How Do You Track Keyword Conversion For Organic SEO?

Is there a way to track keyword conversion for organic SEO? It seems there's plenty of ways to track PPC results, but I can't find a way to track if a person clicked through from Google by searching for "blue widgets" and then clicks off my site via an affiliate link to hopefully make a purchase (I would call the click off a conversion) - How I can track this.

I know Analytics has goals, but I don't see how I can set the goal up using the orginal keyword the searcher entered the site by (my platform is WP, not a dynamic site).

Any suggestions?

 

you need to capture and track the referrer on the landing page. i have a script that captures that, then rewrites it into my outbound link like: affilate1.com/myaffilid=12345&campaign=$refcampaign

i stick the refcampaign into a cookie so that it saves between page loads on my site.

 

I think getclicky.com stats will let you track outbound clicks, haven't tried it yet.

 

I'm also wanting to know the answer to this. Is there a way to setup a google analytics goal to achieve this? The goal could be they clicked on an affiliate link or arrived on the landing page. If not, is there some other way for organic SEO tracking so you know which keywords are converting for your site?

 

These programs may provide short, simple analytic reports or detailed analysis.
Scripts
Use a script to capture and track the referrer on the landing page, then rewrite the captured data into an outbound link.
Cookies
Another free and relatively simple way to track organic conversions is by using cookies that save between page loads on a site.
Tracking pixel
Finally, those with a bit of graphics knowledge can create a tracking pixel, also known as a clear .gif, to collect the desired information in conjunction with a Bash or PHP script to return the data and return a blank pixel.
While one might think it's tougher to track organic conversions than paid keyword conversions, it really isn't. In fact, most tracking methods provide a free or low cost option and can be quickly and easily implemented on a Web site in just a few hours. Have you good luck!

 

Well, imo, the best way is to write a small tracking script.

You may just collect all info on your visitors and then just analyze it.

The simplest example is the bbclone stats where you can see the user actions on your website. Just take all actions of the user and then add the outgoing click to it - and voila..

 

I would REALLY like the answer to this when using Google Analytics for organic SEO campaigns.

Would you consider clicking on the affiliate link a conversion, or only when the visitor goes onto make a purchase? If the latter, does that mean you have to place Google Analytics code on the merchant site, even when not using Adwords?