You Are SOOO Stalking Me...

I know you're stalking me. You can't deny it, because I have proof that 19 people have read my last blog post. I know that 17.06% of my blog readers hop over here from one of my high school friend's blog, and another 15.88% come from Blogger.com itself. I can tell you that on December 16, I had 16 people visit my blog.

The reason I know all of this is because I've added Google Analytics to my blog. I was actually using my blog as a testing ground for tracking statistics for my clients. Anywho, I find all of this information fascinating. AND, I know that you're stalking me. SOOO, if you want to know who's stalking you, follow the following instructions:

Go to http://www.google.com/analytics/

Sign into Google Analytics with your Google Account.

Once you have signed in you will be taken to a page that asks you to “Click on the Sign Up button to get started.”

Click on the ‘Signup’ button to be taken to the ‘Signup’ page.

Next: Enter the URL of the site you wish to track, and assign a name as it should appear in your Google Analytics reports.

Once you have done this and clicked on continue, you will be taken to a page that asks for your First name, last name, home phone and Country. Fill out the details and click continue.

Next you will be taken to the Terms of Service Page. Put a check mark in the “Yes, I agree to the above terms and conditions” box and click on the button that says “create new account.”

Once you have created your account you will be taken to the tracking instructions page.

Copy the HTML ’snippet’ of Code.

• Sign into Blogger
• Click on the Layout Tab
• Click on Edit HTML

Put a check mark in the box next to ‘Expand Widget Template’.

It’s always a good idea to back up your template before you make any changes.

Click on Download Full Template to back up your template and save a copy onto your computer.

• Scroll down through the template code and paste the tracking code just before the body tag.
• Click on Save Template at the bottom of the screen.

Once you have added the tracking code to your ‘Blogger Template’ go back to Google Analytics and click on continue.

That’s it. You have successfully installed Google Analytics on your Blogger Blog. Google Analytics should be now gathering data about your blog visits.

Please note that Google Analytics generally updates your reports every 24 hours. You may want to check back the next day to familiarize yourself with the different reports.

Good luck!