Google Analytics Tutorial - Step-By-Step Course

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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
  • Learn how to get started with Google Analytics in this tutorial (covering Google Analytics 4 and Universal Analytics). You will learn how to start using your reports and about important configuration options. This is a fast-paced tutorial, so hit pause when you need to take a break, and rewatch any sections you like (see links below).
    YOUR EXTRA RESOURCES:
    ○ GA4 demo account - • New Google Analytics 4...
    ○ Link GA4 to Google Ads - • How to link Google Ana...
    ○ Link Universal Analytics to Google Ads - • How to Link Google Ana...
    ○ Link Universal Analytics to Google Search Console - • Updated 2020 Tutorial ...
    ○ Link GA4 to Google Search Console - • Linking Search Console...
    ○ Events in GA4 - www.lovesdata....
    ○ Google Tag Manager tutorial series - • Google Tag Manager Tut...
    ○ Cross-domain tracking with GA4 - • Cross-Domain Tracking ...
    ○ Ecommerce tracking with GA4 - • GA4 Ecommerce Tracking...
    ○ GA4 conversion tracking - • Google Analytics 4 Con...
    ○ Get started with GA4 - • Google Analytics 4 Tut...
    JUMP TO A TOPIC IN THIS VIDEO:
    Introduction:
    00:00 Introduction
    01:10 Create a Google Analytics account
    02:20 Create a property
    02:40 Brief overview of GA4 vs. Universal Analytics
    04:23 Creating a GA4 and Universal Analytics property
    05:49 Brief overview of the admin area
    Universal Analytics:
    08:38 Home report
    12:12 Real-time reports
    13:40 Audience reports
    15:39 Using the date range selector
    18:43 Acquisition reports
    23:49 Behavior reports
    26:01 Conversions reports
    Google Analytics 4:
    27:26 Home report
    29:08 Real-time report
    31:33 Acquisition reports
    33:15 Engagement reports
    33:56 Monetization reports
    35:05 Demographics reports
    35:45 Technology reports
    36:14 Events
    37:29 Analysis Hub reports
    41:10 Audiences
    42:27 DebugView report
    Google Analytics 4 Configuration:
    43:34 Configuration options in GA4
    44:27 Enhanced Measurement in GA4
    45:33 Modifying events
    45:59 Create events
    47:23 Adding GA4 tag in Google Tag Manager
    Universal Analytics Configuration:
    49:26 Configuration options in Universal Analytics
    50:27 View settings
    51:07 Goals
    52:24 Property settings
    52:59 Adding Universal Analytics tag in Google Tag Manager
    54:20 Linking Search Console
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  • @aldrin-google-ads
    @aldrin-google-ads 3 года назад +25

    Extremely valuable and thoughtful intro to Google Analytics. How you managed to pack it all in a 55-minute video is beyond me.
    Thank you Benjamin!

  • @caseysyvertsen8117
    @caseysyvertsen8117 3 года назад +7

    I know I'm going to comment again when I finish the video, but wanted to start with ---- I'm 12 minutes in and this is the EXACT tutorial a newbie like me needs. Thank you X 1000, unless it goes downhill from this point. JUST KIDDING. Truly - this is great!!!

  • @martini87c
    @martini87c 3 года назад +9

    wow this is exactly what i have been looking for: step by step, defining of terms and phrases, thorough and easy to follow video. I tried to watch two previous GA tutorials and I could not stand how fast the person was speaking and then the other video sounded like the person didn't have their coffee this morning (bored tone of voice). This video is perfect in all aspects! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад

      You’re very welcome. I’m so glad you liked my video Martyna!

