• Home
  • Why a Website?
  • What Is SEO?
    • Social Media
      • Social Audit
  • What is PPC?
  • Tools
    • Referrals
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • About AVB
    • Podcasts & Guest Spots
    • Schedule w/ Me
    • Testimonials
      • Leave a Testimonial

A Visual Business

You are here: Home / blog / This is Why We Blog – Check your Landing Pages

This is Why We Blog – Check your Landing Pages

in blog, blogging, search engine optimization on 02/03/16

This is why we blog - check out your landing pages in Google!Seeing as I have been in a ‘you need to blog kick’… let’s just keep it up for at least one more post. When I explain to folks why they need to blog, like I did in this Why Blog post, I mentioned that it provides more opportunities to show up in search. For example, you and your competitor each have a 10 page website and you blog 1/month or 1/week and they don’t blog at all, they have 10 pages, 10 chances to show up in search and you have 22 (if you blog monthly) or 62 (if you blog weekly) opportunities. You have taken each page and blog and used keywords that were used in that post to specifically explain a product or service that you offer. This is huge people

A blog is an opportunity to educate and another page to show up in search! Click To Tweet

Take it to Google Analytics

So, let’s look at our Google Analytics and see. Log into your analytics, select your business and that should take you to Reporting, then scroll down the left and open Acquisition, then Search Engine Optimization and click on Landing Pages. If you aren’t seeing any data here it is likely that you aren’t completely set up with Google Webmaster Tools, also known as the Search Console.

Here is a quick video showing you how to find your landing pages in Google Analytics.

Linking Google Analytics to Google Webmaster Tools (Search Console)

I had to go to another client to see what screen you would get if you weren’t completely set up and went through the set up for that client so you could see how to do the linking. The following video is that how to.

Note, at the end, Google wasn’t cooperating but as soon as I turned off the video, I refreshed the screen Finally set up in Search Console End Resultand it was fixed. The end result would be for you to refresh, see this screen on Google Analytics and Save.  Once you save, it will take you back to the Property Settings, scroll to the bottom and click save again and you should be good to go. Note that it will take a little time before you will begin to see your Landing pages.

Hopefully this has been helpful on why you need to link Google Analytics and Google Webmaster Tools so you can see where folks are landing within your website. Once you do, you will see that the majority of your traffic is going to blogs and hopefully you will blog more. If you aren’t blogging, check out my blog on why you should. If you are too busy, don’t know what to write or your grammar sucks, check out my other blog on your excuses, Busted!

Contact me with any questions as I would love to help you help yourself in search engine optimization.

~Kristen

65 Comments

About Kristen Day

Kristen is a small business owner and thus dedicated to other small business owners by helping them improve their online presence with having a professional and mobile responsive website, then implementing search engine optimization and pay per click advertising all of which are necessary 'evils' in the digital marketing sphere but enables small business owners the opportunity to compete with larger companies. When not in the digital arena, you can find her hanging with her girlfriends, husband, drinking a margarita or shooting competition (not in that order).

Subscribe for Your Free Report!

10 INSANELY Easy SEO Tips YOU Can Do Right Now

« 4 Excuses of Why You Don’t Blog – BUSTED
Make it Easy for Readers to Comment & Share your Content »

Comments

  1. Susan Mary Malone says

    02/03/2016 at 11:10 AM

    This is incredibly helpful info for me, Kristen! All the SEO stuff is just by me. It boggles my brain. But THIS I can understand, and never knew, and will change how I do things! That blogging more often “provides more opportunities to show up in search.”
    Wow! Info I can use! Thank You!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/08/2016 at 4:53 PM

      Thanks Susan, and that’s what I am here for, to help explain the difficult stuff of SEO! Glad I helped you to understand! Thanks!

