To install Google Analytics, you will need an active Blogger / BlogSpot account. This tutorial will walk you through how to add Analytics to your BlogSpot site.
Step 1: Login to Google Analytics using your Google account https://analytics.google.com
Step 3a: Fill out the Account Name, Website Name and Website URL. Make sure the URL ends in BlogSpot.com (e.g. techie-Jackie-blogs.blogspot.com)
Step 3b: Once you fill out the necessary information above, scroll to the Data Sharing Settings. Take time to read how Google will use the data you collect. You may uncheck the options, whatever is appropriate for your needs.
Step 3c: Click Get Tracking ID button once done. You will be asked to accept the Terms of Service (TOS).
If you checked Google products & services in the previous step, you will be asked to accept another Terms as below.
Click the I Accept button to proceed. If the account has been successfully created, the Admin page will be shown as below.
Step 4: Copy the Tracking ID.
Login to your Blogger / BlogSpot account in https://www.blogger.com. Go to Settings -> Other settings and scroll all the way down to Google Analytics. Paste the Tracking ID and click Save settings.
Your Google Analytics account is now linked to your Blogger account. This may take hours to activate, but in my case it only took a few minutes!
Step 5: There are two ways I know how you can validate if the Analytics work.
First one is to check your BlogSpot's template by clicking on Theme -> Edit HTML. You should be able to see the word "analytics" in the HTML.
Another way is to access your site from a browser and view the page source. You should see a sample snippet in the source.
Viola! You may now use Analytics to track your website's traffic and improve the conversions of your site!
