How to use Google Analytics for your Hubpages

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By caspar

What is Google Analytics?

Google Analytics is a free service provided by Google which gives detailed statistics to webmasters (and it works very well for hubbers too). With Google Analytics tracking your hubpages you will be able to find out lots of information, such as:

  • How many visitors (both unique and repeat) you are getting to each hub
  • Where in the world your visitors come from
  • How people get to your hubs (e.g. from a search engine or by clicking a link)
  • Which keywords they use to get to your hubs
  • How long they spend looking at each hub

...and lots lots more - but we'll stick to the basics for now.

Google Analytics Screenshot

This screenshot shows the Google Analytics Dashboard for one of my sites.

Why use Google Analytics?

Why use Google Analytics when you can already get stats on Hubpages?

The stats produced by Google Analytics are much more detailed than the ones Hubpages give you.  Also, looking at the key phrases which have been used to find your hub will give you ideas for writing other related hubs. Personally I find it fascinating to see which countries my visitors are accessing my site from. It's also interesting to note the times in the week (or over the year for some hubs) which get the most visitors. The screenshot above shows a hub which experiences a dip in traffic every weekend.

How to start using Google Analytics

  1. If you haven't already got one, you will need to get yourself a Google Account.
  2. Sign in to your Google Account (go to Google and click Sign In top right).
  3. Click My Account (top right), then click the link for Analytics.
  4. Click Analytics Settings (top left), then Add Website Profile (bottom left).
  5. Type in hubpages.com and click continue. Don't worry, you won't be tracking all of hubpages.com content, just the pages with your unique tracking ID in them.

  6. A text box containing JavaScript code will be produced. People who have created their own websites would have to copy all this code into their pages, but Hubpages handles all that for you - all you need to do is look through the code and find your unique Tracking ID, which will look something like this: UA-123456-7. Select and copy this code (hold down Ctrl and press C).

  7. Now go to your Hubpages account and click Affiliate Settings. Paste your Google Analytics tracking code into the box labelled Analytics (not the box labelled Google - that's for your Adsense ID) and click to update.

Completing the Google Analytics Setup

When you have entered the tracking code on your Hubpages account, you will need to go back to Google Analytics.

Click the Finish button on the page showing the tracking code. Your hubpage should be listed with a message alongside inviting you to check the status of the tracking code. When you've checked the status and the code is found, you should get the "Waiting for data" message.

It can be quite a long wait...it can take up to 24 hours for the stats to be updated, so don't wait up!

After you have added the tracking code, you need to check the status in Google Analytics.
This is what you should see when you have checked the status.

Using Google Analytics for multiple Hubpages

I've been using Google Analytics to track some of my websites for quite a while now, and I was initially confused about how it would work with multiple hubs. I thought I would need a different tracking code for each hub and there didn't seem to be anywhere to enter multiple codes. I decided then that maybe only overall stats would be produced, rather than for individual hubs. But I was wrong! I couldn't work out how to do it, so I gave up. And guess what? It just happened all by itself. Hubpages are so clever. Once you have entered your Google Analytics Tracking ID in your affiliate settings, ALL of your hubs will be automatically tracked and you will be able to access overall stats as well as stats for individual hubs.

Google Analytics Dashboard

Once Google Analytics has started collecting data from your hubpages, you will see the stats summarised on the Dashboard when you visit Google Analytics (see screenshot at the top of this page).

There is a wealth of information just in this first screen, but there is plenty more to find when you explore.

Content Overview

The content overview panel appears at the bottom right hand corner of the Analytics dashboard. This is probably the most important section for hubbers. It will list all your hubs (or if you have too many to show in the panel, just click "view report" to see them all).

Clicking any of the hub URLs in the content overview panel will provide detailed stats for the individual hub.

Visits Graph

The graph at the top of the Google Analytics dashboard shows the number of visitors over a period of time (you can easily change the date range).

Map Overlay

The map overlay shows where in the world your visitors have come from (darker areas have most visitors). You can click "view report" to get much more detail.

Traffic Sources Overview

The traffic sources overview shows how much of your traffic came from a search engine, the number of visits referred from other sites and how many accessed directly. Again, you can click "view report" to find out more.

Let me know how you get on

If you have any problems installing Google Analytics on your Hubpage, let me know. When I decided to write this article, I'd already got them working on my hubs, so it's been quite hard to remember exactly what I did. I'd welcome any comments below.

