This document discusses how Alexander the Great would use statistics and analytics to inform an online business. It outlines how he would [1] understand his objectives and position, [2] see the different types of customers and their objectives, and [3] use stats to choose tactics and test premises, reading results in terms of objectives. Key customer types discussed are buyers, readers, buzz snackers, and bandwidth bandits.
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Buyers Readers Buzz Snackers Bandwidth Bandits By Liz Strauss
1. Buyers,
Readers,
Buzz Snackers, and
Bandwidth Bandits
How Alexander the Great Would Use
Stats to Inform an Online Business
Liz Strauss www.successful-blog.com
2. Statistical doorways.
We use
concrete constructs
for abstract realities.
They work in some ways.
3. Doors and halls work
Visit length Keyword Analysis
Popular pages Recent Referrers
Visitor paths Returning visitors
Entry pages Exit pages
for sorting information
4. and quantifiable past behaviors.
How many visitors and page views?
today / in the last hour
Where did they come from?
keywords / site referrals
Which pages are important at the moment?
Socnet bumps / work with page
How is this comparing?
a look at this day last week
8. People
showcase the message
attract more traffic
appeal to sponsors
increase ROI
define your value
create growth opportunities
Make decisions easier and faster
13. Hed see the players . . .
Customers
Readers / Fans
Buzz Snackers
Bandwidth Bandits
Waste time and energy
14. Hed know their objectives.
The One Who The It They
Does or Knows It Can Pass On
to Everyone
The One Place
to Get It Buzz Snackers
Readers / Fans
Buyers