Are you new to using Google Analytics?  Well, you've stopped at the right place. We can help you get started and show you how to set up Google analytics on your site.

1. Go to http://www.google.com/analytics/ and log in to your account.  The login page should look like the following image.
   
   
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2. If you do not already have an email account set up, Click Sign Up Now.  Fill in the information to create an account.
   
   Note:  You do not have to create a new user name and password if you already have a Gmail account. 
    
3. Once you have created an account, sign in with your user name and password.  The following page should appear once you have signed in:
   
   
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4. Click the "sign up" button. Then, fill in the general information, contact information, and accept the user agreement to create a new analytics account. 
   
   
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5. The tracking code will load once you have accepted the user agreement.  Copy this code and paste it into every html page that you want to track.  The code should go before the </body> tag. 
   
   
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6. Scroll to the bottom and click the "continue" button once you have finished with the tracking code.  The next page will give you details about the reports that have been done and allows you to make changes to your settings here.  The status will change to "receiving data" once the tracking code is uploaded to your site.  When you sign in again with your account, this is the page that you will see:
   
   
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   Note:  Google analytics will not start tracking your pages until the tracking code is put on them.
    
7. If you have more than one website, you can add another website profile onto this account by clicking on "Add Website Profile."  Follow the steps to create another profile.  Notice that you will have different tracking codes for each profile you create, therefore, you must make sure you are putting them on the right html pages.
    
8. Once you are done with setting up your profiles, you should wait about a week to a month to see any real results.  Your reports will show you how many visitors came to your site, the traffic sources, top content pages, and much more.
    
9. If you want to allow others to see your reports or to become an administrator, that option is also available.  Click "user manager" to create user accounts.  You can add a user by click "add user."  A regular user can see all of the reports that you are able to see and an administrator can make changes to your account settings and the report settings.