  • @karinlew3550
    @karinlew3550 3 года назад +5

    Hey there!
    Just wanted to send a quick shoutout to you for making this video - I had an internship marketing assignment and this really helped me to get a good grasp on Google Analytics! In fact, I found myself being super intrigued by the way it works and how one can retrieve data from it. At absolutely no point along the video was I at all bored or disinterested and that both surprises and tells me a lot about what I learned today. So thank you for introducing me to the world of Google Analytics for marketing and kickstarting my quest to find out more! Have an absolutely great week ahead and looking forward to more content :)
    Cheers,
    Karin

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад +3

      Thank you Karin. That’s wonderful to hear!

  • @brettwalsh2847
    @brettwalsh2847 3 года назад +12

    wow, this is a long video 55 minutes, maybe ill watch the first 5 mins..... 1 hour later, thanks for watching! that flew by! Great video loved it.

  • @joemay7106
    @joemay7106 2 года назад

    Valuable information here. Thank you! GA4 setup is now taking me less than 30 minutes to setup for my clients. Thanks - Joe

  • @NewFile1
    @NewFile1 2 года назад

    Thank you for this tutorial. I had a very productive day just watching your video. I thank you. You definitely got a subscriber.

  • @Tilip1986
    @Tilip1986 3 года назад

    People would pay for this . So detailed . Thank you so much .

  • @lucy-vb4lm
    @lucy-vb4lm 2 года назад

    thank you, looking to get into volunteer work for experience towards my degree and this is massively helpful!

  • @bienne777
    @bienne777 3 года назад

    Thanks for showing us around. The pace was right and the voice was clear, unlike other similar videos we watched before.

  • @ricocode
    @ricocode Год назад

    Gave me the perfect rundown of both. Thanks!

  • @xXxPhoenix5
    @xXxPhoenix5 3 года назад +6

    Thank you, I've gone through 5 other videos that would not answer basic questions, that you cover. With the change over in GA trying to implement something I don't know into something I am trying to learn is frustrating when all other videos are talking about things that I don't have access to.

  • @Bipoleando91
    @Bipoleando91 Год назад

    Really informative! Exactly what I needed! Thank you!

  • @LeprechaunGinger
    @LeprechaunGinger 3 года назад

    Thank you for going through GA4 and comparing the reporting and intricacies on GA4. With all my experience on universal this was really helpful!

  • @sebastianportohernandez1406
    @sebastianportohernandez1406 3 года назад

    Loved how you made it super understandable for a dummy like me. Loved your explanation and patience! Please keep it up!

  • @HunterReynolds
    @HunterReynolds 2 года назад

    Thanks for the in-depth explanation!

  • @karenkhoo7092
    @karenkhoo7092 2 года назад

    you are amazing. thanks for explaining in detail. it helps me alot :)

  • @jeremy_317
    @jeremy_317 3 года назад +1

    Thank you. Best, concise video on Google Analytics

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад +1

      Glad it was helpful Jeremy!

  • @Youth_building_skills
    @Youth_building_skills 2 года назад

    Good one. As a new bie in analytics, this video gave me hope. For me it's a 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

  • @eightbitness
    @eightbitness 3 года назад

    Thank you for the video, Benjamin!

  • @ernestkotsos806
    @ernestkotsos806 3 года назад

    Wow--terrific video which is helpful for my marketing class. Thanks !

  • @TalkingTapes
    @TalkingTapes 3 года назад

    You are easy to listen to...excellent tutorial!

  • @shazebkhan3976
    @shazebkhan3976 2 года назад

    Really good explanation, simply and easy to understand.

  • @ericriley3969
    @ericriley3969 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for sharing this information! I have been struggling with GA4 and this really helped a lot.

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад

      That's great to hear Eric! Thanks for watching!

  • @mariastewart4788
    @mariastewart4788 3 года назад

    Thank you for the information! It will help me a lot in my advertising work!

  • @abywillytruchler2346
    @abywillytruchler2346 3 года назад

    Thank you so much, you are a great teacher and speack very clearly and in a good speed. Best Wishes!

  • @毛毛-y8j
    @毛毛-y8j 2 года назад

    Thank you. This video is so helpful

  • @leachung
    @leachung 3 года назад

    Thanks for the detailed introduction to Google analytics reports. It really helps me understanding it much better and easily!

