Google Analytics

Just added this last week and had a couple questions - how do I filter out my own visits to my shop? and the how can I use the keywords report?
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You can either block everyone viewing from your IP address, or block all views from the computer you are on, depending on whether or not you have a static IP address.
Exclude IP (if your IP never changes):
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6442438&page=1
Exclude by cookie (if your IP changes):
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5989513&page=33
http://www.techairlines.com/exclude-your-own-visits-from-google-analytics-by-cookie/

The keywords report shows the words people used on search engines to find Etsy, which sometimes will be your shop & sometimes won't. I use it as a way to see what items of mine are coming up high in google, & as a general indication of how SEO is going for me. On most days, if the keywords that are actually for my shop are less than 50%, then not so good :( [but that is for me - other shops will be different. & if I am participating in a google/SEO thread in the general forum, my accurate keyword percentage will definitely be lower, b/c people will be googling themselves & maybe later check out my shop]

sometimes I get keyword referrals for things in my shop, but I know I am not highly ranked in google results for that term - "ear cuffs" is a good example. So I check the landing page & see that they found Etsy through google but found me by doing an on-Etsy search.

a few more useful pointers:
I started a thread explaining how you can use Google Analytics to figure out how buyers found you:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6497679

Tutorial on Referring Sites & entrance pages:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6561726

Hope this helps!
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Thanks - that's a lot of info to go through. But I'm learning a ton of interesting stuff.
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just take it one step at a time - I knew nothing when I started using GA. & some things still confuse me :)
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PurplePonyArt
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I wish the forums had "like" buttons - you're such a whiz with GA cindylou!
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ahh..good to know! I often wondered the same thing!
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The numbers for bounce rate - I'm thinking that 100% means they look at your page and leave right away? What does 0% mean?
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