Getting started or optimizing your Google Analytics (GA) is no small task. Google Analytics can be quite complicated.

In fact, when I first delved into the GA waters, it took me a while to catch on and understand what it all meant. Since there are so many concepts, jargon, and reports to learn and understand, it can be quite intimidating. Even when I was first learning GA, I would have to rewatch videos and look back on notes I took. 

After countless hours reading, watching videos, and learning through trial and error, it turns out now I have quite a good grasp on Google Analytics. And you can, too.

So here’s a guide to Google Analytics, intended for both people who are just learning and people who want to optimize your GA account(s) further. 

Now let’s jump into what

Site speed should be a main focus when it comes to your website, since slow site speeds kills your business’s bottom line. When users are stuck looking at their watch while waiting for a site to load, they tend to abandon ship. And when that user leaves your website, they are bound to go looking for a similar service or product elsewhere. 

If you aren't thrilled about the prospect of users leaving your website because it's slow, then you will want to stick around and take these seven steps to speed up your site’s speed and boost business in the process.