How to Quickly Add Google Analytics to Your Blog

You have a blog. You spend hours writing great content on your blog. So why not take a few minutes to set up Google Analytics to monitor your stats? It’s a no brainer – If you commit a few minutes now to set up your Google Analytics to track, then you’ll be able to let the data you get help inform your strategies, topics, and promotion.

My goal: To help you set up Google Analytics for your blog in less than five minutes, so you can focus on your content and not the setup.

Instructions below include step by step directions to add Google Analytics to your blog on Blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr.

If you’re brand new to Google Analytics, the starting point is to create a new account.

1. Visit Google.com/analytics and either enter your existing Google account information or create a new account 

2. Sign up to start using Google Analytics

3. Fill out information, then click Get Tracking ID

4. Keep the tracking code open for each of the next steps

5. In another tab or window, open your blog 

1. Log into Blogger

2. In the left navigation, select Settings

3. Under Settings, select Other

4. Enter the full web property ID, including UA-

5. Hit Save Settings