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Marisa Wright profile image

Marisa Wright Level 5 Commenter 4 years ago

Great hub! Maybe you could do a followup now, explaining how to interpret the results you get.

boppster profile image

boppster 4 years ago

Good information. Well written. I didn't have any trouble getting things set up for hubpages. Also using it to track my blogs.

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caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

Thanks for your comments Marisa and Boppster. I use the results partly to keep an eye on overall traffic for each page. It's also useful to check out the keywords which people have used to find my more popular pages, as these can give me more ideas for more targeted hubs.

e0117967 4 years ago

I read half of this and tried to generate a unique ID for a couple of pages and got stumped. Then I came back to read the rest and found that google analytics automatically tracks the hubpages. My question now is this: Does google analytics automatically populate the pages or do you have to load them manually?

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darkside 4 years ago

Thanks, this hub was a great help.

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Marisa Wright Level 5 Commenter 4 years ago

Caspar

What I actually meant was, I can't make heads nor tails of what theresult mean, so I have no idea how to use them! If others are in the same boat, it might be worth a Hub.

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caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

e0117967 - yes, analytics automatically tracks any new hubpages, you don't have to add them manually. However, you won't see the individual pages on the front page when you log into analytics - you will have to click the site you used initially to set up analytics (probably your profile page), and that will take you to a page where you can click individual hub page URLs to get the tracking info on each one.

e0117967 4 years ago

caspar - I initially set up GA for my personal website. Do I need to add an account and set a new tracking code up for my profile page to get GA to give me info on my hubpages?

Thanks

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caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

Hi e0117967 - no, you will not need a new account, you can use your existing tracking code, it will work fine. You will be able to click each URL when you view your analytics to check the stats for your existing website and each of your hubs individually.

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evansmaster 4 years ago

Great. it helps so much

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Rudra 4 years ago

Now that I know a little more about google analytics, I might spend more time over there.

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blessedmommy 4 years ago

Thanks so much, I may have never figured this out without the help of your hub!

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SunSeven 4 years ago

Very useful information. Although I have an Analytics account, never got around to really figuring it out. Thank you so much for this hub. I am sure all the hubbers can put it to good use.

Best Regards

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WordPlay Level 1 Commenter 4 years ago

Fantastic! I'm going to implement this right away. Thanks for the great info. :-)

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Kenny Wordsmith Level 1 Commenter 4 years ago

Thanks! I tried it on my own, but stopped at the sea of Java. You made it all easier. Now I did all this, and am waiting for them to update. May your tribe prosper!

bobang 4 years ago

When I put the URL to my profile it gives me "Invalid Input". Any idea? I removed http:// part as well.

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Princessa Level 3 Commenter 4 years ago

Great info. I'll tryto do it just now. I hope I get it right. If not I'll back to bother you asking for a "Google Analytics for dummies" version. Thanks

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Eileen Hughes Level 3 Commenter 4 years ago

Brilliant hub, I acutally made it there myself. More than I can say for referral thingy's. I still cant work that out properly. But this has helped me to understand this much more. Gee we are never too old to learn just a bit slower. But at least we are still learning. Thats the beauty of all of this....Thanks again. great hub

Merry Xmas Ho Ho Ho.

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retireyoung 4 years ago

I am also getting invalid input message.

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WordPlay Level 1 Commenter 4 years ago

I've been using the analytics since reading this hub over a week ago. The article was a big help when I set up the Google account!

I was impressed with what you wrote, so I linked this page from an article I just wrote about making more attractive hubs. I would have sent you an e-mail to tell you about it, rather than posting here, but I didn't see an e-mail link for you.

Merry Christmas. :-)

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AuraGem 4 years ago

Thank you so much for all this info. Immediately, I followed your instructions. I am slowly trying to build up a writing base and I am looking for as many ways as possible to get attention! It certainly helps to know what works! Thanks again!

Happy New Year!

caspar profile image

caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

bobang and retireyoung

Hope this link works:

http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer

I think Google must have changed the way it validates your URL (since using your profile address used to work) - try using just hubpages.com, instead of your profile address. This is accepted as valid (I've tried that far) and you are given a unique tracking ID, which you can then enter into your hubpages affiliate settings.

