These tips for using Google Search Console are excellent. For example, downloading tables can give you all the pages, and much more data.
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- Don’t just record monthly figures to see trends. Make sure to look at what’s happened in between – the spikes can be fascinating.
- In the stacked bar charts, look at each metric individually. It’s easy to miss what’s happening in stacked charts.
- Screenshot charts if you can – you won’t be able to get today’s data in a few years’ time, and data points may not be enough.
- Record data regularly. Yes, look at the trends within months (see above), but also keep logs of your chosen data points.
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- Don’t just record changes, think about what they mean. And note website changes to see if the two tie up.