Google Analytics: Enabling Reports on the SearchSpring Dashboard

Connecting your Google Analytics data to the SearchSpring Management Console will show you relevant search data on your dashboard. There are two steps required to set this up.

Add analytics@b7interactive.com as a user in Google Analytics.

In Analytics, select the profile you want to connect to SearchSpring and navigate to the main page. From here, click on the settings image in the top right.

Google Analytics Settings

In the settings, select the profile in question, and then click on the Users tab.

Google Analytics User Settings

Enter "analytics@b7interactive.com", without the quotes, in the Email Address Field, select "User" as the role and create the user.

Configure Analytics in the SearchSpring Management Console

  1. You will need your Google Analytics ID. This is in the format UA-XXXXX-YY and can be found on the Accounts List page in Google Analytics. This is the first page you come to after clicking the "Access Analytics" link. Google Analytics ID
  2. You can also include a Profile ID for your Analytics. This is not necessary in most cases, but becomes necessary if you have set up various filtered profiles on your site (more advanced). If you do not have filtered profiles set up in Google Analytics, you can skip this step.

    To find the Profile ID, click on the profile, then on the settings image in the top right.

    Google Analytics Settings Next, select the profile you want to use, then click Profile Settings. Google Analytics Profile Settings Your Profile ID is listed on this page under General Information.
  3. Once you have your Google Analytics ID and optionally your profile ID, navigate to the "3rd Party Apps" in the SearchSpring Management Console. Place your Google Analytics ID and profile ID in the appropriate boxes, and click save. SearchSpring Management Console - 3rd Party Apps