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Monitoring Page Monthly Traffic

Understanding Page Monthly Traffic

Monitoring your page’s monthly traffic is crucial for assessing the performance of your eCommerce site. Here’s how you can track and analyze this data on Shopify and WooCommerce.

Shopify

  1. Access Shopify Admin: Log in to your Shopify admin panel.
  2. Navigate to Analytics: Click on Analytics in the left-hand sidebar.
  3. View Reports: Under the Reports section, select Dashboard to see an overview of your store’s performance, including monthly traffic.
  4. Detailed Traffic Analysis: For more detailed insights, click on Sessions to view traffic data, including the number of visitors, their behavior, and the sources of your traffic.

WooCommerce (WordPress)

  1. Install a Plugin: To track traffic on WooCommerce, you can use plugins like MonsterInsights or Google Analytics for WordPress by ExactMetrics.
  2. Set Up Google Analytics: After installing the plugin, connect it to your Google Analytics account.
  3. Access Reports: Go to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Insights (or the respective plugin’s menu), and click on Reports to view your traffic data.
  4. Analyze Data: Use the reports to analyze monthly traffic, user behavior, and traffic sources.

Best Practices

  • Regular Monitoring: Check your traffic data regularly to identify trends and make informed decisions.
  • Compare Periods: Compare traffic data month-over-month to understand growth or decline.
  • Identify Sources: Determine which channels (organic, direct, social, etc.) are driving the most traffic and optimize accordingly.