You can’t improve what you don’t measure. Before a redesign, establish a baseline. Here’s what to capture.
Traffic
- Sessions and users — Volume. By channel (organic, direct, referral).
- Top pages — What drives traffic? What’s ignored?
- Landing pages — Where do users enter? Entry points matter.
Behavior
- Bounce rate — By page, by channel. High bounce = something’s wrong.
- Time on page — Engagement. Do they read or leave?
- Scroll depth — How far do they go? Are CTAs visible?
Conversion
- Goals — Form submissions, downloads, phone clicks. Define them.
- Funnel — Where do users drop? Form abandonment? Page exit?
- Attribution — Which channel drives leads? Organic vs. paid vs. direct.
Before You Rebuild
- Export — Save reports. You’ll compare post-launch.
- Audit — Is tracking correct? Are goals firing? Fix before you lose data.
- Document — What’s working? What’s not? Share with the team.
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