Experts - By the Numbers
A hands-on approach to measuring success and improving ROI. Learn to sift through mounds of data and draw meaningful conclusions, spot red flags, and pinpoint new opportunities for growth. Spotlight is on analytics packages, tools, and case studies to evaluate traffic, conversion metrics, ROI and cost per acquisition figures.
The success of your testing program relies heavily on the cooperation of many people in your organization. There are some key roles that you'll need to fill with the right kinds of people, or your ideas will never see the light of day.
Nov 12, 2008
Sometimes, a company's marketing efforts can have an unintentional impact from a link building perspective. Such is the case with this fantasy sports community site focused on building communities in Facebook and other social media environments.
Nov 5, 2008
Landing page optimization and testing is a complex activity that requires knowledge of many fields, including usability, copywriting, math, and Web design. But at its core, we're still trying to influence the behavior of people, and human nature hasn't changed.
Oct 29, 2008
Organizations with streamlined operations, plus fast and accurate decision-making, can gain a decisive edge over competitors. One important step to take is to become data-driven, and creating an organization where analytics emerge from a centralized structure driven by the top of the organization.
Oct 22, 2008
Even the most experienced experts will be wrong much of the time because no one person can envision the diverse needs of all visitors who find your page. Even if the expert knew everything about every visitor, they would find that their needs often are contradictory. The real experts on the design of your landing pages are your Web site visitors.
Oct 15, 2008
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