The document discusses key metrics for measuring online marketing success, namely goals, events, and variables that track what makes money rather than superficial metrics like followers or page rank. It recommends analyzing content performance with goals in mind, looking for outliers with less traffic but high conversions, and identifying successful keywords and content to build upon. Social sharing should only be prioritized if it directly leads to conversions. The best approach is to use metrics to determine what should be written and promoted across social media and other channels to generate leads and sales.