If this works, let me know and I'll change this hub to reflect the new info.

Thanks for all your comments.

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reagu 4 years ago

This is so helpful Thanks for the post.

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VioletSun Level 5 Commenter 4 years ago

I was trying to figure out how to add Google Analytics and gave up as I couldn't figure it out, so, typed "google analytics" in the search key to get information, and found your hub. Thank you so much for this very well done and informative hub. I followed your instructions carefully, and I did it!

bobang 4 years ago

Thanks for this. I was having a problem with "Invalid Input" but I guess you updated your Hubpage. Thanks.

ah.. nvm.. doesn't work..

corvettez89 4 years ago

I think I missed the part that said Google Analytics could be used. Thanks for the great directions.

corvettez89 4 years ago

I think I missed the part that said Google Analytics could be used. Thanks for the great directions.

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StefanMDP 4 years ago

One of the things that I always wanted to do and never dared, is to try Google Analytics. Thanks to your simple step-by-step directions, finally I do it.

Another thing that I would wish is to be a great novelist. Do You have a "Write Like Graham Greene in 3 Easy Steps" tutorial?

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caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

Good luck with trying Google Analytics, StefanMDP. Let me know if it works with your profile address or with hubpages.com

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StefanMDP 4 years ago

Hi caspar.

Firstly I attempted indicating my profile address, but didn't like it so much. With hubpages.com allowed me to continue.

I am very glad with G.A. The quality of the statistics is impressive: for example my reports says in Jan 13, a fellow from UK visit my Hubs for 5 mins. starting at my profile page.

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Betty Jo Petty 4 years ago

It's the wee early hours of the morning here, and I can't possibly try this now.

I can see if I follow your advice, and others here, it will help me.

Good Hub. I'm Betty Jo Petty Ar. USA

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Princessa Level 3 Commenter 4 years ago

I did it!!!!! thanks for the advice. I was ready to come back saying that I couldn't do it... When all of a sudden : "voila" did it!

Thanks. Great hub.

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caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

Well done Princessa! It looks daunting, but if you follow the steps it's well worth it to see where your visitors are coming from and how long they spend on your hubs.

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stephhicks68 Level 6 Commenter 4 years ago

Thank you!!! I finally did it! - Steph

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ripplemaker Level 6 Commenter 4 years ago

I'm glad I stumbled upon your hub. I will definitely try it out now... Thanks!

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djtphn1 4 years ago

Nice Hub Caspar, I have been using google analytics now since I joined and it is very helpful.

caspar profile image

caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

Thanks for your comments everyone.

Well done Steph and give it a try, ripplemaker.

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C-Lee 4 years ago

Thanks for the excellent step-by-step guidance.

Now, if only some of the google support team could imitate your clear and personable style!

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caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

Thanks for the compliment C-Lee, glad to be of service!

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William F. Torpey Level 4 Commenter 4 years ago

Eileen said we're never too old to learn, but I think I just proved her wrong. I was goiing along smoothly until the darn thing insisted "tracking code not detected" after I inserted the code. I'm stumped! But that's par for the course for me.

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vietnamese 4 years ago

Thanks for this hub! I now know one more way to make Google useful!

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caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

William - have you clicked Check Status under where it says "tracking code not detected"?

If Google Analytics still can't detect your code, double-check that you've entered the code correctly in your affiliate settings - it should be in the Analytics box, not the Google box (the Google box is for your Adsense ID).

Vietnamese - you're welcome.

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William F. Torpey Level 4 Commenter 4 years ago

I inserted the code in the analytics box, which lists the status as "active." But when I click the "Check Status" link under the "Tracking Code Not Detected" it takes me back to the previous page. But line 2 has a check mark where it says "Receiving Data Conversion Goals" and when I click view reports there it gives me figures for visits, pageviews and pages/visits and percentages for "Bounce Rate" "Avg. Time on Site" and "% New Visits." This sounds great, but I'm confused about it. I also can't figure out why this comment is coming out in Italic.

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William F. Torpey Level 4 Commenter 4 years ago

I'm getting statistics, so I guess I've successfully established my analytics account. I don't understand how it happened, but it apparently has. Thank you very much, Caspar, for all your help. I appreciate it very much.

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caspar Hub Author 4 years ago

Glad you got it working in the end William, even if you're not sure how!

