MarkoHurst Site Search Analytics Emetrics Madrid
MarkoHurst Site Search Analytics Emetrics Madrid
MarkoHurst Site Search Analytics Emetrics Madrid
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Me
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Before We Begin
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Audience Survey
Question 1
Who currently has ‘search’ on your company website or
on your intranet/extranet?
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Audience Survey
Question 2
How would you rate your experience with your
onsite search engine?
Criteria of success for a well performing search engine means that it
delivers relevant results you expected on the first page without
refining
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Finding Information Online
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Unfortunately For You As A…
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A Shining Light of Hope
Book Objective
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Benefits & Expectations
Anatomy of Search
SSA Techniques
Q&A
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What Is Site Search Analytics?
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SSA Is Not About Improving…
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SSA Is About Improving…
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How We Find Information
Information Foraging
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Information Trail
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Information Scent
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How Humans Find Information Online
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Browse (Navigate)
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Ask
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Search
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Where To Begin
Getting Started
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The Basics
Analyzing data
• Zipf Distribution
• Excel (spreadsheet) skills
• Low / no budget software
• No need for code or higher mathematics
Where to get data
• Log files
• Search / Web Analytics
A mindset / desire to improve your site, increase ROI, and deliver a
better user experience
• Outside the scope of book :)
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Zipf Distribution (The Long Tail)
Thick
head
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Data: Search Logs (Google Search Appliance)
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Data: Search Engine / Analytics
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Improving Your Site Search
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The Anatomy of Search: Search Components
1 2 3 4 5 6
Flickr Image : Peter Morville
Based on original image from “In Defense of Search” by Peter Morville
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Component 1: Visitor (User)
For more on this, see Peter Morville’s “Search Patterns” IA Summit 2008
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Component 1: Visitor (User) Search Analysis
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Component 2: Query (Keywords)
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Component 2: Keyword Analysis
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Component 2: Keyword Analysis
Trends
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Component 3: Search Interface
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Component 3: Search Interface Analysis
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Component 4: Search Engine
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Component 5: Content
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Component 5: Content Analysis
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Component 6: Results (SERP)
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Component 6: Results (SERP) Analysis
There are lots of great reports out there, here are a few
I find critical for successful analysis…
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Single Greatest Piece of Advice I Can Give Today…
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Internal Site Search KPIs
Top searches
Zero / null results
Search conversion
Search usage
Total Unique Searches
Results Pageviews / Search
# of Visits with Search
Search Exits (Bounce Rate)
Search Refinements
Time After Search
Search Depth
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Summary
Remember this…
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Summary
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