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Goals | Overview | Total Conversions | Conversion Rate | Goal Verification | Reverse Goal Path | Goal Value | Abandoned Funnels | Funnel Visualization | How do you set goal value?

1.6 Goals

Configure goals to measure conversion. You can create 4 goals per profile with no more then 10 levels per goal,
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Goals are top of the food chain for successful web analytics.
If you are interested in conversion (when people take desired actions) you'll want to configure goals.
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Direct Link to Your Google Analytics InterfaceDirect Link To Google Analytics Interface
https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/goals

1.6.1 Overview
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Analyze
  • Goal conversions
  • Goal Performance
  • Goal Conversion Rate
  • Total Goal Value
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https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/goals

1.6.2 Total Conversions
See the total conversions.Use the pull down menu to view other goals.
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Available Timelines
Day, Week, Month, Comparison
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https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/total_goal_conversions

1.6.3 Conversion Rate
View the conversion rate of all goals by using the pull down menu.
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Available Timelines
Day, Week, Month, Comparison
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https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/goal_conversion_rate

1.6.4 Goal Verification
Confirm your goals and compare timelines.
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Available Timelines
Hour, Day, Week, Month, Comparison.
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https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/goal_verification

1.6.5 Reverse Goal Path
Helps you determine common pathways to goal along with source pages (where they started). The reverse goal path logs the last four pages. If the click stream source is beyond 4 pages it will not show up in reverse goal path reports
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Graph by:
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Day
Week
Month
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https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/reverse_goal_path

1.6.6 Goal Value
Goal Value is the number of conversions multiplied by the goal value.
Available Timelines
Day, Week, Month, Comparison

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https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/total_goal_value

How Do You Set Goal Value?

Navigate to Analytics Settings > Profile Settings > Goal Settings

Making Goals- Method A

Enter your dollar value in the highlighted area. This method works for Time on Site and Pages/Visit goals.

Making Goals- Method B

  1. Click the URL Destination radio button
  2. Choose what match type you want to use (Regular Expression Match is for advanced users)
  3. Assign a dollar value to the goal

When you are done entering your information click Save Goal.

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https://www.google.com/analytics/settings/edit_goal

1.6.7 Abandoned Funnels
When you have funnels set up it is easy to see when people abandon them. With high abandonment rates make changes to your design to improve abandonment. Then return and compare timelines.
Available Timelines
Day, Week, Month, Comparison
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Direct Link to Your Google Analytics InterfaceDirect Link To Google Analytics Interface
https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/abandoned_funnels

1.6.8 Funnel Visualization
This is my favorite for seeing how my site visitors are interacting with my goal funnel.
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Day, Week, Month, Comparison
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https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/goal_funnel?

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