  • @paulalansmith
    @paulalansmith 3 года назад

    Very good real world walk through. THANKS. I did want a bit more detail at 47 min. - 'more tagging settings - create events' seems like you need to coordinate with dev team to set parameters?

  • @osturaqchi
    @osturaqchi 3 года назад +1

    Very helpful

  • @marciasanjuan7435
    @marciasanjuan7435 3 года назад

    Great content thank you 😊

  • @jackmarketing
    @jackmarketing 2 года назад

    So informative👌 How can I add annotations in GA4?

  • @ousmanealamakaba3135
    @ousmanealamakaba3135 3 года назад

    Hello Sir ,i can only say thank you for your amazing explanation .keep on helping people like me in need .you are great man

  • @sonasinha9879
    @sonasinha9879 3 года назад

    Thanks for the video.
    I already have the information on my dashboard in all website data view. But after creating the new event I can see anything in my dashboard of my new view . Why ???

  • @thebussport
    @thebussport 3 года назад

    Great tutorial.
    thanks for sharing mate!!
    subscribed!!

  • @infobankmediaseodigitalmar7908
    @infobankmediaseodigitalmar7908 3 года назад +1

    Solid all the way through. Thank you!

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад

      That's great to hear! Thank you for watching!

  • @jalvarez9542
    @jalvarez9542 3 года назад

    You have helped me tremendously!!!! Thank you so much for the time you took to make this video🙏

  • @jjbyrd04
    @jjbyrd04 3 года назад

    Can someone explain the difference between the analytics academy certification and the GAIQ certification? Is one better than the other? Am I way off base? I am a total absolute beginner and I don’t know where to start.

  • @flatwhite.and.figs.
    @flatwhite.and.figs. 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for making this video - it is extremely insightful and helpful! Hope you are having a great day!

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад

      My pleasure. You’re very welcome!

  • @GregoryParawiz
    @GregoryParawiz 3 года назад

    Nice, where is the section where I get the Google Analytics code and paste it to my website?

  • @amandafield9554
    @amandafield9554 3 года назад +1

    I dont have the seem set up as you for some reason I cannot find audience and home in the left hand menu

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад

      Hi Amanda, there have been some tweaks to the navigation since this video was released. Check out this tutorial too - ruclips.net/video/4H0Io885GKE/видео.html

  • @androidphone6972
    @androidphone6972 2 года назад

    Is it possible to check analytics of a website “without” actually connecting the website to a google account, like copy pasting some code for tracking purposes?

  • @KSO_yrn
    @KSO_yrn 3 года назад

    Very helpful!

  • @alexanderstewart594
    @alexanderstewart594 3 года назад

    I set up an account and a property yesterday and I do not remember being asked to specify between UA or GA4. My property number is just a number in parenthesis and there is no "GA4 - or UA - " before it. When I click on Data Streams and then details, there is no indicator as well. Is this a distinction that Google has recently done away with or did I do something wrong during setup? Many google searches have returned no results so I'm asking here.

  • @EatwellbyDebby
    @EatwellbyDebby 2 года назад

    I want to become a professional analytics experts for businesses. Must i have a website before i can practice this? Especially in the columns that requests for URLs

  • @ExpatFinancial
    @ExpatFinancial 3 года назад

    Massively informative, well structured and such a helpful easy introduction to Googles complex analytics tools - a huge thanks!!

  • @alimapshayev78
    @alimapshayev78 3 года назад

    Benjamin, hi, top blog video i was found on youtube, keep going! I need help in 1 question, can you? Will In google optimize AB test utm parameters disappear while test redirect. For example, i test 2 pages: page1 and page2. While visitor comes to my site on "page1/?" will he goes to "page2" or "page2/?" while redirect? And is it possible to set redirect in ab test with saving utms?

