I’ve been proud to call myself a web analyst ever since I realized there was a title for it. It’s an emerging field full of talented people. Frankly, it’s the future of business management, and a web analyst possesses a critical skill set and mentality for any company to have. I’ve come to realize, however, […]
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Future of the Web Analyst
Tomorrow’s web analysts will look very different from today’s. Being a web analyst today usually means being lonely. Most companies don’t hire full-time analysts to work onsite. They hire consulting agencies or they hire a web analyst and make them do SEM work on the side (or vice versa). In the few companies that do […]
Web Analytics Careers: 4 Great Blog Resources
Career chat has always interested me. When I was a new college grad I spent a fair amount of time in my alma mater’s career services office, getting advice as I prepared to make a start for myself. I’m glad I did it. The career counselors liked me enough to use my resume as an […]
How to grow your web analytics skills (within your current role)
If you are an analyst looking to further develop your skills, what can you do (within your current role) to further grow and develop? Here are a few of my thoughts, though I am certain there are many others. In no particular order … 1. Interact with others in the industry Join Twitter, follow your web analytics […]
Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started in Web Analytics
I remember what it was like to walk through the door at my brand new job, my very first job as a web analyst, wondering what I’d gotten myself into. In retrospect, what did I wind up learning the hard way? What would been helpful to know up front? What should I have been prepared […]
3 Roles in Web Analytics
Despite slow economy many companies are hiring web analysts. A quick search on Simplyhired.com, a site that powers the Web Analytics job board on my blog, shows that there are currently 2,007 open positions and indeed.com, another job sites shows over 4800 open positions. That is a huge number. However, many job seekers I have […]
Skills Required for a Web Analyst – Part II
This is the second part in the two part series of “Skills required for a Web Analyst“. You can read the first part at http://optimizationtoday.com/web-analytics/skills-required-for-a-web-analyst-part-i/. Here are some of the responses from : “To me, the Web needs three ingredients: clear business objectives, a communication strategy and the technology to support them. The best web […]
Skills Required for a Web Analyst – Part I
Web Analytics is one of the hottest career fields and it is becoming very hard to find experienced web analyst. One way to counter this shortage is to hire the people with the skills them could eventually make them a great Web Analysts and then train them in the Web Analytics. So what are the […]
Starting a Career in Web Analytics
Web Analytics is one of the hottest fields these days. A lot of people are planning to switch careers and many students are looking to start their career in Web Analytics. This article is to help people who are looking for a career in this field. Skills required to be a Web Analyst First and […]
