Kanika Sharma
5 min readJun 16, 2023

“A Deep Dive into GA-4: Unveiling the Next Generation of Google Analytics”

“Are you curious about what’s happening on your website? Do you want to uncover insights that can help you improve your online presence? Look no further than Google Analytics, a powerful tool that allows you to understand your website’s performance and make data-driven decisions. In this beginner’s guide, we’ll walk you through the basics of Google Analytics and help you navigate the world of website data.”

1.Google Analytics is a powerful tool that provides valuable insights into your website’s performance and helps you understand your online audience. It tracks and analyzes data about how visitors interact with your website, where they come from, and what actions they take. Essentially, Google Analytics acts as a digital detective, uncovering important information that can guide your marketing strategies and improve your website’s effectiveness.

2. By using Google Analytics, you can discover how many people visit your website, where they are located, and what devices they use. You can also learn which pages are the most popular, how long visitors stay on your site, and whether they complete specific actions, like making a purchase or filling out a contact form. This data is crucial for making informed decisions about your website’s design, content, and marketing efforts.

3. Moreover, Google Analytics provides insights into your traffic sources, revealing how people find your website, whether it’s through search engines, social media platforms, or other websites. This knowledge helps you identify the most effective channels for driving traffic and adjust your marketing strategies accordingly.

4. Google Analytics is not just for large businesses or tech experts. It’s a tool that anyone can use to gain a better understanding of their website’s performance and make data-driven decisions. Whether you have a personal blog, an online store, or a small business website, Google Analytics offers valuable insights that can help you optimize your online presence and achieve your goals.

Let’s now Unlocking the Power of GA-4

Google Analytics 4 is the newest version of Google Analytics. This is a whole new generation of web analytics that will allow marketers to effectively analyze important customer usage metrics, not just track traffic.

Google Analytics 4 tracks the entire customer path across multiple platforms and leverages AI and machine learning to provide more detailed insights into how users interact with your website and app.

GA4 is also focused on customer privacy. This comes in the face of some of the latest privacy laws, such as GDPR and CCPA. With privacy-first tracking, cross-channel data measurement, and AI-driven predictive analytics, GA4 is an advanced tool that provides unparalleled insights.

Why GA4 Shines: Exploring the Key Benefits of this Genetic Algorithm

#1 GA4 property enables more robust cross-device and cross-platform tracking.

#2 Advanced Analysis reports are available to all GA users.

Explore>Explorations

#3 No limits on the volume of data you can send.

#4 Automatic tracking for certain types of events.

Admin>Data Stream>Add Stream>Enhanced measurement

#5 New set of engagement metrics for more accurate tracking

#6 Robust cross-platform insight

Lets explore how to setup GA-4

  1. Go to https://analytics.google.com/ and
  2. Now create a property under your analytics project.
“Enter property name and update basic details for your tracking”

3.Enter your Business Details

4.Add Data Stream

The first time you access your GA4 dashboard, you will be prompted to set up a data stream. Essentially, this is a gateway into GA for the data that you collect from your site.

Before you set it up, make sure that you have selected both the correct account in the top left corner and the correct property in the Admin dropdown menu.

5.Website Details

Once you have selected the correct property, select the “Web” option. You will be prompted to add your domain URL and to name your data stream.

You will also be asked to select which web protocol you are using (i.e. HTTPS or HTTP). If you’re not sure which protocol you are using, check to see if your site has a valid SSL security certificate.

If not, then your site will be HTTP. Alternatively, you can type your URL into a web browser, and then check the security status at the start of the URL

6. Need to add an Analytics tag — a small snippet of code — to your web pages.

Add this tag at the head section of your website

<! — Google tag (gtag.js) →

<script async src=”https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-1TQH3P4CDP"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag(‘js’, new Date()); gtag(‘config’, ‘G-1TQH3P4CDP’); </script>

Note:here “G-1TQH3P4CDP” is your measurement id attaching a screenshot for the same where you get this one.

Realtime events

Home>Realtime

This is the place where you able to see your realtime events of your website

The two versions of GA4: GA4 Standard and GA4 360

GA4 Standard is free to use version of GA4. Whereas GA4 360 is the paid version (monthly subscription) of GA4.

Conclusion:As we bid farewell to this article, let us embrace the GA-4 revolution with open arms and a knowing smile, for it brings us faster convergence, superior solutions, and the undeniable thrill of genetic optimization at its finest.

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