As we already know most of the webmaster wants to know the real and accurate statistics of his blog/site. There are thousands of tools which can track the statistic of a website but to be honest, most of them are not giving the most accurate data.
Now we've the most popular tool which is being used by almost all websites to track the statistic of a site and it is Google Analytics. Well, this tool also belongs to Google and that's why It gives the real data. Blogger users can also use this tool to track the visitors of their blog and this will give the perfect data to them. Blogger has also own stats tool but it is not giving proper data so Google Analytics will be best.
Why Google Analytics Is the Best Tools For blogger?
Google Analytics is the best website statistics tracker tool because of it's unique features which helps a lot in knowing the data about the visitors.
1. Real Time Visitors : The is the best feature that you can know the real time or online visitors of your blog. There is the section of real time visitors where all the data about the active visitors will be stored. From where the visitor came, on which page it is active, what is it's geographical location and many things about the active visitor you get.
2. Geographical Location : You can also know the geographical location of your visitors. This will help you in knowing that where your site is being used mostly. It almost provides the accurate data about location because it locates the location of internet server.
3. From Where You're Getting Traffic : This tool will also tell you that from where you're getting traffic. No matter if it is from search engines, direct traffic or coming from other sites.
4. Average Visit Duration : One of the best thing that you can know that how much time your is spending on your blog. This will help you in knowing that is your content useful for people. If it is then your visitors will be spending good time on your site.
5. Operator System, Browser and Service Provider : This tool also tracks that in which operator system your visitor is using your site along with browser and service provider.
6. Pageviews, Daily Visits and Unique Visits : You can also be known by this tool that how much pageviews are you getting daily, daily visits and along with unique visits. If you're getting a good number of returning visitors then it means that your site is useful for people. And many more features are having this tool.
How To Install This Google Analytics in Blogger
There are two main steps in installing this in Blogger. First one is joining the Google Analytics and Second one is about installing it in Blogger. So let's start with the first step.
Go To
Google Analytics and Sign In With Google Account.
After That, You Will See The Sign Up Button Just Click It.
Now Here You Will Have To Fill The Simple Form. Fill It With Your Fields and For Help See The Screenshot Below.
After Filling The Form, Just Click The "Get Tracking ID" Button and Proceed To Next Step.
Now Here You'll Be Asked For Accepting Their Policies, So Read Their Policies and Hit Accept Button
Now You've Joined The Google Analytics and It's Time To Install It in Blogger. Let's Jump To Next Step.
- Installing Google Analytics In Blogger
There are two ways to install Google Analytics in Blogger. Below I've detailed both.
Installing With Tracking ID
After joining the Google Analytics, You'll get the tracking ID so copy it and save it in notepad.
Go To Blogger >>> Your Blog >>> Settings >>> Other
Here in the bottom of the page, there is the Google Analytics Section, So paste the tracking ID in that box and hit save button.
Tracking Code Method
Go To Blogger >>> Template >>> Edit HTML
Search For </ body>
Paste The Following Code Above </body> tag.
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
ga('create', 'UA-41419288-1', 'kudantown.blogspot.com');
ga('send', 'pageview');
</script>
Replace the highlighted red code with your tracking code which you've got from Google Analytics and replace
kudantown.blogspot.com with your website name.
Save Your Template and You've done!
After installing the Google Analytics in Blogger, you will need to wait about 2 or 3 hours and then you then your Google Analytics account will be getting data.
Enjoy recieving real info about your website and blog. Dont forget to drop your comment if you got any problem.