How To Set Up Google Analytics On Blogger

Setting up Google Analytics on your Blogger Blog will not earn you any money, but it certainly helps you figure out which of your blogs are popular, and which of them are sort of lame.

A blog can be hit or miss, so knowing what people are reading gives you a nice heads up.

One of my most popular blogs is my travel blog, called Wonders of Grand Bahama Island. Also my myspace and facebook survey blog is gaining rapid popularity.

My other blogs are mainly for fun. The hits are far less, but the blog has earned me a few dollars, and hey- it's a few more dollars that I didn't have before.

Anyhow, setting up Google Analytics is easy as pie.

You first will want to go into your google account, and go to the tab that says 'analytics'. Click it.

Now look for a tab that says ADD WEBSITE PROFILE.

Here you will add in your websites web address. Your blogger url.

Add this, and get a tracking code. You need to add this code to your Blogger Blog in order for the tracking to start taking place.

You do this by cutting the code.

First copy the code, and then go to your blogger account.

In your dashboard hit LAYOUT.

Next find the tab that says EDIT HTML. Click it.

Now look in your long list of codes. The list will be long, but don't worry, scroll to the near bottom and find < /div >< /div>

Right after that, you will see an end outer-wrapper with a weird arrow. --->

Add your code by pasting it in right after the arrow. You can find this code usually at the end of the list on your Edit HTML page.

If you did it properly you can find out fairly quickly by going back to Google Analytics.

You will probably see a warning error on the blog tracker. However this does not always mean it did not work. Give it a few moments and wait, or check the status by clicking EDIT.

At the top it will tell you the trackers status. At the very top it will say 'waiting for data'. Leave it be, and wait for google to do the rest!

Once the tracker is all installed properly you can view daily hits to your site, and you can view what key words people were using in order to find your blog. You will also be able to see which other websites linked your blog! It's a very neat tool, and you will love it.

What I really enjoy as well, is being able to see where my hits came from. I get many odd hits from China, and Japan which are always interesting!

Let's Start With First Making A Blog! Without One, You Won't Make Any Money On Blogger

Perhaps blogging is not your thing- but guess what, a simple blog could earn you a really decent pair of shoes at the month, or better yet, some new makeup, or how about your blog being responsible for paying your cell phone bill?

Maybe you have higher hopes, but unfortunately you have to start small, and work your way up. As you go along though, you will learn even more and more ways to turn your simple free blog into a money making side job.

First you have to START A BLOG!

See the one you have landed on here? This is a blog. You too can join. www.blogger.com.

Now start your blog. It's simple really. Later on I will show you how get a nice custom template like the one you see here. First though, let's start off small.

Chose a template, any will do really. We can upgrade this gem later on.

For about 15 days blog about whatever it is you want. If you like dogs, blog about dogs. If you want a blog to be more like a diary, go ahead. Anything you want, and everything you want.

A lot of people will say to stick to one general thing to talk about, but I personally have learned that jumping around is okay too.

Many popular blogs include cooking recipes, and crafts. Some focus on teen life, others branch into the realm of the paranormal. If you want to mash all of that into one, go ahead. It's your choice, and don't let anyone tell you what works and what doesn't.

The biggest thing I have learned about blogging is that it is not worth the time if you are not having fun. I like to have fun with my blog, as well as make a few bucks with it at the end of the day.

Anyhow, now that you have set up your blog, poke away at the keyboard for a few days, or weeks. Have around 15 blog posts in there.

Once you have your blog set up, you can now begin to process ways into turning your fun little side writing hobby, into a money making pit.

You will now want to join Google!

Register your blog, and wait, wait, wait.

Eventually you should get a letter in your email from google letting you know that you were accepted.

You can now incorporate google ads into your blog. These ads are what makes you money. Google Ads are not the only money making avenue when it comes to blogging. There are other ways you can use your blog to make money. But today I will focus on Google Ads.

Adding Google Ads To Your Blogger Blog

Once you have been approved you can now go to your blogger blog, and go to your dashboard. Pick LAYOUTS and wait for the page to load.

You will see a tab on your page that says ADD A GADGET. Click this, and look for the the one that says ADSENSE.

You click this, and you will now have the option to choose what you want the ads to look like as far as colors go. Sit back and let Google do the rest. You can add more if you want.

A Tip- Play around with the colors for a nice effective banner.

Now that you have learned how to add Google Adsense. Next time I will show you how to go about setting up Google Analytics in order to keep track of how many hits, and which keywords are taking people to your blog. This is a nice little feature from Google that allows you to keep an eye on what is going on. What is popular on your blog, and what isn't.

Welcome

Howdy folks, I decided today to start a sort of personal stories on making money online. What worked for me, and what didn't.

I want to break it down day by day on how much money I made per day, how much work was involved and so on.

I will also be sharing survey sites that pay money, market research sites that will pay you to test their products (oh yes, you get to keep them too), and sites that actually pay you to mystery shop.

I am making money on this blog right now, let me show you how.
I'll fill you in on some of my favorites, and some that I just can't stand.