Save a Google Analytics account
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We recently started with a client who has Google Analytics already installed on their current site, but they have no idea the account login for it? Is there anyway to transfer ownership of this just based on the code?
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Thanks Joe. I'll be contacting them and let's hope it's an easy one.
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Thanks, yes they're not sure which account it is, and have tried the lost password method for all accounts they could think of.
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First contact Google and let them know your situation.
Google will send an email to the current administrator on the account. If the current administrator doesn’t respond (which they probably won’t), Google will then send you an email with instructions on how to verify your site ownership. Verifying site ownership is just adding a verification code to your website.I have had to do this several times for clients who did not have control of their accounts. Sometimes this has been done quickly for me and some times it has taken longer for other clients.
That should do the trick, it's better to get access to that existing data then to start from scratch.
Hope that helps,
Joe
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I don't think you'll want to transfer ownership (unless it's to the client from a previous company working on their site). But you'll have to go through Google's password recovery process to get it. Ideally it will send the client an email at that step and they can follow up then.
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