Sunday, September 7, 2025

Google Analytics Metrics

 Essential Google Analytics Metrics


Users: Unique individuals visiting the site.

Sessions: Number of site visits, including repeated ones.

New Users: Visitors interacting for the first time.

Pageviews: Total number of pages viewed.

Engaged Sessions: Sessions with >10 seconds, a conversion, or 2+ page views.

Bounce Rate: Percentage of single-page sessions with no further interaction.

Average Session Duration: Mean time spent per visit.

Average Engagement Time: Active time spent on site per session.

Engagement Rate: Ratio of engaged to total sessions.

Traffic Sources: Origin of users (organic, referral, direct, social, paid).

Top Landing Pages: Most popular entry pages for visitors.

Exit Pages: Last pages viewed before users leave.

Goal Conversions / Conversion Rate: Measures completion rate for predefined goals (purchase, signup, etc.).

Event Count: Tracks actions like downloads, button clicks, video views, etc..

Device Category: Breakdown by desktop, mobile, and tablet.


A Google dashboard for website performance tracks a range of essential metrics to help understand site traffic, user engagement, and technical performance.


Core Website Performance Metrics

Sessions: Total visits to the website within a selected period, sometimes compared to previous periods.

Pageviews: Number of times pages are viewed, including repeat views by the same visitor.

Unique Visitors: Count of distinct users visiting the site.

Engaged Sessions: Sessions where users stay for more than 10 seconds, view 2+ pages, or complete a conversion.

Conversions: Actions tracked as valuable, such as purchases or sign-ups.

Total Revenue: For e-commerce sites, this monitors sales/revenue.

Traffic Sources/Channels: Breakdown of how visitors arrive: organic search, social, referral, direct, etc..


User Behavior & Demographics

Time on Site / Pages per Session: Average duration visitors spend on the site or number of pages viewed per session.

Bounce Rate: Percentage of single-page sessions (where users leave without interacting further).

User Location: Geographic breakdown by country or city.

Device Type: Shows whether visitors used desktop, mobile, or tablet.


Technical & SEO Performance

Page Load Time: Average time to load a page.

First Contentful Paint / Largest Contentful Paint: Speed metrics for when content appears.

Speed Index, Cumulative Layout Shift, Time to Interactive, Total Blocking Time: Measure various aspects of page responsiveness and stability.


Acquisition & Campaign Metrics

Campaign Tracking: Measures performance of ad or email campaigns via UTM parameters.

Impressions & Clicks: From Search Console: how many times the site appears in search results and gets clicked.


Engagement & Content Metrics

Top Landing Pages: Shows which entry pages drive engagement and conversions.

Average Engagement Time: Amount of time users are actively interacting per session.


Keyword Traffic: Which keywords are driving traffic.

Referring Domains: Which external sites link visitors into your website.

Audience Location / Demographics: Geographic and demographic composition of visitors.

AdSense Revenue / Impressions: Monetization via advertising.

Organic Sessions / Clicks / Queries: Traffic and engagement driven by SEO



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