How To Use Wordpress To Track and “Spy” On Your Customers

  Written by Derek Alvarez on Mar 8, 2010 2:36 pm

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How To Use Wordpress To Track and “Spy” On Your Customers

 

 

Yes, you too can be like "Big Brother" and "keep a watchful eye" on all your prospects and customers (at least when they visit your Wordpress site)...

Scared yet? Well, don't be -- it's not like you can see your prospects through their computer screen or anything like "Big Brother" was able to do in George Orwell's 1984.

All I'm about to show you is how to figure out where all your traffic is coming from, how many "unique visits" you're sight gets every month, who your top referrers are, what your most popular pages are, etc. -- all on your Wordpress dashboard!

Plus, I'll even show you a free plugin that lets you secretly "spy" on what visitors to your site are searching for, so you can be a true entrepreneur and "give the people what they want."

Sound good?

Well, let's get started, shall we?

First, you're going to need a free Google Adwords account. Go here and sign up for one if you don't already have one:

==>http://adwords.google.com

 

After you sign up for your account, you'll need to set up a Google Analytics campaign to track your Wordpress site.

So sign in to your account and click> 'Reporting,' and then click> 'Google Analytics'

 

 

Then click> 'Add Website Profile':

 

 

 

  • Make sure the button, 'Add a profile for a new domain' is checked
  • Enter your website address in the box
  • And click> 'Finish'

 

 

Now log in to your Wordpress site and install and activate the 'Google Analyticator' plugin:

Once installed and activated, look to the left on your Dashboard under 'Settings' and click> 'Google Analytics'

Then click the link to authenticate the plugin with your Google account.

 

 

 

  • You will be taken to another page that will ask you to 'Grant Access'
  • Click the button and you'll be brought back to the same page.

 

Then I want you to do 3 things:

  1. 'Enable' your Google Analytics logging at the top of the page.
  2. Select your website from the next dropdown menu.
  3. Click> 'Save Changes'

 

 

 

Then you're done! Here's what your Wordpress Dashboard will look like every time you log in from now on:

 

 

 

Now for the "secret spy" plugin I was talking about:

It's called "Psychic Search." Install and activate it and you'll be able to tell:

  • What people are searching for "onsite" (on your blog itself)
  • And what keywords people are searching for in the search engines that bring them to your site

Pretty handy, huh?

I mean, you can see how your SEO efforts are going by knowing what organic traffic you're bringing from the search engines...

AND you can figure out what your next blog post should be based on what people are searching for on your own blog!

Well, now that you know a couple of my top-notch, "1984" worthy spy secrets, I'd love to hear what "covert techniques" you're using. Let me know in the comments below:

==>P.S. Make sure to "let the cat out of the bag" and let all your Facebook and Twitter friends know about this post by clicking the share buttons at the top of this post.

 

 

How To Use Wordpress To Track and “Spy” On Your Customers is a post from: DriveTheLine.com

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P.I. Alvarez

Private Investigator Alvarez

Great tip.

I already have Google Analytics but I am going to install Psychic Search now.

Thanks for sharing

Love Mondays
Dwayne

Dwayne Huggins — Mon, 03/08/2010 - 3:47pm

Must Have Plugin...

Derek,

Basically you have broken down what every blogger must have in their toolbox.

I especially love the "Psychic Search" you mentioned, that was a new one to me, I will be checking that out.

Wayne Vassell — Mon, 03/08/2010 - 3:55pm

great content

This is the kind of stuff everyone needs to offer- thank you so much

William Nissen — Mon, 03/08/2010 - 4:30pm

Love it!

Hey Derek,

I love to see my blog up on your screen as a top referrer to your blog.

This is awesome!

Josh Garcia — Mon, 03/08/2010 - 4:58pm

Hey, glad you guys found this useful!

Let me know how the "spy" plugin works out for you.

BTW Josh, that's crazy you are one of my top referrers! Just goes to show you're getting some crazy traffic...

Thanks, man.

-- Derek

Derek Alvarez — Thu, 03/11/2010 - 5:33pm

Wow, this rocks Derek!