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stevedimatteo 4 years ago

I was looking for how to get this set up, because I forgot. Thanks!

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WebBriefcase 3 years ago

I followed the steps, putting in "hubpages.com". Clicking on "Check status" comes up with "Tracking Not Installed". Maybe it's too soon since I only installed it 10 minutes ago. Will provide an update tomorrow. Thanks for the tip though.

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WebBriefcase 3 years ago

Just wanted to update that everything is A-OK!

caspar profile image

caspar Hub Author 3 years ago

stevedimatteo: Glad to be of assistance.

That's good, WebBriefcase - a little patience paid off!

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tbartle 3 years ago

I was so confused about this, but this hub really helped. Now I can check out what people are searching for in Google when they end up at my hubs. Thanks!

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Rick Nischalke 3 years ago

I still can't get it to work. I get this error message "The Google Analytics tracking code has not been detected on your website's home page. For Analytics to function, you or your web administrator must add the code to each page of your website."

Any suggestions?

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caspar Hub Author 3 years ago

Hi Rick - check that you have entered your tracking code (UA-xxxxxx-xx) correctly in the Analytics box in your Hubpages affiliate details. Once you've entered the code it should be inserted automatically by Hubpages in all your hubs.

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Rick Nischalke 3 years ago

Casper,

I couldn't get tha Analytics to work yesterday at all. I had already double checked your out lined steps (which were awesome by the way!) Nothing worked.

But this morning when I logged in everything was fine. I guess I'll just chalk it up to a 1000 other things my computer does that I'll never understand.

I really appreciate your article, but I am particularly grateful for you taking the time to respond to my post.

Thanks,Rick

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caspar Hub Author 3 years ago

Thanks for the thanks, Rick...I think like alot of things on the internet, stuff seems to sort itself out given time!

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KeithB 3 years ago

Great Hub. You have provided a lot of useful information and you have taken the mystery out of using Analytics with HubPages.

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caspar Hub Author 3 years ago

Thanks Keith!

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craigan 3 years ago

Such and excellent and helpful page you created! Thank you!

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Wanderlust 3 years ago

Great post - very helpful. Thank you!

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charlemont Level 1 Commenter 3 years ago

Can't believe my own eyes - I signed up with GA and followed the steps outlines in this hub! ;) Until that, I never dared to even touch GA because of the fear to mess things up. Currently it shows 'tracking not installed blah-blah-blah', but obviously it will change tomorrow. Can't wait to see what it will show!

Thanks for the great tutorial, caspar!

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caspar Hub Author 3 years ago

Thanks craigan, Wanderlust and charlemont - I hope you enjoy keeping track of your stats on GA!

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francetales 3 years ago

This answered all the questions I had so far. I did it about 24 hours ago and i am still getting the message, "Tracking Code Not Detected". How much longer should I have to wait. I double, triple, and quadruple checked my code and it is right and I followed the directions and the code was the same so I know I did it right. I was worried because the article said it could be as long as 24 hours and I think it has been longer. Ideas?

BTW I stumbled the article and reviewed it, it is useful for anyone trying to use GA. If anyone uses Stumble Upon please stumble the Hub Pages you find useful as well.

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WeddingConsultant 3 years ago

Fantastic, useful hub. Thank you very much!

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newbeginnings 3 years ago

I tried this and did everything but each time I click on check status it takes me back to the whole code, I'll wait till tomorrow to see what happens, will let you know... Thanks

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francetales 3 years ago

I'm still getting the same tracking code not detected message. Is it a problem on Hub Pages end?

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JArvinV 3 years ago

Thanks caspar, that was really helpful. I'm definitely gonna try this out now.

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newbeginnings 3 years ago

Seems to have come right over night, thanks for the tips, all is working now...

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LondonDuchess 3 years ago

Thank you so much.

I am very new to HubPages and Hubs like this one are such a help. I really appreciate all the time and trouble you have taken to produce this excellent Hub

Thank you

Viv

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ScottN 3 years ago

Excellent Google Analytics Hub...Your detail actually corrects the directions given in the FAQ on the subject...(i.e. hubpages.com/profile/hubpages is NOT a VALID URL to use when you sign up)....Thanks again!

