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Week 4: Valuing Your Audience
OBJECTIVE
The objectives of this group discussion are to help you:
Understand the importance of online metrics
Identify digital metrics that are used to optimize websites
Explore the metrics you could use on your WordPress Portfolio
INTRODUCTION
A metric is a standard of measurement. In the entertainment industry we must look at many types of digital metrics in order to properly assess our audience. Looking at Google Analytics you can find countless metrics and reports that would be beneficial for entertainment and businesses.
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INSTRUCTIONS
First Post due Wednesday by 11:59pm EST
PART 1:
1. Go to: https://analytics.google.com/analytics/academy/
2. Select Google Analytics for Beginners
3. Go through the tutorials in Units 1, 2, 3, and 4
4. Complete the assessments at the end of each unit and take a screenshot of each completed assessment that shows a 100% grade (example below).
**You are able to reset the questions to take it multiple times**
5. Submit ALL 4 assessment screenshots to this post on Wednesday by 11:59pm EST using the IMAGE FEATURE (NOT attached like a file).
PART 2:
Answer the following questions (minimum of 4-5 sentences each):
Why are digital analytics important?
Why is it important to create a Raw view of data?
How does Google Analytics track data?
What kind of data is Google Analytics able to track?
Why do you think it would be beneficial to add Google Analytics tracking data to a business website, or your WordPress portfolio? (You MUST list something because this will be analyzed by your classmates in the response post.)
What is a Bounce Rate? How can it be used to better a website?
No references are needed this week for your initial post.
Second Post due between Thursday and Sunday by 11:59pm EST
Do not limit the second discussion post to I agree, Thats great and so forth. Substantiate the position by using meaningful observations to corroborate it, such as professional experiences, relationships, and citing scholarly sources etc. when appropriate. As a guide for high quality response posts, use the RISE model, which encourages the steps as outlined in the rubric.
(For your Response Post)
1. Looking at another student’s post, provide a few additional examples of why adding Google Analytics tracking code would be beneficial to a business website, or your WordPress portfolio?
2. What metrics in Google Analytics do you think businesses pay attention to?
3. Second post must be a minimum of one paragraph and must be made on a separate day than your initial post
The RISE Model:
Reflect: To recall, ponder, and communicate
Inquire: To seek information and/or provide ideas through questioning
Suggest: To introduce ideas for improvement of current iteration
Elevate: To raise to a higher degree or purpose of future iterations
