Setup Google Analytics In Blogger

Keeping track of the site statistics is most important for every web master so that he may know that how his site is going on. This process is done in every web page although it is blog, website or forum. So today here we are going to discuss that how can we know the real and accurate statistics of blogger blog. There are hundreds of platforms by which we can know our blog's statistics but to be honest, Most of them are not accurate or real. I will always suggest you to use Google Analytics because it is the best web statistics generator.

What Is Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a free service offered by Google which generates the detailed statistics about the visitors to a website. This tool is mostly used by every web master because it generates the real and accurate statistics. Google Analytics records all kinds of reports about your visitors which consists of Geographical location, Screen resolution, Daily visits, Real Time, Browser, Operating system and much more.

How To Sign Up For Google Analytics?

First of all, you need to sign up for Google Analytics using your Gmail or Google account.

• Go To Google Analytics
• Sign In With Your Google Or Gmail Account
• After That, You Will Be Redirected To Google Analytics Where You Have To Click "Sign Up" Button At The Righ Side.

• Now In The Next Step, You Have To Fill The Simple Form & Then Click On "Get Tracking ID" Button.

• After Clicking "Get Tracking ID", A New Window Will Open Where Google Analytics Terms Of Service Agreement Will Be Written, Carefully Read It & Then Click On "I Accept".

• Now Your Account Is Successfully Signed Up & A Page Will Appear Where You Will See Your "Tracking ID" At The Top & "Tracking Code" At The Bottom Of The Page. Let's Jump To Next Step.

How To Install Google Analytics In Blogger?

There are two methods to install Google Analytics In Blogger. First one is adding tracking id in your blogger blog and second one is adding tracking code in your blogger template. So here are these both methods.

Tracking ID Method

• Copy The Tracking ID "i.e UA-XXXXX-X" From The Google Analytics Admin Panel.
• Go To Blogger >> Settings >> Other
• You Will See Google Analytics Section In The Bottom Of The Page & Paste The Tracking ID In  Analytics Web Property ID Box.

• Click "Save Settings" & You Have Done !

Tracking Code Method

• Go To Blogger >> Template >> Edit Html
• Find For </body>
• Paste The Following Code Above </body>

<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-XXXXX-X']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script>

• Replace UA-XXXXX-X With Your Tracking ID.
• Click "Save Template".
• That's All.

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Abdul Samad Essani

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