Comments on: Google Sitemaps and Search Engine Optimization http://thirstypony.com/2006/07/google-sitemaps-and-search-engine-optimization/ Search Marketing - Simplified Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brent Turner http://thirstypony.com/2006/07/google-sitemaps-and-search-engine-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Brent Turner Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:20:18 +0000 http://thirstypony.com/2006/10/google-sitemaps-and-search-engine-optimization/#comment-10 Thanks Dave! Completely agreed about becoming overwhelmed with too much information. I will check out Web CEO as well. Appreciate the thoughts! Great posts on the site. Thanks Dave!

Completely agreed about becoming overwhelmed with too much information. I will check out Web CEO as well.

Appreciate the thoughts! Great posts on the site.

]]> By: Dave http://thirstypony.com/2006/07/google-sitemaps-and-search-engine-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Dave Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:27:39 +0000 http://thirstypony.com/2006/10/google-sitemaps-and-search-engine-optimization/#comment-9 Hi Brent, I have a bit of egg on my face here, or maybe honey, but I don't have much experience with 103bees. I am currently enjoying the heck out of Web CEO - Google it and install their free trial if you'd like. I think you should have a clear definition of what you'd like to learn each month from your reporting, and what the measure of success is. Is it conversions? Unique traffic? Then find a tool that provides you with exactly what you want to see. It's easy to get overwhelmed by too much info. Google analytics is a super tool, and since you already have it installed, I recommend spending some time with it before you start looking for more. You may be surprised to find you already have everything you need! Hi Brent,

I have a bit of egg on my face here, or maybe honey, but I don’t have much experience with 103bees. I am currently enjoying the heck out of Web CEO – Google it and install their free trial if you’d like.

I think you should have a clear definition of what you’d like to learn each month from your reporting, and what the measure of success is. Is it conversions? Unique traffic? Then find a tool that provides you with exactly what you want to see. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by too much info.

Google analytics is a super tool, and since you already have it installed, I recommend spending some time with it before you start looking for more. You may be surprised to find you already have everything you need!

]]> By: Brent Turner http://thirstypony.com/2006/07/google-sitemaps-and-search-engine-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Brent Turner Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:21:13 +0000 http://thirstypony.com/2006/10/google-sitemaps-and-search-engine-optimization/#comment-7 Dave - we are constantly getting asked by clients how their site is doing in search engines. Most tools out there do only an okay job at letting us know more about the organic traffic coming to the site. The tools within Google Sitemaps add some depth for us, but then from one of your links on this site, I saw this: http://103bees.com What do you think of this sort of tool as a reporting tool? Is there a value to having full SE only reporting tools? General opinions on reporting? etc. etc. Thanks! Dave – we are constantly getting asked by clients how their site is doing in search engines. Most tools out there do only an okay job at letting us know more about the organic traffic coming to the site. The tools within Google Sitemaps add some depth for us, but then from one of your links on this site, I saw this: http://103bees.com

What do you think of this sort of tool as a reporting tool? Is there a value to having full SE only reporting tools? General opinions on reporting? etc. etc.

Thanks!

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