Setting Up Google Analytics for domains with 301
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I have a client with a google analytics account that is a mess.
domainb.com 302's to domaina.com
domainc.com 302's to domaina.com
domaind.com 302's to domaina.com
I thought the client was doing 301s on all these domains to the primary domain. I have logged into there analytics account and found data is being tracked on the other domains i.e domainb,c,d.com etc. How is it possible that google analytics is tracking data on these domains when no analytics code has been created and the urls are redirecting to domaina.com? Also there are not sites on these domains so for webmaster tools should I enable domain verification through a cname on the dns?
Also I can I best setup a way to track traffic coming from say domainb.com? Whats the best step by step guide to use to set this up.
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When you say data is showing up - what kind of data? Referring data? Or actual pageviews?
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Any ideas why/how the domainb.com/domainc.com/domaind.com is showing data on analytics even though they are 302s (and one is 301) to domaina.com?
Does that make sense?
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Yeah I assumed that .... so why is domainb,c,d showing traffic on analytics when there are not sites/code for those domains as they just 302 to domaina.com
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You just need to setup analytics for domaina.com.
All traffic coming fron b,c,e will shown as referring traffic in domaina.com's analytics report.
Or read full solution here: http://www.lanevance.com/web/web-development/tracking-301-redirects-with-google-analytics/
Step By Step: http://avlmarketing.com/623/tracking-traffic-redirected-domain/
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