{"id":4435,"date":"2012-04-13T23:01:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T23:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help-o.ning.com\/?p=4435"},"modified":"2019-09-05T14:41:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T14:41:41","slug":"track-new-sign-ups-with-google-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/track-new-sign-ups-with-google-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Track New Sign-Ups with Google Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Analytics<\/a>\u00a0gathers valuable information about the traffic\u00a0on your Ning Network and how visitors behave while browsing it.\u00a0With Goals<\/a>, a powerful feature of Google Analytics, you can track the number of new members that sign up\u00a0on your Ning Network. The information you learn will help you understand and stimulate your network’s growth. Crucially, you’ll be able to see the impact of\u00a0your promotional efforts, and find out what’s working and what’s not when it comes to attracting new members.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t already set up Google Analytics for your social network, check out this tutorial<\/a>. Once you’re set up with Google Analytics<\/a>, you’re ready to add a Goal:<\/p>\n

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  1. Click on the “Admin” button on the right side of the Google Analytics page, then click on “Profiles” and lastly on “Goals”.<\/li>\n
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  3. Click on any of the “+Goal” links to see general information for the goal.<\/li>\n
  4. Select the radio button next to “URL Destination” to expand your options.<\/li>\n
  5. Enter the information exactly as it appears in the screenshot below. Enter the Goal Name as “Signup” and select the radio button next to “Active” beneath it. Select “URL Destination” for the Goal Type. Enter the Goal URL as “\/newProfile”, and change the Match Type to “Regular Expression Match”. Lastly, enter a Goal Value of 0.0. Save your changes”. You don’t need to set up any funnels, which are a series of pages leading up to your goal URL.
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    After you are done setting up your goal, you can track sign-ups on Google Analytics by expanding the “Goals” panel on the report for your social\u00a0network. To get there, just click on the “Standard Reporting” button from the home page, then go to Conversions > Goals > Goal URLS. In the Goal Option section, select “Signup” from the drop-down list.<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0This will allow you to see deeper\u00a0trends in membership, and make adjustments to take advantage of these trends. Here are\u00a0a few things you can do with increased sign-up information:<\/div>\n