  • @MrAton1004
    @MrAton1004 3 года назад

    Great video!! loved it. Thank you very much!

  • @supagepagechannel9139
    @supagepagechannel9139 3 года назад

    Thankyou very much for this. It has helped me understand Google Analytics much better. Su.xx

  • @Eric-rf6te
    @Eric-rf6te 3 года назад

    My website is set up with google analytics 4. Is there a way to activate the UA also? Thank you!

  • @VanPhatTran
    @VanPhatTran 2 года назад

    in GA4 how do i see time of day (aka hourly) report? i dont see an option for Hour in Dimensions in Exploration tab either (but day, month, week, year, nth day, nth week and so on)
    basically i want to see the traffic in each hour of the day, thanks in advance

  • @ninawellpharma3063
    @ninawellpharma3063 3 года назад

    This s a great video,thank you

  • @yemohutm6330
    @yemohutm6330 2 года назад

    Thank you mr.

  • @melaniesmith1651
    @melaniesmith1651 3 года назад

    Can I use Google Analytics with Leadpages? Do you have a video on that? Thanks

  • @ioannadrakaki4412
    @ioannadrakaki4412 3 года назад

    Hello Benjamin. Thank you very much for your tutorials. Amazing job. Just one question. Is it possible to grant access to a user without giving him the option to see some data, or I have to use data studio or another tool? For example, I would like to hide the data coming from the google ads campaigns I run. My google analytics account is linked with google ads and search console accounts. Thank you very much

  • @xiaojunyang5443
    @xiaojunyang5443 3 года назад

    Sydney yay 🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @peggies5704
    @peggies5704 3 года назад

    Thank you for this video! I have a Google Analytics account which I set up quite a while ago and it's a mess from when I set it up! I want to re-arrange, move, delete and add. Is it possible to create more than one "account" and add more than one "website" to each "account"?

  • @ShanyaSinha
    @ShanyaSinha 3 года назад +2

    Can you also do a video on the reports/analysis hub section in GA4? Thanks a bunch!

  • @mandarkhutwad7916
    @mandarkhutwad7916 3 года назад

    Hi can we get page response time report in universal report? And how to get that?

  • @khaledabdulazim
    @khaledabdulazim 3 года назад +1

    Thank you!

  • @tacthatsport
    @tacthatsport 2 года назад

    MAGNIFICENT

  • @becmortimer9870
    @becmortimer9870 3 года назад

    Good video, can you share how to import the annotations from UA to GA4? do you have a video?

  • @jeni_bean
    @jeni_bean 3 года назад

    Hi there does it matter which email account your signed into when opening this google analytics account? or is it best to open the google analytics account with my business gmail?

  • @UmitSehaZeybek
    @UmitSehaZeybek 2 года назад

    how can we cluster the data as day by day for a period of time?

  • @jaykkyawal2215
    @jaykkyawal2215 3 года назад

    Great work! Thank you.

  • @ShanyaSinha
    @ShanyaSinha 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for this! Very helpful.

  • @muskyb.albertsen6704
    @muskyb.albertsen6704 3 года назад

    Great- Thank You!

  • @raginikumari53
    @raginikumari53 3 года назад

    Hey, it was awesome video. Thanks for it.

  • @WheresPoochie
    @WheresPoochie 3 года назад

    Do you need a website in order to set up Google Analytics for a certification?

  • @starwish84
    @starwish84 3 года назад

    Hello, great video .How I conatct you I need litle help? My google anylitics screen is not the same ( no same option) as yours? I also can*t find what kind of property is ,there is just one property number, no marks such as GA or UA. Thanks in advance!

  • @IsmailExtra
    @IsmailExtra 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for the guideline.

  • @TeresaCuervo
    @TeresaCuervo 3 года назад

    I have a GA (UA) account since 2011, however, it is my understanding that the primary account in which you opened the Google Analytics cannot be deleted because it will delete the ones underneath. It is hierarchical (or at least was). Is this still true? I have not used my primary account in years and no longer want it . I want to delete it and keep the ones underneath (which are the ones I want to track. Is this possible now with the new GA4?