      Reply
  2. Trish says

    02/03/2016 at 11:54 AM

    Google tools can be so clunky to work with Kristen that many of my clients are very intimidated when trying to use them. Thanks for offering great videos showing how to fix major issues.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:44 PM

      Yes Trish… Google can be a pain for sure.. not to mention changing Google Local, Maps, My Business, etc. Feel free to send them my way if they need help and you can’t offer assistance

      Reply
  3. Teresa says

    02/03/2016 at 11:55 AM

    I have looked at google analytics in the past and keep learning more ways to improve. Thank you for this great reminder today to have a look again and re-evaluate.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:44 PM

      Yes Teresa, it can surely be overwhelming, glad to help.

      Reply
  4. Krista Kelly says

    02/03/2016 at 12:41 PM

    Thank you for the information, I like the way you broke it down and explained how to use these tools.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:44 PM

      Why thank you Krista, I try!

      Reply
  5. Roslyn Tanner Evans says

    02/03/2016 at 12:42 PM

    Your videos are the only ones I can ever follow. Our coach pays attention to our numbers so I never looked. You inspired me to & I hate looking at stuff like this but made myself cause I could follow your explanation & guide.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:45 PM

      Awww, Roz, that makes my day, feel free to leave me a testimonial. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Sabrina Quairoli says

    02/03/2016 at 1:31 PM

    Thanks, Trish, this was very helpful. While I can see all my popular posts and pages under “Behavior, all pages” section, I noticed that I did not see anything except my main URL under the SEO section so I will need to figure this out. Any ideas?

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:45 PM

      It’s Kristen, but thank you Sabrina. Sounds like you might need to be sure everything is linked properly. If you need help, please let me know.

      Reply
  7. Karen says

    02/03/2016 at 8:01 PM

    Thank you. I am in the process of transferring my blog to wp.org and I am having problems with google analytics. thanks for the help.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:46 PM

      Oh great news Karen, you will love it! Glad to help

      Reply
  8. Elizabeth O. says

    02/03/2016 at 8:02 PM

    I’ve never looked at it this way before. I was never good at analytics especially from google. Thanks for the tutorial.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:46 PM

      Hopefully this helps Liz, and maybe determine what folks are actually looking at.

      Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:57 PM

      Glad to help Liz and you are welcome!

      Reply
  9. Brenda Niemeyer says

    02/03/2016 at 8:09 PM

    Thanks for the tips! I’m happy to say I can see landing pages on Google Analytics. Phew, set up correctly. My daughter somehow memorized every grammar rule in the book. No excuses left not to blog with my chief editor just up the stairs. 🙂

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:57 PM

      YAY Brenda! So glad that you got that part taken care of!

      Reply
  10. CYNTHIA NICOLETTI says

    02/03/2016 at 8:34 PM

    Thank you for sharing. I went to my landing pages as soon as I started reading. Great information

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:56 PM

      Awesome, hope you learned from it Cynthia!

      Reply
  11. Melanie Boylan says

    02/04/2016 at 1:02 AM

    Quality content! – I’m sharing this to my clients! The videos are fab too,

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:55 PM

      Thanks so much Melanie, esp coming from a fellow expert such as yourself. Glad you liked the video. 🙂 Figured it would be easier to understand.

      Reply
  12. Kim says

    02/04/2016 at 8:12 AM

    I have not had a chance to watch the video’s yet but I need to research how to do the following:….You have taken each page and blog and used keywords that were used in that post to specifically explain a product or service that you offer.

    I love to see the peeks on my site when I put out a new blog:)

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:54 PM

      I revise each of my meta title and description for each page Kim. Let me know if you need any help.

      Reply
  13. Lisa Swanson says

    02/04/2016 at 11:04 AM

    Kristen, you know me, and you know I hate to look at these numbers! LOL Thanks to you though I am aware… and must so say happy you’re the one on top of this for me! Great article and so clearly explained!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:53 PM

      Girl I know you for sure.. and glad you trust me, thank you for that. Glad this helps you understand though.

