Insights Dashboard

The Insights dashboard gives you a bird’s-eye view of how all your guides are performing.

Accessing the Insights dashboard

1. Go to your Dashboard
2. Click the Insights tab in the navigation

Summary cards

At the top of the dashboard, you’ll see four key metrics:

Total Views

The total number of times any of your guides were opened during the selected time period.

Completions

How many times readers finished all steps of any guide.

Completion Rate

The overall percentage of viewers who completed a guide:

Completion Rate = (Total Completions ÷ Total Views) × 100

Step Views

The total number of individual steps viewed across all guides. This helps you understand overall engagement depth.

Time range selector

Choose how far back to view data:

• 7 days — Recent performance
• 30 days — Monthly overview (default)
• 90 days — Quarterly trends

Daily activity chart

The chart shows views and completions over time, helping you identify:

• Traffic patterns (weekday vs weekend)
• Impact of sharing or promotion
• Seasonal trends

Hover over any bar to see exact numbers for that day.

Top Guides

See which guides are getting the most views. Use this to:

• Identify your most popular content
• Find guides to promote further
• Understand what topics resonate with your audience

Traffic Sources

Understand where your views come from:

Public Pages

Direct visits to your guide URLs. These come from:

• Shared links
• Social media posts
• Search engines
• Your public profile

Embeds

Views from guides embedded on other websites using the embed code.

Widgets

Views from guides opened through Stepsies widgets installed on websites.

Top Domains

See which websites are sending you the most traffic. This shows:

• Where your embeds and widgets are installed
• Which sites drive the most engagement
• Opportunities for partnerships

Using insights effectively

Identify trends

Look at the daily chart to spot patterns:

• Consistent weekday traffic? Your audience is professionals
• Weekend spikes? Consumer audience
• Sudden drops? Check for technical issues

Double down on winners

Your top guides show what content works. Create more guides on similar topics.

Optimize traffic sources

If most views come from one source, consider:

• Mostly public pages — Focus on SEO and sharing
• Mostly embeds — Reach out to more sites for embedding
• Mostly widgets — Expand widget installations

Track campaigns

Use the time range selector to measure the impact of:

• Social media posts
• Email newsletters
• Partner promotions