The G Part Two

Anyone with a website will tell you that getting to know Google, aka The G, is imperative to internet business. The G is tricky and I still agonize over certain aspects of my account. 

Even Lisa Simpson Knows the Power of The G

In fact, I have given up on knowing all there is to know about The G, but continue to forage onward to understand as much as possible. 

Here's what I know:

1. Google changes. The names for services changes, what you are allowed to see changes, what it does changes, and how useful it is changes.
2. Data can be incomplete depending on what you are trying to do and what information the bots can find. My data says people are going to my site from a foreign country, but not staying so my data is pretty meaningless at this point. I still haven't figured out how the bots can find my sitemap so my data will continue to be incomplete until I can figure it out.
3. Google help only helps people with a firm knowledge of certain computer language codes. I don't possess such knowledge so I might as well read the instructions in Greek for as much as it helps.
4. The G continues to reign supreme because it's algorithm is remarkable. Oh, hail to the king.

The G

What Google analytics looks like when you first set up and no one loves you...

Unless you live under a rock, you know that to be anything on the web, you have to kiss The G, caress The G, and send him your first child. Who's The G? None other than Google.

Google has requirements to gain Search Engine Optimization (SEO) on the mighty search page. Lots and lots of complicated requirements. You have to figure out how to cut and paste code and place them on your website so Google can find it, but no one else can see. You have to figure out if you want to track the visitors to your site (I opted out). You have to figure out a plethora of other things as well.

Does The G know I exist? Hardly. One day I will figure out the algorithm and share it with you. In the meantime, don't hold your breathe :)