      Reply
  14. Jackie Harder says

    02/04/2016 at 2:08 PM

    Not to brag or anything — OK, what the hell…why not? The traffic to my site this month (please note it’s only Feb. 4) jumped 218%. Completely and solely to my blog. Which means I need to get busy with some nice CTAs, offers, etc. But your point is so right on the money…you need to blog to drive traffic to your website. Your website is where you sell yourself as an expert and, if you’re doing it right, sell goods and services, too. I love your writing style, Kristen. Such good stuff. It sounds like you’re in the same room with me!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:53 PM

      Glad that you got more traffic, likely some spam, but you work your butt off. Thanks so much Jackie, I appreciate it.

      Reply
  15. cheryl says

    02/04/2016 at 2:48 PM

    This is a good reminder for me to keep checking my Google Analytics. I also have a website that I built for a potential business that my husband started and ended. It is nestled UNDER my own website in the “tree” so it brings in lots of hits still because of the keywords! So i get false readings in “general” and I haven’t changed the sight to let it just be my own website in GA. Good reading and a great reminder to BLOG regularly too! Tx.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:52 PM

      Yes Cheryl… I have a lot ‘nested” under me too. If you click on yours directly you will only see yours. Let me know if you need help.

      Reply
  16. Beverley Golden says

    02/04/2016 at 3:43 PM

    I rarely check my google analytics… I admit it. I will now make sure that my search console is linked to my google analytics account thanks to your post. 🙂 When I have looked, it always amazed me to see that I was getting more traffic than I would have imagined and much of that, I would guess, is because I now put more of my blogs on my site first, vs. on the Huffington Post. Also, more people find me from other social media sites now as well. Will definitely make sure that I have this feature synced. Thanks Kristen for the easy to understand videos. I seem to be doing more than I would like to do, or know, when it comes to tech stuff with my site.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:51 PM

      Well Bev, you can see where people are going and the type of traffic you are getting and from where, likely some spam, but you can also see which sites are coming back to your site also!

      Reply
  17. Joyce Hansen says

    02/05/2016 at 9:10 AM

    I always get frustrated. There’s one more thing to learn. So, this weekend I’ll buckle down and make sure I know how to connect and be able to follow my Google Analytics. Thanks for making us aware of how important this is.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:50 PM

      There is ALWAYS more (too much) to learn with owning a biz, right Joyce! Hope this helps

      Reply
  18. Deb Nelson says

    02/05/2016 at 3:30 PM

    This stuff makes my head explode!! Thanks for the videos to clarify w/step-by-step approach.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:50 PM

      Well, that is why you have me Deb. You are welcome!

      Reply
  19. Carol Rundle says

    02/06/2016 at 12:59 PM

    I got lost at the very beginning. When I went to Google Analytics, it said I had to set up Search Console data sharing. I did, but I still had no data showing.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:50 PM

      Sorry you got lost Carol, you know you can reach out any time! It’s likely not completely linked.

      Reply
  20. Stacey Werner says

    02/06/2016 at 3:17 PM

    I’m not sure if I have the two connected. I am going to go check it out. Thanks for the heads up!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:49 PM

      Yes, please do Stacey, let me know if you need any help.

      Reply
  21. Charles Atkins says

    02/07/2016 at 12:12 PM

    Good to see that someone else has pointed out the importance of Google Analytics and linking it to the Google Search Console. I have been doing it for quite some time now. It is actually a very well written article with quite good videos. I’d definitely like to see more posts from you Kristen.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:49 PM

      Why thank you Charles, for the comment and the compliment. You are welcome to check out any of my 50 some blogs. 🙂

      Reply
  22. Sherisa says

    02/07/2016 at 3:15 PM

    This is so helpful! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:48 PM

      You are welcome Sherisa, let me know if I can help.

      Reply
  23. Vicky says

    02/07/2016 at 11:53 PM

    Great info and easy to follow. I will be sharing with my team. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:48 PM

      Glad to hear Vicky and thank you for sharing!

      Reply
  24. Heather Johnson says

    02/09/2016 at 11:10 AM

    Thanks for the information. I will definitely look into doing this with my own website.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/09/2016 at 5:47 PM

      You are quite welcome Heather!

