Website Tools: Your MyRealPage Website and Google Analytics

Google Analytics provides a state-of-the-art web traffic analysis tool which is available for free for anyone to use. As a website owner, it's important for you to know your web traffic patterns, strong and weak places on your website.

It's easy to connect your MyRealPage website to Google Analytics. Watch a brief video below demonstrating how to quickly do that:

(Problems viewing the video? Try a different browser, or navigate to this external link to see the video).

Google Analytics provides a wealth of tools and insight into your web traffic. Dedicate some time to learn the basic usage: it will be worth your while!

Website Tools: Your MyRealPage Website and Google Webmaster Tools

So, I have a new website, now what?

I am going to post on what you should consider doing with your new website and include "Website Tools" in the title to allow easy searching.

First, I would recommend that you create a Google Webmaster Tools account.

Watch the video below for a brief visual tutorial.

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Google Webmaster Tools is your view into how your website is treated by Google. Google's interface provides valuable insight into how your website is doing in the eyes of Google and provides an opportunity for you to monitor and track issues with your website.

I strongly recommend playing around with Google Webmaster Tools and becoming familiar with them: it's definitely worth the time spent. 

How do I distribute my Videos to different Video Websites

Once you have created your video, it can seem daunting to have to upload it manually to all sorts of video websites on which you would like your video to appear. Fear not: there is an easier way. Enter TubeMogul (www.tubemogul.com):

I would strongly recommend this service. It's easy to sign up and you will be able to distribute your videos to over 20 websites, for example:

• YouTube
• Yahoo!
• MySpace
• MetaCafe
• Google
• Revver
• Viddler
• Vimeo
• and more...

Of course, you would need to sign up with each individual website and provide TubeMogul with your username/password.

TubeMogul video distribution process is easy:
1. Click on Upload a Video link and upload your video
2. Click on Launch and Promote a Video to distribute it.

TubeMogul also gives you a variety of tools to monitor and track your videos. They are easy to use and worth the time to learn!

A few tips that you may find useful:

• In "Launch and Promote a Video" screen, click on "More sites" and make sure you "apply" by filling out a quick form as to why you would like to use these additional sites. The approval process takes a day or two, but you will be able to distribute your video to more well-known websites
• TubeMogul allows you to save your username/passwords for each video website so you don't have to re-type every time you launch a new video (which can be annoying and boring). I would suggest using this feature, BUT, please create a special username and password for video sites that are different from your commonly used username and passwords (such as for your bank account, or email account, or important online services). Be smart about your security: your usernames and passwords are only as secure as the sites that holds them.