  • @nm-vlog163
    @nm-vlog163 3 года назад

    nice vid! learned!.question for you my google analytic is under my personal google account thats been a while and I open a business not long time ago can I merged the two and the business has a different email and my youtube is under personal account...please thank you :-)

  • @gkgdhfcjfggcf9103
    @gkgdhfcjfggcf9103 2 года назад

    Is the number of events in Google Analytics the number of times the file has been downloaded from the site it is linked to? Thank you

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  2 года назад +1

      It’s really the number of times the link on your website has been clicked to then download the file.

  • @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix
    @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix 2 года назад

    Brilliant

  • @tiadoestravel
    @tiadoestravel 3 года назад

    great video! mine was set up over a year ago, but I don't know if I have UA or GA?

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад +1

      If you head to ‘Admin’ and have three columns, then it’s Universal Analytics. If you have two columns it’s GA4.

  • @frankpierce7563
    @frankpierce7563 3 года назад

    Really informative and well done.

  • @trishanabutala8400
    @trishanabutala8400 2 года назад

    हैलो, क्या यह व्यापक कीवर्ड मिलान का उपयोग करने लायक है?

  • @david-wall
    @david-wall 3 года назад +1

    As per usual, a fantastic, high quality video. Thank you. One question. About 3 weeks ago I set up a GA4 property alongside my GA UA property after following your GTM tutorial. All is well. I’m definitely receiving useful data. However, no revenue has been collated either on the main Home report or in the Monetisation report. Zilch. There has been sales during this time and the sales have been captured correctly in the Universal Analytics property. What have I missed or failed to configure in GA4? Could it be to do with configuring events? Sorry, still a newbie! Thanks again. P.S. I am using *SHOPIFY* if that has anything to do with it?

  • @cherylb8233
    @cherylb8233 3 года назад

    Thank you

  • @victoravendano5984
    @victoravendano5984 3 года назад

    the bes 55 minutes invested of my day. thanks for the good information

  • @TechLabsUK
    @TechLabsUK 3 года назад

    For some reason my Google Analytics doesn't have the "Reports" side-menu with the "Realtime" "Acquisition" etc, Why is this?

  • @kajaldas100
    @kajaldas100 3 года назад +1

    Do I need to add both Universal and G4 tags manually in the website if I'm not using the Google tag manager? As per your tutorial, you have suggested to create both Universal and G4 properties. Both the tracking code will be different right? Thanks in advance and I must say very informative video.

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад +1

      I’m glad you liked it! If you’re using the gtag.is tag for Universal Analytics, then you can connect this exisiting tag to GA4. Otherwise, I recommend using Google Tag Manager to add both tags.

  • @junelqy
    @junelqy 3 года назад

    Hi Benjamin! May I know are "users" and "new users" defined in GA4?
    Does "user" count start every _ mins?
    Also, does "new users" count remain completely unique throughout, and doesn't refresh after every _ (time)?
    I asked because it seems like GA4 uses UserID, which makes every user unique. That complicates things a bit for me with regards to user counts & new user counts. Thank you so much!

  • @annscott5476
    @annscott5476 3 года назад

    for those who are just starting out, what kind of advertising to focus on?

  • @DariaMakisova
    @DariaMakisova 3 года назад

    Thanks a lot!

  • @mjkim8628
    @mjkim8628 3 года назад +1

    Thanks! Really helpful video for people like me - the very beginner.
    Btw, is there any way I can explore the pages of ga? like demo page? I’d like to click around it.