      Reply
  25. Lily @militaryfamof8 says

    02/10/2016 at 2:36 AM

    it wasn’t until I started trying to figure it out on my own that I realized why so many people would rather pay to have it done, lol.. it has truly been a challenge area for me, but this was a helpful post 😉

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/10/2016 at 9:04 AM

      Yep Lily and we aren’t meant to do it all. Let me know if you need help

      Reply
  26. Stacey Myers says

    02/10/2016 at 5:05 AM

    Thank you for helping us with Google Analytics. Being able to measure our results is really important.

    I have analytics set up but I know there is more that I can be doing with it.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/10/2016 at 9:05 AM

      Glad to help Stacey! Let me know if you need any help.

      Reply
  27. Rebecca Bryant says

    02/10/2016 at 7:46 AM

    This is very helpful. I am still learning all about the google analytic stuff. I finally added a plugin to help track impressions for businesses.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/10/2016 at 9:06 AM

      It is great Rebecca that you have the analytics plugin but be sure you are using Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools!

      Reply
  28. mary says

    02/10/2016 at 6:35 PM

    Adding this to my bookmarks. In the 8+ years I’ve been blogging…I haven’t linked these. THANK YOU!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/11/2016 at 8:14 AM

      GA and GWT linking is often missed. Folks haven’t caught onto the value of Google Webmaster Tools, but they will.

      Reply
  29. Migdalia says

    02/14/2016 at 3:51 AM

    Thanks for these tips! As a blogger I completely agree re: value of a blog. Blogging helps a company in so many ways, including establishing you as an expert. This will also help you stand out in Google searches.

    Going to check out your other tips now. You make them so easy to follow!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      02/15/2016 at 5:47 PM

      Thanks so much Migdalia, I really work to make SEO and my services easy to understand. Let me know if I can help

      Reply
  30. LauraOinAK says

    03/07/2016 at 12:32 PM

    There is SO much in Google Analytics to be viewed. I need to get this set up and start tracking it better.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      03/07/2016 at 2:40 PM

      Yes Laura, you do! Thank you for stopping by

      Reply
  31. Joseph Sebastian says

    01/19/2017 at 11:21 AM

    Hi Kristen,

    Thank you for this helpful post, I’ve been using Google Analytics but didn’t know that it can be used with GWT for better tracking.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      01/24/2017 at 7:15 PM

      You are quite welcome Joseph.. let me know if you want to know more about GWT

      Reply
  32. Mike Jones says

    04/18/2017 at 10:36 AM

    Kristen, I agree it’s so important to link analytics and search console it makes things simpler and specially the search query report in WMT is so good.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2017 at 8:31 PM

      Thanks so much Mike.. if you need any help, let me know.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search My Site

AVB Blog Categories

Managed Hosting for your WordPress Website

Siteground Hosting

Back Up your Business Data

Back Blaze backups

Spam Blocking Plugin

Block website spam with this easy plugin

4 FREE SEO TIPS YOU CAN DO

Get 4 Easy Peasy SEO Tips you can do right now!

Buy SEO Title & Meta Description eBook

Learn how to optimize your SEO Title & Meta Description

Join My Mailing List!

Get updates on SEO, PPC, website readability and small business in our monthly email! (double opt in so look for the email)

Don't forget to look for the confirmation email to double opt in for my email list.

Email Marketing

SendInBlue Email Marketing

More Email Marketing

MailerLite Email Marketing

NASE Mbr Directory

Find me on NextBizThing, the directory for NASE members

Known for SEO

Top Seo Agency in League City

Known for PPC Advertising

Top Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Agency in League City

Learn About My Other Business

WTF Kristen

Follow AVB!

A Visual Business on FacebookFollow Kristen on TwitterFollow AVB on Pinterest
Connect with Kristen on Linked In Follow AVB on Instagram

Managed Hosting for your WordPress Website

Create Images Quickly & Easily w/ Get Stencil

Get Stencil

Stock Photo Subscription Service

Depositphotos

Learn About My Other Business

Copyright © 2023 · A Visual Business