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SirDent Level 4 Commenter 3 years ago

I have been here for 6 months now and still couldn't get analytics to work right. Great hub showing how simple it really is.

violatoroger3 3 years ago

good hub, I was trying to put analytics in my hub but I have a hard time in doing so. Thanks for the information

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cowgirljess 3 years ago

thankyou for all your help, you made this so easy.

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WebsiteEditor 3 years ago

Ah...great hub. Just wondering how to do this and found this hub. Thanks!

auctionmem 3 years ago

Awesome hub! Do you know if there is something similar for Youtube? I'd love to see better tracking there also.

Thanks!!

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caspar Hub Author 3 years ago

Thanks for all your positive comments...sorry, I've got no experience with Youtube, auctionmem.

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Juliet Christie 3 years ago

This is a great hub and very clear and precise thanks for writing it

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Valux 3 years ago

Cant really put it any better than those that already have, but thanks. Still waiting for the code to update of the GA page to installed, but it was just put in today. Thanks a lot, will definately give the thumbs up and a stumbleupon submission!

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kbelluser 3 years ago

Thanks alot, originally I put int he url to my hub page and I couldn't work out why it wasn't working until I read your Hub

Cheers

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manish.pucsd 3 years ago

This was a nice information .. thanks a lot

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Joel Drapper 3 years ago

Thanks for the great hub!

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bogleg20 3 years ago

Great info. Just added my hubpages to my account.

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dou9las 3 years ago

This is exactly what I needed. I installed my code months ago, but I was getting no data and it turns out I installed it incorrectly. This hub cleared it up for me. Thanks!

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BristolBoy Level 1 Commenter 2 years ago

A very useful hub, hopefully this will make things clearer!

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compu-smart 2 years ago

Hey Casper,

I will add this hub to mine!! Very handy for everyone;)

Mystified Shopper 2 years ago

Thank you very much for this. Really nice and simple instructions. I wish I'd looked into this earlier!

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compu-smart 2 years ago

DOH!! It was already added in my hub!! so have placed link in another appropriate one!

;)

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caspar Hub Author 2 years ago

Thank you all for your feedback...compu-smart, I am truly honoured - you're a hubbing legend!

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Ms.Love 2 years ago

THANK YOU!!!!! I've been sitting here for an hour reading other hubpages trying to figure out how to put the code into a hubpage and couldn't figure it out. Your hub helped so much. Now I know that hubpages does it for you. THANK YOU!!!

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forlan 2 years ago

great hub. finally i know how to use google analytics. thank you very much

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johnb0127 2 years ago

Great hub. So I guess I was mistaken when I thought you can make money through Google Anayltics? Its just a traffic monitoring site?

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caspar Hub Author 2 years ago

Yes, that's right johnb0127 Analytics is for monitoring how many visitors you're getting, where theyr'e from etc. To make money you need Google Adsense - with an Adsense account and code on your site or hubpage you will get Google ads displayed, and if a visitor clicks on an ad you get a few pennies!

Caspar

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johnb0127 2 years ago

Yeah, I know all that. I have made a wopping $8.30! LOL

--JOhn

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Matrixkavi 2 years ago

very much informative... great hub!

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Matrixkavi 2 years ago

very much informative... great hub!

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unclesam 2 years ago

great hub!!

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Time Management 2 years ago

You wouldn't happen to know how to do this for multiple HubPages profiles, would you? I thought I had it figured out, but then I am only seeing page views for my other profile. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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caspar Hub Author 2 years ago

You can certainly track multiple websites with GA and I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work with multiple HubPages profiles. In GA look for a link to add website profile. You can then put in your alternative HubPages profile address and you'll get a new tracking code. Add the code to your HubPage profile affiliate settings. It should work, but I haven't tried it as I only have one HubPage profile at the moment.

Caspar

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ReverseMobileInfo 2 years ago

WOW!!! You put a lot of time into this HUB, it definetlyshows!!! I found the information extremely helpful! I became a fan of yours and rated you UP too, please join my fanclub as well! Keep up the excellent work! Barry ;)

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Chris Eddy111 2 years ago

Thanks for this hub. It's really appreciated.

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Fredo B. 2 years ago

Good Hub. It answered my question about mutiple hubs and is very informative. Nice job!

jppayal 2 years ago

Thanks, it was very helpful

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borns 2 years ago

Thank you, I was doing it right but it may take some time to Analytics detect the tracking code.

