What are the Goals in Google Analytics?

Google Analytics Goals measure how well your site fulfils your target objectives.

A goal represents a completed activity, called a conversion, that contributes to the success of your business. Examples of goals include making a purchase (for an eCommerce site) or submitting a contact information form (for a marketing or lead generation site).

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Why Google Analytics Goals are important?

Funnel visualization:

A Google Analytics Conversion (or Google Analytics Goal) on the website is crucial for your business as it gives you valuable insights into the various conversions happening on it. Like Form submissions, subscription form submissions, call clicks, mail clicks, and purchases.

These all can be tracked easily using GA4 Conversion Tracking through Google Tag Manager.

Google Analytics goals - funnel visualization

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How Many Types of Goals are there in Google Analytics?

There are 4 types of Goals:

✔ Conversion:

These goals are most commonly used to track form submissions, eCommerce Purchases and other conversions that send users to a thank you page.

✔ Engagement:

A duration goal tracks how much time someone spends on a page.

If you’re looking to measure engagement, these goals are a good way to track visitors who browse your pages, read your content, and learn about your company.

✔ By Pageview/Session:

Pages/Screens per session goals are another way to track engaged site visitors.

Instead of counting conversions based on how long a visitor spends on your site, they’re based on the number of pages a user views.

✔ Custom Event-based:

Event goals are based on specific user interactions that you’ve already set up as Events on your site.

These interactions include watching a video, downloading a piece of content, engaging with interactive elements, social shares clicks and more.

Custom Event Tracking:

Lead Registration/Form Submit
Phone-Calls & E-mail Id Clicks
Conversion Tracking
Engaging Content Tracking
Scroll event tracking
Event tracking (website video views, pdf download, outbound link tracking..etc)
Any Custom Event/button/link tracking

Setup GA4 Conversion Tracking on your website today to get a live view of the Goals in Google Analytics.

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Why a Goal-based Audience list?

Configuring various Goals helps you so much understand How visitors interact with the website as well as your Website Engagement Content.

Also, you will be able to re-target them in the future for those who specifically completed goals. And retain your potential visitors into customers.

Measure your business objectives with Analytics Goals:

Just contact me if you have any doubts or I will suggest to you which types of goals we can set up with your site to grow your business.

Conclusion

In conclusion, goals play a pivotal role in Google Analytics, serving as the compass that guides businesses and website owners toward success. These objectives are not merely arbitrary metrics but strategic milestones that align with the overarching objectives of a digital presence. By defining and tracking goals, organizations can gain invaluable insights into user behaviour, measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, and ultimately optimize their online performance.

Let’s Audit First, Why is it Required?

Tracking errors can greatly affect your Data, Conversion Reporting, strategic Decision-Making and that Cost you in Revenue.

First, I audit your website’s current Tag & Tracking configuration. Then I will share errors/recommendations with their solutions as the best practices the industry follows. I can also help you to implement it the right way.