How do I sign up for Google Analytics? Is this necessary in blogging? .... If the question is necessary or not, it depends on you as bloggered. If you are blogging just for fun, then it is not necessary. But if you are blogging for the sake of a more serious and need a detailed report about the development of your blog, then I think is very necessary.LAST UPDATE June 10, 2012 (there are some changes were made to Google. If there are problems please ask in the comments field)Google Analytics tracker code will put the (monitoring) on your blog, your blog so that all activity can be monitored. This will increase the visibility of your blog in the eyes of search engine robots, so that all points of progress can be monitored and reported blog to you.If you want to create a Google Analytics account to your blog, then I hope you have previously created an account first Google Webmaster Tools for your blog. If not please learn how in the article how to use Google Webmaster tools.If you've made, then it's time to make the link between the Google Webmaster Tools with Google Analytics account to your blog. Perform the following procedure:
Back to front page Google Webmaster Tools account. Click MANAGE MANAGE SITE or SITE at the right side of your blog name.
Google Analytics click Properties.
In the new view, click Create a Google Analytics Account
There will be a notice to return to this page if you have created a Google Analytics account. Click OK.
Will open a new window and you will be asked to SIGN UP, so click the link SIGN UP
If the window fails to open, enter it manually through http://www.google.com/analytics/
Enter the requested data: Account Name Fill with whatever name you want, on the Website URL, select http:// and enter the name of your blog in the next column. Select Time Zone Indonesia and enter your time zone. Give a sign that you agree to Term Of Service and click Create Account
There will be a new look and if the screen discrolling down you will find a box containing a script / code. The script might look like this ....
<script type='text/javascript'>
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-xxxxxxxx-x&#xx;]);
_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>
Copy the script code and log into your blogger account in another window.
Select the Template on your blog account, and select the EDIT HTML
Paste the code in the EDIT HTML box just above the </ head>
If you are finished, click Save Template.
Back to the window where you take SCRIPT GOOGLE ANALYTICS CODE earlier.
Click SAVE (SAVE) at the very bottom of the screen.
If it is please return to the Google Webmaster Tools that we have done earlier, and reload the page or press F5 on the keyboard.
There will be a Google Analytics account name you just created. Click to put a mark on the new account name that appears and click SAVE.
There will be a warning appears, and just click OK
Changes are saved and if you do it right, the window Google Webmaster Tools will be notified on your blog that the blog is currently connected to one Google Analytics account
After that what else?
Now you just log into your Google Analytics account and go to the HOME ACCOUNT. On this page there will be a link from your blog account of this code (UA-xxxxxxx-x - http://yourname.blogspot.com/) please click the link. There will be a dropdown that appears like this (your account name [DEFAULT]), please click again ....
You will be redirected to the page Google Analytics for your blog which already had a link. Notice on the left there are so many choices of information about your blog. Please click the information you want to know. If you are confused, please read the article how to read or use Google Analytics.
Hopefully this article can help you. Good luck in the world of blogging ....
