Simple Google Analytics - Support

[dkerfoot]

My Analytics results were never quite right. I had entered the analytics code manually at first, then later added the contribution.

I just went back and cleaned out all the old junk and completely uninstalled and reinstalled the contrib (because I did not know which version I had)

Site visits and related stuff are showing fine, but after three days, I am showing zero sales under ecommerce (actually had over a dozen).

I think I may have entered the wrong number for the "Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Number"

How many digits should it be and exactly where do I fon it on the adwords site?

Thanks!

[dkerfoot]

How many digits should it be and exactly where do I fon it on the adwords site?

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Also, is it a purely nimerical ID or is it one of the UA-xxxxx-x numbers?

Thanks

[econcepts]

My Analytics results were never quite right. I had entered the analytics code manually at first, then later added the contribution.

I just went back and cleaned out all the old junk and completely uninstalled and reinstalled the contrib (because I did not know which version I had)

Site visits and related stuff are showing fine, but after three days, I am showing zero sales under ecommerce (actually had over a dozen).

I think I may have entered the wrong number for the "Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Number"

How many digits should it be and exactly where do I fon it on the adwords site?

Thanks!

A few things to note that will answer your question:

1) The Google Conversion Tracking number does NOT have the "UA" in it. That number is reserved for Google Analytics itself (conversion tracking is another item entirely). The conversion tracking number you are looking for is formatted as such "xxxxxxxxxx" and usually (but this can change) includes an 11 digit number with no spaces, dashes, or letters.

2) You get your Google Conversion Tracking number from your Google Adwords account. Found under the "Conversion Tracking" tab. Follow the on screen prompts.

3) If you are not running a Google Adwords campaign, then you do not need the Conversion Tracking number. You can still track conversion within your Google Analytics account (as it relates to the e-commerce portion .. not the Adwords portion.)

4) Make sure you activate your site as an "ecommerce site" from within your Google Analytcs account profile. If you do not do this, your ecommerce tracking will always show "0".

5) Make sure that during your "uninstall" and "reinstall" you did not leave any manual alterations in place that may be conflicting with the install. Overlap of the two can cause problems.

The Google Workbook in my signature has very detailed screen shots of this whole process (and more) that many have found helpful in getting it all setup and working together. You may want to take a look at that as well.