Setup Google Analytics

Hello again, as I have decided to bring my site back to Google listing I have started building my website completely from scratch. So first step was to install Google analytics/ add analytics profile or you can say add code to my site so my Google analytics profile will start getting data.

Steps

1) I have my own profile setup for old site so I will be using same profile for this site but if you need to create on for yourself you can visit Google analytics and create your account and profile. (http://www.google.com/analytics/)

2) Once you have your profile created you will be asked to added code to your site also know as install google analytics to your site.

Tracking Code, Google Analytics setup

3) Once you have code from google you can simply paste in footer or header of your site or if you using cms then you can use plugins / modules/ components for your cms.

WordPress: Google Analytics for WordPress (plugin link: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress )

Drupal: http://drupal.org/project/google_analytics

Joomla: Module link: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/site-analytics/1233 (I personally gave up using modules and components from my past experiences. You can simple copy code use custom html module paste code in  and set module location to footer or header and save it. Job done

4) Well once you install analytics correctly you should be able to see this message on Google analytics profile:

google analytics status message

If I am not wrong on first installation it will say awaiting for data and after a day or so it will show you above status but If there is any problem in code or google analytics is not able to find code on your site it will give you error message instead of above message.

Hope step one helps you to start your SEO process. Keep reading I will post loads of information here.