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andy_romain
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January 12, 2017
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Searches vs Visits vs Page Views in the Natural Search Report

  • January 12, 2017
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Hi,

I was wondering what the difference is between Searches, Visits, and Page Views overall or just as it applies to the Natural Search Report (Traffic Sources -> Search Engines - Natural). Also, why are there zero's in the Searches column of the Natural Search Report?

Thanks!

Andy

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    Best answer by Hyder_Ziaee

    Hi Andy,

    Now in reference to the Search Engines - Natural report:

    • Searches: Shows the number of instances when a search was performed and the user clicked to land on your site and the link on the search engine was not a paid one.
    • Visits: Shows how much each search engine with a natural search click contributed to the visits number. One visits can have multiple searches done. One visit can also be contributing to a Natural and a Paid search
    • Page Views: The number of pages viewed on the site after landing through a natural search.

    How many values are you seeing a zero against in the Search Engine - Natural report with the metric Searches? You should ideally see one if you are applying other metrics within the report.

    -Hyder

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    andy_romainAuthor
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    January 16, 2017

    Hi Hyder,

    - Thanks this makes perfect sense. The zero's in the Searches column were showing only because I had also applied Visits and Page Views.

    Thanks again,

    Andy

    Hyder_Ziaee
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    January 14, 2017

    Hi Andy,

    Now in reference to the Search Engines - Natural report:

    • Searches: Shows the number of instances when a search was performed and the user clicked to land on your site and the link on the search engine was not a paid one.
    • Visits: Shows how much each search engine with a natural search click contributed to the visits number. One visits can have multiple searches done. One visit can also be contributing to a Natural and a Paid search
    • Page Views: The number of pages viewed on the site after landing through a natural search.

    How many values are you seeing a zero against in the Search Engine - Natural report with the metric Searches? You should ideally see one if you are applying other metrics within the report.

    -Hyder

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