Using UTMs to tie the Click to the Conversion
This is where all this growth hacking starts getting fun.
When we use UTMs (as discussed in the last blog) we can actually learn what sources of traffic are generating conversions (your GA Goals).
By utilizing UTMs, Google Analytics will allow you to break down those 5 layers of the UTM Parameter into extremely useful information. So much so, that you can actually see and understand the behavior of clicks coming from different campaigns.
Said simply, when you learn to use UTMs and Goals, you're able to track and identify which click(s) actually resulted in a conversion being fired.
Finding your UTM Traffic in Google Analytics
Here are a few more bookmarks to make in your Google Analytics when it comes to your web traffic:
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GA > Acquisition > Source/Medium
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GA > Acquisition > Campaigns > All Campaigns
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GA > Acquisition > All Traffic > Campaigns > All Campaigns > Secondary Dimension: Source / Medium
Pro TIP > If you are using UTMs for split testing, you can find those split tests in these two Google Analytics dimensions.
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Ad Content: GA > Acquisition > All Traffic > Campaigns > All Campaigns > Primary Dimension: Acquisition > Ad Content
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Ad Keyword/Term: GA > Acquisition > All Traffic > Campaigns > All Campaigns > Primary Dimension: Acquisition > Keyword

[What is Growth Hacking? It's Knowing where to find your data! Copy the Hacktics UTM Architecture, here]
What else can I find in Google Analytics?
To continue to find useful data in Google Analytics, do yourself a favor and spend 5-10 minutes each day looking for something new, overtime you'll begin to see different data segments and learn to think about your clicks with fresh insight.
For example, you can sort your campaign clicks according to operating system, device, browsers - you name it.
Moreover, if you’re SEO-minded like this guy, don’t forget to sync your Google Analytics with Google Search Console to step up your organic traffic game and website optimization.
Conclusion: Data Feedback
While Conversions and UTM Parameters provide us with incredibly powerful insight - it is the data (and knowing where to find that data) that provides us with the necessary information to scale our growth campaigns.
The three components needed close the feedback loop are: The Click. The Conversion. The Evidence.
Once we have these three components in place (and when we use our diligence and fidelity in reporting), this influx in data allows you to make decisions based upon evidence rather than hunches. Additionally, this allows your approach to then focus on increasing your conversions, spend into the campaigns that have the highest conversion rate and ultimately usher in growth.
What is Growth Hacking? | Essential Skill 5: Advanced Audience Segmentation
Here's a sneak peak at Part 5:
"What is Growth Hacking? It's knowing how to Segment Your Audiences.
If you’re running marketing traffic ads right now, I’d like you to be honest with this next question: How many of your current campaigns have an Exclusion audience?
I think one of the most important mindsets to have when building targeted audiences is, in fact, an understanding of exclusion audiences and keeping in mind who we are NOT targeting."
Coming Soon: What is Growth Hacking? | Essential Skill 5: Advanced Audience Segmentation

Hacktics | Growth Hacking Accelerator
Growth Hacking Accelerator a Growth Hacking course by Hacktics | I Help Growth Hungry Entrepreneurs Build Unstoppable Sales Funnels with Growth Hacking.
Growth Hacking Accelerator course outcomes:
1) Funnels + Growth Hacking
Scale and automate your time by building and selling automated sales funnels. They're trackable, predictable and run on autopilot.
2) Tracking + Traffic
Leverage paid ads systems to generate qualified leads in your sleep. Use ROI-rich tracking systems to prove the leads came from you.
3) Landing Your First Client
How to find business owners who are more than willing to pay you, which deliverables to pitch them, the contract to use and how to get paid online.
Built with a bottom-of-the-funnel-up mentality, Hacktics provides a framework and foundation for the growth hacking skill set required for today’s digital marketing.
Our role here at Hacktics is to provide an understanding and step-by-step implementation of these ‘technical’ components - and to help our students build a foundation of tracking and systems. With this base layer and framework in place, we then help our students build ROI-driven marketing and automation.