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад +1

      Absolutely! You can find details about the Universal Analytics demo at ruclips.net/video/JdtH9A_FCv8/видео.html and the GA4 demo at
      ruclips.net/video/XWY7fTTig5Y/видео.html

  • @danekwunife4893
    @danekwunife4893 3 года назад +1

    Great video, Ben. I learnt a lot. But please permit me to ask one rookie question - If GA4 is the updated version of the defunct GUA, then why is there still relevance for GUA? I mean a new version of any product is meant to phase out and be completely replaced by the newer version. So why are we still using the GUA?
    Eagerly waiting for your reply please. Thank you

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Dan! GA4 is such a major shift that Universal Analytics will be around for a while yet. My guess is a couple of years. There are pros and cons to both versions, so by giving people choice Google is aiming to keep their GA users happy(ier/ish). If you think about small businesses who've been using Universal Analytics for years, they're not going to be ready to shift to GA4 yet. And some features, like the Google Search Console integration aren't available in GA4. It's a pity that it's not a true upgrade like we've seen with GA previously, but I think Google had to make the call because of the new data model, and the way data is processed and stored on the backend.

  • @alancramer3359
    @alancramer3359 3 года назад

    what tools are there so that the post would be seen by as many of the target audience as possible

  • @hodahefny6311
    @hodahefny6311 3 года назад

    wow, thanks a lot .

  • @pingu4396
    @pingu4396 3 года назад

    Cheers mate

  • @shanewhite4816
    @shanewhite4816 3 года назад

    How do you use Google analytics to block invalid traffic?

  • @arn_sunnu
    @arn_sunnu 2 года назад

    Pls create Individual Analysis Report.

  • @sonusaha9052
    @sonusaha9052 3 года назад +1

    You know that Google Analytics new feature has been released as a GA4 here I have one question when I will setup GA4 account same time shall I have to set up a Google Analytics Gole setup, Enhanced E-commerce setup, view set up, content grouping etc. Please guide me regarding my question.

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад +1

      Yes, you will generally need to duplicate your settings in UA and GA4. So goals in UA and then conversions in GA4, etc.

  • @smdoodlez476
    @smdoodlez476 3 года назад +1

    Perfect!

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад

      Thank you so much Susan!

  • @productteq3158
    @productteq3158 3 года назад

    how to track single individual , what he is doing on website so that we can send remarketing email

  • @rafcool100
    @rafcool100 3 года назад

    Ok, how do link it to my wordpress website???

  • @mrlen237
    @mrlen237 3 года назад +1

    Awesome video Benjamin. Thanks for making it. I have 2 questions:
    47:02 If I have 15 different, unrelated websites -- and I just want a traffic overview of my whole network of sites, would GA4 be good fore that? For that matter, could that have been done with UA? I have a lot of websites and I always wished I could just get an overview of how everything is performing as a whole.
    Also, one other thing. I saw in the settings that you can "LINK" UA with GA4. Do we need to install UA code as well as GA4 in that caase? Or just one? If so, which one? *either via code or via tag manager? If the answer isn't straight forward, I am sure a lot of people would love a video about that. I know I would :)

    • @LovesData
      @LovesData  3 года назад +1

      You can add your tag to multiple websites to create roll-up reporting. For de-duplicated users across websites, you would need the paid version of GA (GA360) to achieve this. You then need to decide how you will report on websites separately. In most cases, this means multiple tags per site. For example, one for roll-up and one for stand-alone reporting.
      The linking option lets you send data from the GA4 tag to UA without needing extra code. However, you need to be using the gtag.js version of the tag. Using GTM means you do need to add an extra tag.

    • @mrlen237
      @mrlen237 3 года назад +1

      @@LovesData Well, there you go. I didn't even know there was a paid version of analytics. And I don't know what roll-up reporting or de-duplicate means. So far I learned that you're a lot better at Google Analytics than me. Times 10. You must really love data or something!

  • @juliebrant3347
    @juliebrant3347 3 года назад

    I was more interested in the demographics!

  • @zahiom4728
    @zahiom4728 3 года назад

    Can we switch GA4 to old analytics?