Why It’s Best to Use Your Business Email to Access Google Analytics & Google Services

Introduction:

Google Analytics is a powerful tool for businesses that want to track and analyze their website’s performance. However, many people are not aware that they can access Google Analytics using their work email or non-Google account email. In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of linking your non-Gmail account with Google and explain why it is best to use your business email to access Google services and Analytics.

Linking your Non-Gmail Account with Google:

To access Google Analytics using your work email or non-Google account email (such as mysitedomain.com), you need to link your account with Google. Here are the steps to do so:

Step 1: Go to the Google account signup page, https://accounts.google.com/signup, and click on the “Create account” link at the top.

Step 2: When asked to create a username, instead select “Use my current email address instead”.

creating a google account to access google analytics with a non-gmail or business email

Step 3: Fill in your personal information and enter your non-Google email address. Then, create a strong password and click on the “Next” button.

setup google account 2

Step 4: You will receive a verification email in your non-Google email inbox. Click on the link in the email to verify your account.

Step 5: Once your account is verified, sign in to Google Analytics using your non-Google email and password.

That’s it! Now you can access Google Analytics using your business domain email or non-Google email account.

Why it is best to use your business email to access Google services and Analytics:

Using your business email to access Google services and Analytics has several advantages over using a personal email address. Here are some of the reasons why:

  1. Professionalism: Using your business email address instead of a personal email address adds a level of professionalism to your communications with clients, colleagues, and partners. It shows that you are serious about your business and that you take it seriously.
  2. Security: Using a business email address for Google services and Analytics ensures that your data is secure. You can set up two-factor authentication, which adds an extra layer of security to your account and prevents unauthorized access.
  3. Branding: Using your business email address reinforces your brand identity. It helps to create a consistent brand image across all your communications, including emails, website, and social media.
  4. Management: Using a business email address makes it easier to manage your communications. You can create separate email accounts for different departments or employees, which makes it easier to track and manage emails.

Conclusion:

Accessing Google Analytics using your work email or non-Google account email is easy and straightforward. By linking your account with Google, you can access all the powerful features of Google Analytics using your business email address. It is the best way to add a level of professionalism, security, branding, and management to your communications with clients, colleagues, and partners. So, don’t hesitate to link your non-Google account with Google and start using your business email to access Google services and Analytics today.

Understand How to Correctly Track Your Web Visitors with Google Analytics [Slideshare]

Google Analytics – Understand How to Correctly Track Your Website Visitors from 610 Digital, LLC

View or download slide deck from Google Slides

Slide deck from my presentation at Chester County Marketing Group’s December Meetup. The last slide includes links to a few custom Google Analytics Dashboards, Custom Reports and a Social Media Segment. These can easily been loaded into your Google Analytics profile(s).

To install/add these dashboards, reports and segment you just need to click on each link below and you’ll be redirected to Google Analytics. If you’re not logged in, do so and then select a profile to where you want each dashboard, etc. loaded. It’s that simple!

Google Analytics Dashboards

audience dashboard

acquisition dashboard

tech and page speed dashboard

eCommerce dashboard

GA Custom Reports

hour & day of week marketing report

landing page by social traffic

GA Segments

facebook, twitter, linkedin only segment