BENCHMARK 1 WEBSITE PROJECT
INSTRUCTION:Screenshot of completed Get to Know Goog
BENCHMARK 1 WEBSITE PROJECT
INSTRUCTION:Screenshot of completed Get to Know Google Analytics CourseLinks to an external site. that includes your name, the date completed, and score. (you may have to include more than 1 screenshot for this portion of the assignment).
THEN…
Fill out the following answers by cutting and pasting the information into a document and include a screenshot* (see example below) of your work inputted into the platform. Submit assignment as a PDF or .doc file
Name:
Chosen website platform:
URL:Can be your name or you may choose to be creative in your website address.
Site description:This is in your SEO settings and will be used by Search Engines. It is NOT a description of what you plan to do. Make sure to use at least 140 of the characters of the 250 available. To understand best practices and more about site descriptions, please see the articles below.
More info & example:Best Practices for Optimal Length and FormatLinks to an external site.
Good Meta Description Examples and FundamentalsLinks to an external site.
How to create the right meta descriptionLinks to an external site.
Meta Keywords:Make sure to use 90% of the characters available (230 characters of the 255 available). This is for the backend of your website only. Note: you may update these later *this is to get you started & thinking about what keywords you want to find your website*
Footer Code (Google Analytics tracking code):Once you create your Weebly account, click and follow the link for instructions. ***MAKE SURE YOU ARE SIGNED INTO ONLY YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT YOU WANT to be LINKED *** It is HIGHLY recommended that you test out your GA account by logging in and making sure you can access the data, which will be pulled later for an assignment. Points will be deducted in future assignments for being unable to access your GA account.
Header Code (Google verification):Once you create your Weebly account, click and follow the link then follow these steps:Click the Google Webmaster tools on the Weebly SEO settings page under the header code box
Click Get started
Click go to search console in the upper right corner
Click Add property in the left hand corner dropdown (see photo below)
Add your URL under URL Prefix (the full https)
Click continue
Click verify
*screenshot example:
VIDEOS
BENCHMARK #1 DIRECTIONS VIDEO (REQUIRED)Watch the video below to learn more about the Benchmark #1 assignment (note: this video doesn’t include the Get to Know Google Analytics CourseLinks to an external site. portion of the assignment).
GOOGLE ANALYTICS INTO WEEBLY WEBSITE VIDEO (REQUIRED)Watch the video below to learn more about finding tracking code in Google Analytics with one type of GA access.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS INTO WEEBLY WEBSITE VIDEO (REQUIRED)Watch the video below to learn more about finding tracking code in Google Analytics with another type of GA access. IMPORTANT NOTE: this video is purely supplemental for assistance in finding the GA tracking code. The assignment is to be done in the format and with the requirements listed in this assignment.
VERIFYING YOUR WEEBLY WEBSITE ON GOOGLE WEBMASTER (OPTIONAL)Verifying your Weebly website on Google Webmaster is one of the top questions I receive for your individual website project. This short videoLinks to an external site. assists you with that.
Another helpful videoLinks to an external site. about: NEW 2022 Google Analytics – How To Find UA Tracking Code & Get Your Universal Analytics ID
ADDITIONAL NOTES:If your issue is:
You have a message saying “data collection isn’t active for your website..”
Solution:
To solve my issue for the footer, I had to install the google tag manually. This was not explicitly the Google site tag but a Google tag that had the same format and purpose found under Data Streams. To get the Google tag to connect, I added it to the SEO Settings in my Weebly page like Dr. Jarrett instructed but also added it to the SEO settings for the home page. The directions for this is: click Pages>Home>SEO settings. I then inserted the google tag in the footer code box.
Once I did that, I was able to successfully verify my header code. I also put this header code in the SEO settings for the home page and in the main SEO settings.
Footer code issue solution:
What I did was “Try a URL prefix property instead”. I then entered the whole URL for my site instead of the domain and it gave me a header that included the code ““. I then published that link onto my header code, saved it, and published my site and it was able to verify.
GRADING DETAILSDidn’t follow directions (general): -3
Didn’t complete the Get to Know Google Analytics CourseLinks to an external site. or include required information -10
Didn’t include required information in the screenshot of the Get to Know Google Analytics CourseLinks to an external site. -1 per item
Didn’t use 90% of characters for either the site description or meta data: -2.5
Didn’t use 50% of characters for either the site description or meta data: -5
Flipped Header/Footer code: -2.5
Missing screenshot as required: -2.5
Missed Section completely:
Meta Keywords: -7.5
Description: -7.5
Header:-7.5
Footer:-7.5
my Name is Natkamon Khamkon
