How to check search engine and direct traffic of Mobile?
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Hi Guys,
I want to check search engine traffic or direct traffic of mobile, how to check in google analytic?
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Hi Patrick,
Really thanks for very good answer still in organic traffic if have to check that traffic from which search engine then how to configure and the way you told i did but not able to see direct traffic?
Thanks,
John
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Hi John
There's a couple of ways you can do this...
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Login into Google Analytics
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Select the profile you want to check
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Select the date range
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In your left sidebar menu, goto "Acquisition" - click it
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Go down to All Traffic - click it
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Go down to Channels - click it
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Above your graph, you'll see a box that says "All Sessions" above your graph - click it
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Learn more about Segments here
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A box will appear with a list called Segment Name
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Scroll down to, or search in the box, "Mobile Traffic"
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Click "Apply"
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Now, where it says "All Sessions", there is a carrot down button in the upper right hand corner
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Click it and select "Remove"
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You should only have "Mobile Traffic" as your segment
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From here you can see your Mobile organic performance, as well as other channels, including Direct
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From there, you can also, in your left sidebar menu, goto "Acquisition" - click it
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Go down to Campaigns - click it
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Go down to Organic Keywords - click it
You can also do this...
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In your left sidebar menu, goto "Audience" - click it
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Goto Mobile - click it
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Goto Overview - click it
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Click "Advanced" above "Conversions"
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In the box that appears, type "mobile" - click apply
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Then, above "Device Category" click "Secondary Dimension"
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Type in "Medium" - click it
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Then, go to "Edit" above "Conversions" in your table
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Click "+Add a dimension or metric"
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Type in "Medium"
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In the box that appears next to it, type "organic"
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Click "Apply"
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From here you can see your Mobile organic performance
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If you do this off of the Segment you set up previously, you shouldn't have to set up those filters
Hopefully this helps! I would check out the Google Analytics Academy - particularly Digtial Analytics Fundamentals & Google Analytics Platform Principles. Both are great resources and help immensely with understanding how to use Analytics to find the data you need.
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Hi John,
First click on Audience=>> Mobile ==> Overview on left hand side in GA. After Choose 'Direct traffic' segment from segment
list. You will get direct traffic data. For Search engine data select 'search traffic' from segment list.
Hope this helps
Thanks
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