Search This Blog

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

How to Track Visitors to a Blogger Blog Using Google Analytics

If you want to track visitors to your Blogger blog, you can use the free tool offered by Google Analytics. You can even sign up using the Google Blogger account name and password you use to access your Blogger account.
Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Internet access
  • Blogger account
  1. 1
    Go to Google Analytics (see Resources below).
  2. 2
    Log in with your Google Blogger account name and password.
  3. 3
    Click on "Sign Up for Google Analytics."
  4. 4
    Enter your Blogger URL and blog name when prompted.
  5. 5
    Enter your name and phone number.
  6. 6
    Copy the code that's generated. You will paste this code into your blog template.
  7. 7
    Log in to your Blogger account and click on "Template."
  8. 8
    Click on "Add a Page Element."
  9. 9
    Select the "Add to Blog" button under "HTML/JavaScript" on the New Page Element window.
  10. 10
    Paste the code you copied into the content block and select "Save Changes."
  11. 11
    Go back to your Google Analytics page and click to test whether you've properly installed the code.
  12. 12
    Track the number of visitors to your blog, as well as other visit statistics, by clicking "View Reports" on the Google Analytics menu bar.

Read more: How to Track Visitors to a Blogger Blog Using Google Analytics | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2019724_google-analytics-blogger.html#ixzz1Atgo1HNj