of times, after creating a custom report, I still have to use a custom segment to get the desired data. In the new Google Analytics, custom segments can now be embedded in the report. Sweet!

New Google Analytics Custom Reports

For more of the features in the new Google Analytics, click here.

My Top 5 SEO Tools

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I have been in the SEO industry for 6 years now, 2 years before I joined the PPC industry. During the past 6 years, I have tried using a lot of tools in both on-page and off-page SEO.

On-page Optimization Tools

  • SEOmoz On-Page Report Card – This tool is very handy when checking the essential elements of a webpage. Upon running the optimization process, the tool gives suggestions on how to optimize the page the user have selected. After which, the tools grades your page. This tool is available to all pro account holders only.
  • Link Assistant’s Website Auditor – This tool functions almost the same as the SEOmoz tool. With this tool though, you can run competitor analysis together with the on-page analysis of your website. There’s a free version as well as a paid version.

Off-page Optimization Tools

  • Link Diagnosis – A very nifty Free tool to analyze your link profile as well as you competitors’. The tool shows you “good” links, “no-follow” links, and even “missing” links.
  • Open Site Explorer – Another tool from SEOmoz. A link profiler for your website and your competitors’. The free version comes with limited features, while the paid one is more versatile.
  • Whitespark Local Citation Finder – A very powerful tool for local SEO. You want to rank with your Google places page? This tool is a very big help. And it comes with a free and paid version as well.

WordPress Plugins I Use in My Blog

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I have been blogging for 4 years now, and had my share of plugins. Some I used for a short time, while some I used for quite some time already. Below are the ones that I’m still using:

1-click Retweet/Share/Like
Adds Facebook Like, Facebook Share, Twitter, LinkedIn Share, Facebook Recommendations. Automatic publishing of content to 30+ Social Networks.

CommentLuv
Plugin to show a link to the last post from the commenters blog by parsing the feed at their given URL when they leave a comment. Rewards your readers and encourage more comments.

Google XML Sitemaps
This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com to better index your blog. Continue reading “WordPress Plugins I Use in My Blog” »