<\/span><\/h2>\nThese are the steps that you can take for configuring Google Analytics 4 (GA 4):<\/strong><\/p>\nStep – 1.<\/strong> Access your Google Analytics account.<\/p>\n![\"Access](\"https:\/\/ezranking.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15111201\/Access-Google-Analytics-account.png\")
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Step – 2.<\/strong> Now, click on Admin, gear icon, and the bottom left navigation.<\/p>\n![\"google](\"https:\/\/ezranking.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15111433\/google-analytics-admin.png\")
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Step – 3.<\/strong> Verify that the correct account and property are selected.<\/p>\n![\"select-property\"](\"https:\/\/ezranking.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15113416\/select-property.jpg\")
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Step – 4.<\/strong> Click on GA 4 Setup Assistant which should be the first option in the Property column.<\/p>\n![\"GA](\"https:\/\/ezranking.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15113505\/GA-4-Setup-Assistant.png\")
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Step – 5.<\/strong> In the Setup Wizard, click on the large blue button that shows Get Started.<\/p>\n![\"Setup](\"https:\/\/ezranking.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15113855\/Setup-Wizard-Get-Started.jpg\")
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Step – 6.<\/strong> Finally, click on the blue button to create a property.<\/p>\n![\"Created](\"https:\/\/ezranking.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15113914\/Create-GA4-successfully.png\")
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Note:<\/strong> You may need to add the Analytics tag by yourself if you use a website builder such as Shopify, WordPress, or Wix. The setup assistant of GA 4 works automatically with gtag.js.<\/p>\nAdditionally, if you’re having problems with Google Analytics sync on your Settings page, ensure that you have old code on your site. If not, add your old UA code and resync your account.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Will There Be Any Loss Of Data If The Transition Isn’t Made On Time?<\/span><\/h2>\nGA 4 does not carry any data that you’ve gathered on the old version. It uses an entirely new data model which requires a new implementation to insert data into that product.<\/p>\n
So, the best practice immediately should be to run both versions, old and new, side by side so that the transition remains smooth, which is also the reason why businesses should switch to GA 4 by July 2022.<\/p>\n
If this doesn’t happen on time, later on, it will harder for businesses to do a year-by-year analysis on Analytics.\u00a0 Hence, running GA4 in parallel with analytics is the best bet.<\/p>\n
Currently, the focus should be on getting the key conversions tracked and not getting to-the-point data, especially, if you don’t have enough time to make the transition. With the right Google tag manager, it should be convenient to transition base pages.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How Is It Possible To Migrate Data From Universal Analytics To GA 4?<\/span><\/h2>\nAs of now, there doesn’t seem to be a major update on transitioning to Google Analytics 4. One shouldn’t be bothered with very old data and transferring relevant data would be convenient for all through Google sheets to get the usual tables or reports.<\/p>\n
Just the basic data should be simple to transition. Though there might be plug-ins that are likely to become available for transitioning but relevant, yearly business data should be easy to transfer.<\/p>\n
However, to move mass data, the best possible way would be through Google Sheet connectors as it allows for automation. In the coming months, some plug-ins for mass data transfer might also become available.<\/p>\n
Moreover, Google Analytics 4 contains a lot of features in its free version such as funnels, Google Advanced Media Integration, Big Query Integration, Search Ads 360, etc.<\/p>\n
This will aid marketers in collecting the raw data for their campaigns, so if, in the future, there’s any update in the version of Google Analytics, businesses won’t have trouble migrating data.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Benefits Of Google Analytics 4 Over Other Versions<\/span><\/h2>\nThe new modernized data model of GA 4 has taken tracking to a whole new level. \u00a0These are some of the benefits of GA 4:<\/p>\n
\n- Goals won’t be session scoped anymore. Type goals, seasonal goals, user scoped goals, and true counts, will all be possible with this version.<\/li>\n
- Different dimension goals would also be possible to use. For instance, pages, and sessions can go together which can help us know the number of sessions per page.<\/li>\n
- Many of the advanced features are available for free.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/span>How The Bounce Rate Will Be Measured in GA 4?<\/span><\/h2>\nGoogle Analytics has bought some changes to measuring bounce rate with the new update. Here are some things you should know:<\/p>\n
\n- In the earlier versions, bounce-rates were devoid of any activity, and were single-page visits.<\/li>\n
- Now, GA 4 will calculate events which it’s going to do automatically. For instance, 10 seconds of engagement on the page won’t be counted as a bounce.<\/li>\n
- If a conversion was completed in less than 10 seconds of interaction, then it won’t be counted as a bounce.<\/li>\n
- Thus, in GA 4, bounce rate is the percentage of sessions that were without engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>What Is Dual Tagging And Should You Do It?<\/span><\/h2>\nDual Tagging allows you to build GA 4 implementation, meanwhile, keeping Universal Analytics implementation. Thus, dual tagging is an approach that allows you to build a historical record in GA 4, while you continue to use Universal Analytics until you’re ready to switch over.<\/p>\n
As more crucial features are getting added to GA 4 such as conversion rate, custom channel groupings, and more, most marketers are still analyzing data in Universal Analytics.<\/p>\n
So, yes dual tagging is recommended as when you’ll switch over to GA 4, the complete GA 4 features will be implemented on the data collected.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Attribution Models In Google Analytics 4<\/span><\/h2>\nInstead of the default model, users can now set their reporting attribution model. \u00a0There are 3 attribution concepts in GA 4 you should know about:<\/p>\n
\n- Attribution At A User Level: You can find this in the user acquisition report.<\/li>\n
- Attribution At A Session Level: You can access this from the traffic acquisition report.<\/li>\n
- Attribution At Conversion Level: You can observe this from the conversion report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
With these concepts, data can be presented in the way reporting attribution model was picked. Thus, it’s possible to get precise data as you can drill into individual engagements on a page and look at data from different reporting attribution models instead of the standardized approach.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How To Make The Best Out Of Google Analytics 4 Reporting?<\/span><\/h2>\nGoogle Analytics is making a huge shift from a session-based model to an event-based model. Everything is about users and events. So, with these major updates, the Google Analytics tracking method has changed and so have the ways of reporting:<\/p>\n
With GA 4, overview reports in summary cards are presented instead of a list of predefined reports for every use case.<\/p>\n
The homepage of GA 4 shows the overall traffic, conversions, and revenue for that specific property. Thus, a homepage can give an overview of a property and can answer questions such as where are new users coming from, pages, and screens with the most views.<\/p>\n
However, there are different types of reports that are capable of a specific task. These reports are:<\/p>\n
<\/span>1. Real-Time Report<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"Real-Time](\"https:\/\/ezranking.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15114210\/Real-Time-Report-GA-4.png\")
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From the left navigation, real-time reports can be accessed. It shows the events that happened within the last 30 minutes. These reports can be used to:<\/p>\n
\n- Check if the tracking code is working or not.<\/li>\n
- To measure the impact of an event in real-time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It’s even possible to get data for a single user with the View User Snapshot available at the top right corner of the Real-Time report. It includes the user’s real-time activity with the site or app, device, location, etc.<\/p>\n
<\/span>2. Life Cycle Report<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"Life](\"https:\/\/ezranking.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15114430\/Life-Cycle-Report-GA-4-1024x449.jpg\")
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This includes the complete funnel of the customer cycle from acquiring a customer to selling and retaining them. It’s useful for closely analyzing user behavior, thus, answering two fundamental questions which are:<\/p>\n
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