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Info Provider 2 years ago

Thanks, it was very helpful!!!

thank you again

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ajm5050 2 years ago

I was also puzzled at how analytics would track multiple hubpages, setting up analytics one by one would be tedious at best. Thanks for sharing very helpful information.

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R. E. Proctor Jr 2 years ago

Thank you!

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THE FAMOUS SHEAMU 2 years ago

Hi your hub was very helpful but I have one question.... After I set it all up I couldnt find the link were it says check your status.... and now all it says is tracking unknown and Im worried that it will never track my HP's PLEASE HELP

Thanks The Famous Sheamu

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emievil 2 years ago

I just signed in for Google Analytics and I used your hub for installing the code in my settings. Thank you very much for a very informative hub!

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Kya 2 years ago

Very useful, I also just signed up, and I hope I will see some report by tomorrow. Thanks for the detailed instructions.

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SEO Expert Kerala 2 years ago

Do you know how to connect google anlaytics and google adsense ? .Using that we ca neasily track earnings per page

Wii Sports Resort 2 years ago

Thanks! That was VERY helpful.

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Don W 2 years ago

Thanks for that. Told me just what I needed, when I needed it.

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Eaglekiwi Level 3 Commenter 2 years ago

Great hub ,love the way you explained everything with a pic too, the visuals really helped alot. There was one page that shows keywords used to get to my site ,yet theyre not my keywords ,almost felt like I was looking at someone elses page except it said eaglekiwi,lol.

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finsofts 2 years ago

Thanks for this great info and this will help a lot of users of hubpages thanks again

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sylvester0212 2 years ago

Thnx alot i could set up my analtics becoz of u only

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Jakobs 2 years ago

Thanks for this Hub. I think I've almost got things working now. :)

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Shakola W. 2 years ago

Excellent hub! Thanks so much for all the information! :]

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lbtrader 2 years ago

Great hub however I am confused. I have installed GA code and have been receiving data for months and while I get about 100 hits a day on my hubs my all time GA stats show only 34 visits...do you know why? Is there an error here that I can repair or is this a through analysis of my traffic?

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reliablefriend 2 years ago

Thanks for the info. I was specially confused about putting google analytics for multiple hubs.

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LateForLunch 2 years ago

Will add them quickly to track my sites

MAEB63 2 years ago

Thanks, Great Hub. Really useful.

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messerc123 2 years ago

Thanks for this informative hub, I was so clueless. Thanks a bunch

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Jesaira 2 years ago

Wonderful hub. Thanks a lot.

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pinkhawk 2 years ago

...really a great help! thank you very much for sharing! :)

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Ten Blogger 2 years ago

Very well written.. Thanks for posting !

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Carl "Fitness" 2 years ago

Great Hub. Very thorough and well-written. I was able to quickly get exactly the info I needed about google analytics. Thanks for taking the time to write and share!

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ideka506 2 years ago

After reading the comments on your hub I think I will have to wait till tomorrow to see if it works. I still receive the message: "The Google Analytics tracking code has not been detected on your website's home page. For Analytics to function, you or your web administrator must add the code to each page of your website."

Great hub!! I could not figure out how to add my hubs on it.

Great help! thanks

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caspar Hub Author 2 years ago

ideka506: Have you copied your tracking id code into your Hubpages affiliate settings? Once you've done that, when you go back to Google analytics and check the status, you should see the "tracking code installed, waiting for data" message.

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hypnodude 2 years ago

Your hub just gave me the answer I was looking for. Straight to the point. Thank you.

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HELLA 2 years ago

Caspar,

Thanks for the hub first off. I can't wait to actually use Google Analytics. It seems like great software that can really help any developer especially if you are new at this whole thing such as myself! Keep up the excellent writing and I am now a subscriber. Thanks again!

blogsite 2 years ago

Thank you Caspar,

This hub helps lot :)

Bryan Eaddy 2 years ago

I've setup URL Channels for tracking Adsense clicks (through my Adsense account of course)and it works great. Still, I was looking for something that would provide me with more in depth reporting capability. Based on what I've read in your article, Google Analytics is just what I need. Thanks; great job!