You are giving away the farm here Derek.

Don't know how I missed this one.

Jason Better — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 7:18am

Outstanding article

Derek,

Great article combining the features of Wordpress, Google and third party plugins.

I've been using this combination of some time and you hit it out of the park with your discription. Hope to hear more from you.

Fred Villareal

Fred Villareal — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 9:00am

Great tips derek, i've use

Great tips derek, i've use this tricks too at my blogs

Benny Priyatna — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 9:04am

Great stuff Derek

Thanks for the great tips Derek.

Ginger Hogue (not verified) — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 9:36am

NIce one!

Thanks a million for that Derek. Really great genuine tips!

Owen

Owen McHale — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 9:39am

Awesome!!

Thanks for sharing that plugin ! Love it!

Tracy Matthewman — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 9:41am

Adwords account?

Some great tips, Derek - what's the point of running a blog if you don't track your traffic in any way?

One question though: why do you need to create a Google Adwords account? You can use Google Analytics without it.

Ana Hoffman

Ana Hoffman — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 10:44am

Customer Tracking

Hey Derek, thanks for the great post. Love the way you show step by step how to do this. Will definitely install this weekend!

Nancy Collins — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 11:27am

"secret spy" plugin

Great tip - Gosh, you really can learn something new everyday!

Eric Smith — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 12:50pm

Awesome!

Hey Derek,

Thanks for sharing this incredible tool! I already have Google Analyticator but will definitely add this secret spy plugin.

Only if you know what your visitors want can you give it to them.

Awesome stuff! Thanks!

Ilka

Ilka Flood — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 1:12pm

spy plugin

Derek, thanks for the share, the analytics is awesome

Gayle Buchanan — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 1:13pm

Great Information - Thank you!

Excelent info, and your page: 'My Top 15 Free Plugins for MLM' give great value. [http://drivetheline.com/my-top-15-free-plugins-for-mlm-nerve-centers/]I had better put the Psychic Search in my Psychic Site :-)

Ian Parkin — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 5:10pm

Very cool!

Great information! You might also look into a Free tool called Woopra that I heard about on Webmaster Radio. There's room for improvement but the dashboard is totally cool! It allows you to see your visitor in real time with similar information! You can even communicate with this visitor in real time.

Fantastic article and step by step illustration of how to get it done!

Great information and yes Big Brother is watching!

Jim Jinright — Fri, 04/30/2010 - 9:21pm

Giving away the farm...

@Jason, I learned this from you -- give "the goods" every day!

@Ana, I didn't know you could use Analytics without signing up for an Adwords account. Thanks for bringing that to our attention.

@Ian, Thanks for sharing my other link -- you're the man!

@Jim, Thanks for sharing a new tool with us -- I'll have to check that out.

@Everyone else, glad you found this info helpful...
Now get out there and start spyin' ;)

Derek Alvarez — Sun, 05/02/2010 - 1:12pm

This post is risen

Wow Derek,

I remember when this article was originally posted. It has been hidden for a couple months since then, and all of a sudden people found it.

Very cool. it is not often a post offers so much value that it hits the front page of this site months after submission. My hat is off to you my friend.

Chris Owen — Mon, 05/03/2010 - 1:16am

Nice!

Great information man ;)

Brock Hardman — Tue, 05/04/2010 - 9:43pm

Love that plugin

I think you and I talked about that plugin some time ago and I have been using it since then. Pretty cool to be able to see the top search terms that get traffic to your blog and see what they search while on the blog.

Eric McMillan — Wed, 05/05/2010 - 9:21am

Only convenience?

Other than the convenience of seeing stats on the dashboard is there any merit offered by these plugins over the service available in the hostgator cpanel (view all traffic)?

Sandeep Nath — Sat, 07/17/2010 - 2:35am

Yes this are some very

Yes this are some very useful tips and I'm sure that they are reliable for everyone. Putting that into application is like using an easysaver credit card, because you know that the benefits are for both sides. Knowing what your online frequenters' wishes are is a good start for a stronger platform.

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