How to Connect Google Analytics to Simple SEO
Combining Google Analytics with Simple SEO is a game-changer for understanding your website's performance. This step-by-step guide shows you how to connect Google Analytics to Simple SEO, empowering you to make data-driven decisions that boost your SEO strategy.
In this article, we will discuss:
- Understanding Google Analytics
- How to Connect Google Analytics to Simple SEO
- How to Access Google Analytics Reports
- Review
Understanding Google Analytics
If you're looking to get insights into your website traffic and events statistics, Google Analytics is a great tool to use. With it, you can easily track information and get reports on your business. If you're using Simple SEO for your website, you can connect Google Analytics to your project. Note that you'll need to create an account for Google Analytics to measure your website.
How to Connect Google Analytics to Simple SEO
Below are the steps to follow to connect your Google Analytics account to your Simple SEO project:
- Log in to your account via https://www.web.com/my-account/login.
- On the left menu, click Marketing.
- Then select Simple SEO and click Manage.
- If you have more than one Marketing product, search for Simple SEO, then click Manage. Click the Manage button again.
- If you have more than one Marketing product, search for Simple SEO, then click Manage. Click the Manage button again.
- Once you're in, click Business Profile or OPEN under Business Profile to go to your SEO Settings.
- Scroll down to the Google Analytics section and select the I have a Google Analytics account option. If you don't have an account yet, you'll need to create one first.
- Then, provide access to the service account email. Hit the Copy icon under Step 1.
- Follow the instructions provided in Adding Users to Google Analytics. The email address you add should be the one you copied in the step above and make sure to set the permission to the Viewer role.
- Next, add your tracking identifier. If you do not know your tracking identifier/Property ID, check out Find your Google tag ID for instructions on how to find it in your Google Analytics account.
- When you're done, hit the Verify Connection button to know whether you have successfully connected your Google Analytics account.
If you run into any issues, you can check out the Troubleshooting Common Issues with Simple SEO article for help. If you want to take your SEO to the next level, consider upgrading to our Professional Managed SEO service by clicking the Upgrade Now button.
How to Access Google Analytics Reports
Once your Google Analytics begins receiving data, you'll be able to access reports using your simple SEO Tool.
- Log in to your account via https://www.web.com/my-account/login.
- On the left menu, click Marketing.
- Then select Simple SEO and click Manage.
- If you have more than one Marketing product, search for Simple SEO, then click Manage. Click the Manage button again.
- If you have more than one Marketing product, search for Simple SEO, then click Manage. Click the Manage button again.
- Click the Results tab, then hit Google Analytics to see your reports.
- Results tab:
- Google Analytics tab:
You will see the following reports:Report Data Presented Traffic Acquisition Overview Designed to help you understand where your website visitors come from, including returning and new users. Users in Last 30 Minutes Show the total number of users in the last 30 minutes per minute and the number of users in the last 30 minutes. It also displays the top countries users are visiting from
New Users Organizes users according to channel groupins (traffic sources). This helps you check the performance of your traffic channels.
Sessions A record of interactions when users visit your site. it initiates when a user visits your website and ends when a user leaves your site or after 30 minutes of inactivity.
Engaged Sessions Sessions are considered engaged when site visitors are actively engage on your site for over 10 seconds, have a conversion, or have at least 2 screen or page views. Lifetime Value Shows the average revenue new users generate within the first 120 days, which helps you determine users who add value to your business in terms of revenue. Google Organic Search Traffic Shows landing pages associated with your Google Search Console property. For more information about Google Search Console, you can read this helpful article: Simple SEO - All About Google Search Console. Events Show how often each event is triggered and how many users trigger each event on your website. This helps you improve your user experience and increase conversions.
- Results tab:
Review
By connecting Google Analytics to Simple SEO, you gain access to valuable website traffic reports. Understand where your visitors come from, analyze user behavior, and track conversions. Take your SEO to the next level with Simple SEO and Google Analytics!
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