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vaalu 2 years ago

Casper, really helpful. Keep it up :)

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anishvk 2 years ago

it was useful for me

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shazwellyn Level 4 Commenter 2 years ago

Thank you Casper. I couldnt believe how easy Hubpages have made it to connect with anaylitics! Great hub!

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Esrom Art 2 years ago

Big thanks bro...! I have following your instruction and success to activated Google analytic. You made it real simple steps for me. This page really helpful for person like me.

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markbennis Level 3 Commenter 2 years ago

Ahh thank you, that was strait forward and easy, you really helped me out there. many thanks.

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missmaudie 2 years ago

Very useful hub thank you. I was wondering whether I needed to put the code in each page and couldn't find the answer on Hub help pages but you sorted me out, thanks.

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2besure Level 5 Commenter 2 years ago

Thanks, I use Google Analytics and wondered how I could track my hubs!

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DanPowers 2 years ago

Thanks, this is very useful information!

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maheshpatwal 24 months ago

Caspar thanks a ton for sharing the information about how to add analytics on hubpages with all the hubbers.........

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vox vocis Level 4 Commenter 23 months ago

This hub really deserves rating up and bookmarking. I have a lot more to learn about Google Analytics (I signed up for it but do not really know how to use it yet). I will keep coming back to this hub...great work you have done here, what I have learnt by now finally makes sense, but like I said...a long way to run :-)

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PhotoShowMan4U 23 months ago

I am a Newbie to HubPages and I found your tutorial very useful. Thanks a lot!

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vrajput 23 months ago

This Hub Contains Very Useful Information About To add Google Analytics Code to Your Hub Pages..Thanks Dude for this Great Post For All of Us

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sereyboth 23 months ago

Thank1

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Rose West Level 3 Commenter 23 months ago

This hub provided exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much for all the great help!

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manijee 23 months ago

great work ..!

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dpfitzell 23 months ago

Thank you very much. Your hub was very useful as well as interesting.

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save my system 23 months ago

I found this hub very helpful, the only thing is that eventhough i have implemented the UA-xxxxxx-xx code into the hubpages affiliate anytilics area, hubpages told me the code is set, but once i try to check status from my google analytics it shows as code not found, im not sure where i got it wrong.

Can anybody advise?

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AllyWally 22 months ago

Thanks for this great info!

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Michael Shane 22 months ago

Great informative hub & helpful! Thanks!

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gramarye Level 1 Commenter 22 months ago

This is a really helpful hub. You've certainly had lots of comments over time as well.

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cjmo75 22 months ago

Awesome Hub. It explained everything just right!

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pakpub 22 months ago

This was very informative. Thanks for your help.

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James L 21 months ago

I was so confused with how to do this!! Thank you, sincerely! This hub is getting rated up.

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Dobson Level 2 Commenter 21 months ago

I really like Google Analytics and all the great info it provides. Look like you were a leader in its use three years ago!

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Dobson Level 2 Commenter 21 months ago

By the wy, nice job on the hub too!

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eternaltreasures 20 months ago

good information, thanks

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urs_dipak 20 months ago

Thats good one, nicely explained thanks

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JoeFlip 20 months ago

Was getting frustrated on how to set this up. Problem solved. Thanks a bunch!

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daisyjae Level 3 Commenter 20 months ago

Good information, I have bookmarked this one, thank you.

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DonnaWallace 19 months ago

This is the first time I used Google Analytics---thanks for the great information!!

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mikicagle Level 1 Commenter 19 months ago

Thank you so much for the awesome information. I tried to do it myself and when I realized I was in over my head I found your hub. It was more than helpful and so easy to understand.

stanar 19 months ago

Thank you for your help. I now have some idea on where to go to learn more about analyzing hub pages.

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lbramos 18 months ago

Thanks for your help, this was really useful!

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FuzzyCookie 18 months ago

Useful and easy to understand. Just the right thing for me! Thanks :)

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vanessasasha 18 months ago

Great hub!Very informative and helpful!

Thanks!

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Elite Publishings 18 months ago

This was just what I was looking for... thanks for the hub...

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David 470 Level 2 Commenter 18 months ago

Very helpful hub, I am going to use this cause I have reached a high point of hubs and some are doing well and some are not. This should prove useful...

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equealla 18 months ago

I need to activate this as well, and tried to watch the videos. Internet at moment very slow in S.A. and the buffering is bad. The videos do not want to download properly. This is definitely going to help. Thanx.

