Tutorial: How to set up Google Analytics Account for Blogger

Before you begin this you need to have a Google Account. They are free, so you will not need to worry about being charged for any part of this….. Now that you have an account proceed. Also I am using basic information for my blog for this example. However since I already have this feature on my blog, I am not using the generated code. So don’t worry I don’t have this personal information out there.

STEP ONE:
You will need to go to the Google Anayltics Site: http://www.google.com/analytics/. On the main page you will see the blue box with the Access Analytics button on the right side of the screen. Click the button and it will take you to the next page where you will set up the account.


STEP TWO:
On the second page you will see in the top right hand corner of the page your account email and account information. Next to My Analytics Accounts there is a drop down menu of all of your other web analytics accounts. At the bottom of the list is the option to “Create New Account…” You are going to want to click on this option. This will bring up the next page.


STEP THREE:
The next page is a simple single button click. This page is simply more information on the features and benefits of having an analytics account. You will need to click on the “Sign Up” button to get to the next page.


STEP FOUR:
This is the real information you need to be concerned with for the analytics account. You will need to list your website’s main url. You will also need to name the analytics account. This is the name Google Analytics will use on the main page. So when you set up another analytics account for your Etsy Store you will be able to distinguish. Then you will be asked to list your Country and Time Zone so that they can use time stamps that will be accurate for you.


STEP FIVE:
This is the contact information you will need for setting up your account. This is basically so that they know whom to address when they send you an email. This is also letting them know that the person signing up for this feature is the person connected to the email account. You will need to put in your Last then First name as well as you country. If you forget to list your country you will get a error message and they will hold you on this page until you do.


STEP SIX:
On the next page you will have to accept the Terms of Service before you can proceed.



STEP SEVEN:
Now you are down to the nitty-gritty. Google has generated code for you to use. You have a couple of options in number 1. Don’t mess with these. You want to leave this as a single domain, which is the default. In number 2, you have the generated code. You want to make sure you select it all. I would click in the box and press CTRL-A to select all then CTRL-C to copy. For a Mac, you are going to press Apple-A then Apple-C. This will give you the code Google will need to be able to track information.


STEP EIGHT:
Now that you have the code, you will need to install the code for Google to be able to track the information. Until you install the code into your blog, the account will be displayed like the below account.


STEP NINE:
For the next part you will need to go to your Blogger account. Sign in to Blogger.com and select the blog you want to track. It will take you to the Blog Dashboard. You will see the four main tabs of Posting, Settings, Layout, and Monetize. You will want to select Layout. You will also want to click on the Edit HTML link.


STEP TEN:
Scroll down the page until you can see the “Edit Template” area. This is where you will want to paste in the code. You want to scroll all the way to the bottom of the HTML window. At the very bottom you will see a < / div > above or next to a < / body >. (Don’t worry about the spacing, I had to break up the code so that it will display and not be hidden.) You will want to paste the Google Analytics code in between the two. (This is the code that is highlighted in the image below.) This means it is that last part of the HTML code to be read so that it will not interfere with the look of your layout, and this is where Google knows to look for the code. Then you have to click the orange “Save Template” button. This will set it up. Now you are able to track anything that you post on your blog.



I hope this tutorial helps. I am sorry it is so long, but I wanted to make sure I covered every step so that no one gets lost. The next tutorial I am going to do is going to be on setting up an Analytics account for your Etsy store.