August 2007
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
7h 11m
English
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Chapter 4. Getting Started
When Google purchased Urchin on Demand, industry analysts predicted that the merging of Google’s technology with Urchin’s capabilities would be a great relationship. Chalk one up for the analysts because it truly has turned out to be a marriage made in analytics heaven. Sure, there were some growing pains in the beginning, but combining a successful analytics program like Urchin with the power and simplicity of Google’s technology has created an application that anyone can use.
It’s not all roses and champagne, however. Even paradise has bugs, and Google Analytics isn’t immune to them. Fortunately, the bugs have been pretty minor. You should have a minimum of frustration setting up Google Analytics. You could encounter a few issues, but we’re going to walk you through those to make this as painless as possible.
First, You Need a Google Account
If you don’t have an account with Google, signing up for one is easy. The amount of information required is minimal, just your e-mail address and physical location. In Figure 4-1, you can see the information required to create an account with Google.
Figure 4-1. Google wants your e-mail address and a password to create an account.
You can sign up for a Google account through the main Google web page. Go to www.google.com and click the Sign In link in the top right-hand corner of the page.
On the page that appears, you’ll ...
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