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[chal2les]

The data starting showing up today.

I also did the "conversion" and it shows up as 1 on analytic, but on Google ad-sense conversion there is no information about it.

I am pretty sure I used the write conversion tracking code from the javascript they provided.

Is that the right place?

Thanks!

[g1smd]

You can't see today's data unless you manually alter the date in the drop-down.

So it's usually midnight before you really get to see it working, if you weren't aware of that.

[chal2les]

That's good to know, but the data conversion google adword data was from yesterday.

Thanks for the pointer.

[EZorb]

I installed google analytic about 7 hours ago.

On google site their is no data, but it shows that the status is "checked".

How long does it take for the data to show?

Runs about 1 day behind

[chal2les]

Thanks for the response!

Anyone know where I can find my "Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Number" on my adword account?

To input inside the simple google analytics

[chal2les]

I think I found the right Conversion Tracking Number.

Still nothing is showing up on my adword account.

[econcepts]

The data starting showing up today.

I also did the "conversion" and it shows up as 1 on analytic, but on Google ad-sense conversion there is no information about it.

I am pretty sure I used the write conversion tracking code from the javascript they provided.

Is that the right place?

Thanks!

It would be Google Adwords. There is no tracking for "AdSendse" which is the advertising platform you can use to display ads.

I think what you mean is Adwords.

Since Adwords tracking tracks ppc (paid search) converison, it will only show a conversion if the click came directly from an ad you are running. So in order to test it, you need to first do a search on Google then find one of your Paid Search ads. Click it, then make a purchase on your site (so you came "through the ad" in order to get to the site).

This is the way Google works with teh paid search conversion (and they should as tracking a "conversion" for paid search traffic that did not come from an ad would be in accurate and wrong.)

Make sense?

[econcepts]

I think I found the right Conversion Tracking Number.

Still nothing is showing up on my adword account.

See my last post about why it is likely not showing. You can't track paid search traffic if it didn't come from paid search first (via a clicked ad.)

Your adwords conversion tracking number is the number without the "UA" in front. It comes from within your Google Adwords account (you must first turn on Conversion Tracking in there) and is about 11 digits.

[chal2les]

Hi,

Yes I did mean adwords.

The conversion show up on the analytic side, but not when I am in adword --> report --> conversion. It is still showing that it is unverfied even though I had a few conversion already (showed up on my analytic side and I was charged on adwords.

Any ideas? I found the conversion tracking code it was 10 digits.

Thanks for all the help!

[econcepts]

Hi,

Yes I did mean adwords.

The conversion show up on the analytic side, but not when I am in adword --> report --> conversion. It is still showing that it is unverfied even though I had a few conversion already (showed up on my analytic side and I was charged on adwords.

Any ideas? I found the conversion tracking code it was 10 digits.

Thanks for all the help!

The conversion that you are seeing on the Analytics side is NOT the "Adwords" conversion tracking. That is either the "goal conversion" (if you have one setup) or the "Ecommerce Tracking" (which comes with my analytics mod as well.)

There are several different types of "conversion" that can be reported by GA and although each represents the same concept, non are exactly the same.

There is the Goal Conversion Tracking, The Ecommerce Conversion Tracking, and the Adwords Converison tracking (which you will not see as a separate number within your Google Analytics account ... this separate number is displayed within your Google Adwords account.)

You can get that number to show in Analytics by linking your Adwords account with you Analytics account and sharing data. Even then you'll need to drill down a few levels in reports to get it.

So, if you are trying to track paid search conversion and the number is not showing up on the Adwords side, BUT you have the correct Adwords Conversion Tracking ID saved in your Zen Cart admin AND you have selected to turn on converison tracking (from within your zen cart admin section) then you should see tracking on the Adwords end.

If you don't see tracking on the Adwords end but have followed my steps here, then it is likely because you have not made a purchase after coming from a paid search ad.

You just can't pull up your site, make a purchase, and then have that tracked as a "conversion" on the paid search side. You must first come from one of your own ads (that you are running for paid search.) This is because a purchase from someone coming directly from an ad is not the same as a purchase from someone coming in from another source (from a tracking perspective.)

To test a conversion on the Adwords side, do this.

1) Search Google for a term you are bidding on in the paid search side.

2) Find one of your ads (that you are running) in the search results and click it (the ad MUST be a ppc ad ... not an organic listing).

3) Make a purchase as normal on your site.

4) Check your Adwords conversion tracking reports later in the day (or in 24 hours) for updated stats. Google does not report in real time ... even with Adwords tracking.

Let me know if that helps.