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John Dove 18 months ago

This hub is an excellent and well written, step by step guide -- the explanations are great! I just completed my Analytics/Hubpages settings as directed and am waiting for results.

Curiously, though, on my Analytics Settings page, under status, I get a yellow Caution symbol -- "tracking not installed." Do I need to fix something?

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Isela 17 months ago

Thank you so much. It was very easy to follow. I have Analytics for my other sites but didn´t know how easy it was to add to Hubs.

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khristal23 17 months ago

Thank you!! This helped me tremendously.

Wife Who Saves 17 months ago

This is exactly what I was looking for. Your directions are better than google's. Thanks.

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idreesfarooq 17 months ago

Great Hub. Thanks for helping me to understand Google Analytics. Nice sharing!

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nettraveller 17 months ago

Thank you, extremely useful!!

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MnyInTheBnk 17 months ago

Worked for me! Couldn't figure this out to save my life! lol.

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Bibowen Level 3 Commenter 16 months ago

Thanks for the article. Very helpful.

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gmmurgirl Level 2 Commenter 16 months ago

Wow! Very helpful info you got here. Thank you very much!

J-Froman 16 months ago

Im pretty sure i dont have enough data yet for analytics to be showing accurate stats about my hubpages, but it is going to be very exciting to watch traffic trends in the coming months. thanks for the info- i promise to put it to good use!

Toby Hansen 15 months ago

Just this minute finished setting up an account at Google analytic. Thank you for an easy to follow set of directions on your Hub. I just hope that I got it right at the Google end! Time will tell.

Thanks again!

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J. McCoy 15 months ago

Very, very useful hub! Thank you! This really helped. Bookmarked and voted up.

Paul Powell 15 months ago

Really great job, very good info! For some reason I never thought of adding this to hubpages, oh silly me!

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Paul Powell 15 months ago

Silly me I fogot to sign in when I added my comment. You did an awesome job on this very useful. Keep up the great work...

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cyy822 14 months ago

Thank you - this hub is very useful! Very well written and easy to follow.

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pe555 13 months ago

Brilliant Caspar, this info has really helped me. I am up and running now.

Many thanks.

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Teegan E. Ross 13 months ago

Thanks for the help. I was trying to figure this out on my own, but your step-by-step was very helpful.

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harrison8bal 13 months ago

thanks for your help!!

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Leah Whitehorse 12 months ago

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for this!

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Jerry Watson 12 months ago

I can only add my 2 cents worth! Great! I have been looking ever since I signed up with Hubpages to figure out how to work Google Analytics. Now I have to go back through my hubs and delete all the analytics script. Well, at least it will clean up the appearance of my hubs. Once again, thanks.

Jerry

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http://JerryLWatson.Wordpress.com

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Mandrake_1975 Level 3 Commenter 12 months ago

Very informative Hub. Thanks!

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Rachel Reichert 12 months ago

This info was really easy to understand. Thank you for posting it.

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webstudio2ucom 9 months ago

thanks, good stuff. Did you know that a new version of Google Analytics V5? I wrote in my hub about this story, please read

http://hubpages.com/hub/what-are-the-new-features-

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goprisca 9 months ago

Hai

I have created GA. You have helped me a lot.

Thanks. I need your suggestion and comment for my hubs, Will you?

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Warren Clark 7 months ago

Pefect Hub! Thanks very informative.

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psychicjazz 6 months ago

What a well needed post!!

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Coach Gary Henson 6 months ago

Awesome Hub mate much appreciated.

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Judi Bee Level 5 Commenter 5 months ago

Fantastic - just the information I needed - thank you.

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JoeLaBarbera 5 months ago

Nice hub. Very useful information.

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easylearningweb Level 4 Commenter 2 months ago

Wonderful hub! Thanks for taking the time to write this hub. :-)

Before setting up Google Analytics, I was doing some research on google and I searched for "Google Analytics on Hubpages" and your hubpage link was one of the first ones in the list.

Great info...now I'm ready to set this up. :-)

Thanks again,

Regards,

Easylearningweb

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harrissaeed 5 weeks ago

Really useful hub i like it :)

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ChasingAutumn 4 weeks ago

Thank you so much. I just spent an hour trying to figure out how to paste the code into my individual hubs, but you helped me get it all sorted out!

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