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Introduction to Google Analytics: A Guide for Absolute Beginners
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Introduction to Google Analytics: A Guide for Absolute Beginners

by Todd Kelsey
June 2017
Beginner content levelBeginner
160 pages
3h 9m
English
Apress
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© Todd Kelsey 2017
Todd KelseyIntroduction to Google Analytics10.1007/978-1-4842-2829-6_2

2. Blogalytics

Todd Kelsey
(1)
Wheaton, Illinois, USA
 
This chapter is a basic recipe to get started in analytics, to take the first step in being able to track web traffic and see what’s happening. You’ll create a simple blog, start a Google Analytics account, connect the two, and discuss things along the way. The goal is to make a simple, relevant way to start exploring analytics.

Create a Google Account/Gmail Address

Google has a lot of free tools that make it easier to work with content, and when you have a Google account , it just makes it easier to sign in to all the tools.
As a first step, I recommend creating a free Google account by going to http://mail.google.com ...
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