How to Track Social Media Traffic With Google Analytics

social media how toYou have a website and you are building traffic to it, but what do you know about your visitors?

Do you know where they come from, how engaged they are with your website or if they have converted as a reader, subscriber or customer?

You can see all of these insights for free using Google Analytics.

Why Google Analytics?

Google Analytics allows you to see where your visitors come from and if they engage with your content or leave immediately. Additionally, you can set up goals that match your business goals and measure if visitors are meeting those goals.

With Google Analytics, you can get valuable insights about your visitors and in this article I am going to show you how to track social media traffic.

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Facebook Geotargeting Draws 500,000 Fans for Small Biz

social media case studiesMost of us know Facebook marketing is working when more sales roll in or site traffic grows.

But for Alex Morrissey of JamaicansMusic.com, that moment came when a party in Indonesia ran out of goats.

“We invited 200 people to the launch party, but because we’re on Facebook, 1,000 people came,” he said. “We had enough rice and peas, but we had to get more goats.”

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5 Tips for Driving Facebook Fans to Your Website

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Are your Facebook fans frequenting your website? Do you want them to?

Keep reading for five ways to drive traffic from Facebook to your company website.

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While Facebook has become an increasingly significant communication medium, for many businesses and organizations, their website remains the primary consumer touch point.

So what do you do if you want to get your Facebook audience to engage more on your brand site?

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