Google Analytics is a powerful tool that allows you to track the traffic and engagement on your website. By connecting it with your Blogger website, you can gain valuable insights about your audience and optimize your content for better performance.
In this blog post, I will show you how to set up Google Analytics for your Blogger website in a few simple steps.
Why Use Google Analytics?
After starting a blog or website, your number one priority is to get more traffic. But, you can't do that unless you understand what your audience want to read.
Google Analytics is a free service offered by Google that allows you to measure and understand your website's visitors and their behavior. It provides valuable insights into your blog's performance, including:
- Audience Insights: Understand where your readers come from and how long they stay.
- Content Analysis: Discover which blog posts are most popular.
- Traffic Sources: Identify where your traffic originates (e.g., social media, search engines).
- User Behavior: Track engagement, bounce rates, and session duration.
- Performance Monitoring: Ensure your blog loads quickly.
- Goal Tracking: Measure success and conversions.
- Custom Reports: Visualize data for informed decisions.
Google Analytics can help you optimize your blog for your audience, improve your content and SEO, and grow your traffic and revenue. If you want to take your blog to the next level, you need Google Analytics.
Google Analytics Blogger Setup
Setting up Google Analytics for your Blogger website is easy and only takes a few minutes. Here are the steps you need to follow:
Sign Up to Google Analytics
The first thing you need to do is to sign up for a Google Analytics account. You can use your existing Google account or create a new one. To sign up for Google Analytics, follow these steps:
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Go to Google Analytics website.If you are not logged in to Google, enter your Google username and password.
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Click on Start measuring to create a new Google Analytics account.
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Enter a name for your Google Analytics account.
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Click on Next to proceed to the property setup.
Create a Property for Your Blogger Website
A property is a Google Analytics term that refers to your website or app that you want to measure. To create a property for your Blogger website, follow these steps:
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On the property setup page, enter a name for your property. You can use your blog name.
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Under Reporting Time Zone, select the time zone that matches your location and under Currency, select the currency that you use.
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Click on Next to proceed to the business information. Enter some basic information about your blog, such as the industry category, the size of your business, and click next.
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Choose how you intend to use Google Analytics. Click on
Createto create your property and agree to the Google Analytics terms of service.If you haven't connected domain to your blog yet, then you can add the blogpost URL here.
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Choose platform as Web and enter your website address. And Click Create Stream.
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You will see a Measurement ID that starts with G-. This is a unique identifier for your data stream that you will need later to connect your Blogger website.
Add Analytics Tracking to Blogger
The final step to connect Google Analytics with Blogger is to add the Measurement ID that you obtained in the previous step to your Blogger website. This will allow Google Analytics to collect and report data from your blog.
To add the Measurement ID to your Blogger website, follow these steps:
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Go to your Blogger dashboard and click on Settings on the left sidebar.
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Under the Basic section, click Google Analytics Measurement ID.
- Enter your Analytics “G-” ID and click Save.
And that’s it! Your Blogger website is now connected with Google Analytics. It may take up to 24 hours for data to appear in your Google Analytics account, so don’t worry if you don’t see anything immediately.
You can check the status of your data collection and view your reports on your Google Analytics dashboard.
Conclusion
In this blog post, I have shown you how to connect Google Analytics with Blogger website in a few simple steps. Remember, the key to a successful blog is understanding your audience.
With Google Analytics, you can see what content works with your readers, where your traffic is coming from, and how users are interacting with your site. Use this information to improve your content strategy and grow your blog.
I hope you found this blog post helpful and informative. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below. Thank you for reading!