Monday, October 14, 2013

Creating a GA SandBox To Get Your Feet Wet

Configuring Sandbox 
(Using Chrome Browser) Part 1) Create Blog and Google Analytics Account


  1. Log in to your Google Account (eg Gmail).
  2. Create Blog: http://www.blogger.com
  3. Create an Account on Google Analytics:  http://www.google.com/analytics/
  4. Copy tag GA and save to a TXT file
  5. Paste the tag in Blog on: Template> Edit HTML> (paste above the line "</ head>")
Part 2) Debug (test) Simple
  1. Open the Real-Time Reporting on GA
  2. Open Blog and visit to see appear in GA
Part 3) Advanced Debug
  1. Install Plugins for Chrome:  Google Analytics Debugger  and  Tag Assistant
  2. On the Blog open the Console (Tools> Javascript Console or Ctrl + Shift + J)
  3. Reload the page to see the Console Blog and the information being sent to the GA
Part 4) Debug Ninja (demonstration only)
  • Use proxy to see all requests:
    • HttpFox (plugin for Firefox)
    • Fiddler (software for Windows beta: Linux, Mac)