{"id":8924,"date":"2024-10-02T01:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T01:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clixpertdemo.com\/clixpert24\/?p=8924"},"modified":"2024-10-03T00:08:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T00:08:32","slug":"how-to-track-google-my-business-traffic-easy-to-follow-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clixpertdemo.com\/clixpert24\/how-to-track-google-my-business-traffic-easy-to-follow-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Track Google My Business Traffic: Easy-To-Follow Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8924\" class=\"elementor elementor-8924\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e17e1b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e17e1b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fffc351\" data-id=\"fffc351\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64eaa54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-nioland-title-v1\" data-id=\"64eaa54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nioland-title-v1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                    <div class=\"section_title type_one\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"title_whole position-relative\">\r\n                                            <h1 class=\"title\">\r\n                                                                                        <small>\r\n                                                                <\/small>\r\n                                                                                        How to Track Google My Business Traffic: Easy-To-Follow Guide                                                                                                                <\/h1>\r\n                                     \r\n                <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66d6087 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66d6087\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-421cc87\" data-id=\"421cc87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec96d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-nioland-text-editor-v1\" data-id=\"ec96d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nioland-text-editor-v1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t   <div class=\"position-relative position_p_relative\">\r\n        <p>If you want your business to be discovered online, you should put your business on the leading search engine. Creating a Google My Business (GMB) account does not only help your business be discovered;<strong>\u00a0it also tells you how much traffic is getting into your website and where it\u2019s coming from.<\/strong><\/p><p>If you\u2019re new to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en_au\/business\/\">Google My Business<\/a>\u00a0and still learning the ropes of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clixpert.com.au\/search-engine-optimisation.html\">search engine optimization<\/a>, finding out who\u2019s visiting your website and where they are from can be confusing. Don\u2019t fret; this article is made just for you.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Google My Business Overview<\/h3><p><strong>A GMB profile is a straightforward tool that small businesses and large organizations use to manage their online presence over Google\u2019s platform, including Search and Maps (Also known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clixpert.com.au\/google-local-seo.html\">Local SEO<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>How it works<\/strong><\/p><p>When a customer types\u201d pizza near me\u201d on their phone, GMB results immediately pop up,\u00a0<strong>providing you information about pizza shops within your location, pictures, and ratings of each shop.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>And if you tap on any of the shops in your search results, you\u2019ll get more information about that store, such as directions, contact numbers, and links to its website and social channels. Most users click on the website to check out the menu.<\/p><p>Website clicks are the kind of traffic you want to understand.<strong>\u00a0All this data tells you where your customers are coming from and what kind of sales you are getting.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Tracking your data<\/strong><\/p><p>If you do not know how to track specific data yet, all the activities above will appear as \u201corganic traffic\u2019 on your Google Analytics menu. So how do you dissect the data coming at you?<\/p><p>It\u2019s simple.<strong>\u00a0All you have to do is open your Google My Business dashboard and create parameters called Urchin Tracking Module (UTM) codes<\/strong>\u00a0that gather information about the overall efficacy of your campaign, ad, or website.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>How to create UTM codes<\/h3><p><strong><a title=\"UTM Codes Parameters\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/1033863?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=1032998#zippy=,in-this-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UTM codes are parameters<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>that you add to your URL to gather information about the overall performance and efficacy of your website, ad, or campaign. They are automatically generated when you create a new URL for the pages you want to track. Follow these steps:<\/p><p><strong>Know which pages to track.<\/strong><\/p><p>Identify the pages you want to track and drive traffic.\u00a0<strong>You would want your customers to be directed to these three main pages.<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"inner-ul\"><li>Homepage<\/li><li>Contact page<\/li><li>Location page(s)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>Create tracking URLs<\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>Now that you know which pages you want to track, use Google Analytics\u2019 Campaign URL Builder and fill in the fields required.<\/strong>\u00a0Make sure to fill in all fields correctly with the campaign builder to generate a unique URL for your campaign. Then, copy the new URL and proceed to the next step.<\/p><p><strong>Update Google My Business<\/strong><\/p><p>Login to your GMB dashboard and scroll down to find the listing you want to update. Next, find the \u2018Manage Location\u2019 tab and click \u2018Info\u2019 on the left side menu. Finally, scroll down to see your current web URL, replace it with your new one, and hit \u2018Apply\u2019 to save the changes.<\/p><p><strong>Side note:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>A warning notification might appear on your screen to let you know that your changes are under pending review and will take three days to be published.<\/strong>\u00a0You don\u2019t need to worry about it as long as you are not making any drastic updates to your GMB profile; the changes you apply will reflect instantly.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Check and review your campaign data on Google Analytics<\/h3><p>You\u2019re almost there. Login to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.google.com\/analytics\/web\/\">Google Analytics account<\/a>\u00a0and choose the profile you just updated. Click the \u2018Acquisition\u2019 tab, find the \u2018All Campaigns\u2019 tab, and click there. Then you will see the breakdown of the gathered data from your campaign or ad.<\/p><p>If you want to see the data from all locations, click on a specific campaign, and you will get a secondary dimension of \u2018Ad Content.\u2019 It will show you all the areas attached to that campaign or ad.<\/p><p><strong>Now you\u2019re ready to go<\/strong>. So whenever you want to check the performance of your website, campaign, or ad, simply login to Google Analytics to take a peek at the performance over time.<\/p>    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e277bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-nioland-themebtns-v1\" data-id=\"6e277bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nioland-themebtns-v1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n         \r\n            <div class=\"theme_btn_all\">\r\n            <a href=\"tel:1300254973\"   target=&quot;_blank&quot;  rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=\"theme_btn\">\r\n            \t\r\n              Call 1300 254 973                              \t\r\n                            \t\r\n            <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7624b15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7624b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n    .blog_single_content .single-thumbnail img {\n    -o-object-fit: cover;\n    object-fit: contain;\n    }\n    .blog_single_content .single-thumbnail {\n    position: relative;\n    height: 300px;\n    border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Track Google My Business Traffic: Easy-To-Follow Guide If you want your business to be discovered online, you should put your business on the leading search engine. 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