How to Add Google Analytics

In our beginner classes we recommend Google Analytics as a free and accurate way to count people visiting your site. Here's how to install it:

• Step 1: Go to http://www.google.com/analytics and login. If you have any kind of Google account, you can use those same login details.
• Step 2: Click “Add Website Profile” and you'll see a screen like this:

• Step 3: Enter your domain name and click "Finish".
• Step 4: Take the code that Google will give you. Copy this code and paste it into a text editor.
• Step 5: Login to the administrator area of your Joomla website.
• Step 6: Go to Extensions >> Template Manager.
• Step 7: Check the box next to your template and click "Edit" in the top-right corner.
• Step 8: Click "Edit HTML" in the top-right corner.
• Step 9: Scroll all the way to the bottom of the file until you find this at the very, very bottom: < /body >
• Step 10: Go to your text editor, copy and paste the code directly ABOVE < /body >
• Step 11: Click Save and you're done!
• Step 12: Go back to http://www.google.com/analytics in subsequent weeks and check the number of people visiting your wonderful website!

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