You installed Google Analytics 2 years ago. You've never looked at it. Here's what you're missing.
Google Analytics is installed on 85% of small business websites. But fewer than 15% of business owners actually use it to make decisions. The rest either never log in, or log in and drown in a sea of numbers they don't understand. The truth: you don't need to understand 90% of what Analytics shows. You need to understand 5 metrics, check them once a week, and act on what they tell you. That's it.
The only 5 metrics that matter for SMBs
1. Users (and trend). How many people visited your site this week vs last week? Is it going up or down? You don't need the exact number — you need the direction. Up = something's working. Down = something's wrong. Check weekly, worry about monthly trends.
2. Traffic sources. Where do visitors come from? Google Search (organic), Google Ads (paid), social media, direct, referral? If 80% comes from one source, you're vulnerable. If your paid traffic drops, how many visitors do you have left? Diversification matters. This metric also tells you which marketing channels are actually driving traffic.
3. Top pages. Which pages do people visit most? If your homepage gets 70% of traffic and your service pages get 5%, visitors aren't finding what they need — or your navigation is broken. If a blog post gets more traffic than your service page, it's a sign you need better internal linking.
".(_et("ctr"))."
".(_et("sia"))."
".(_et("cn"))."
".(_et("b1"))."
".(_et("b2"))."
".(_et("b3"))."
