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VIDEO: Google Analytics for Photographers

February 27 | By Kim Larson | Posted in Video Blog Posts

Tweet In my last two posts, I explained how I expanded my business by redesigning my Web site, and some of the techniques I’ve used to attract prospective customers to my site. In this post, a three-minute video, I discuss the benefits of Google Analytics and how to install it on your Web site. Tweet

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