Google URL Builder / Campaign Tracking on two Different Domain using the Same Analytics Code

[EvansHunt]

Hey Everyone,

I think I know the answer to this but I'd like to get some confirmation.

I currently have a landing page at "www.xyz.com", it's a separate domain in which only the landing page exists and not a vanity URL which redirects. However, the navigation and all the links on  "www.xyz.com" actually link out to "www.abc.com". The domain / landing page  "xyz" has the same analytics tracking code as domain "www.abc.com".

My question is this, if I use Google URL builder to create custom URL's to track for each ad that I'm running in Adwords, will this data show up in the analytics of "abc" even though it's a separate domain because it has the same analytics code?

In other words, does campaign data show only if the domain and the google analytics code line up, or does the domain not matter and as long as you have the same analytics code (despite two separate domains) that campaign data (built through Google URL builder) will show?

My hunch and best guess it that as long as the analytics code is the same (regardless of a separate domain) that the data in campaign will show with the custom URL's I build. I'm aware that I can test this and I will but I'd like to get an idea from the community first to make things easier. Anybody have experience with this? Answers greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[EvansHunt]

Thanks Tom, I'll try to implement this.

The link for http://psgrep.com/ isn't working? If I implement the solution for cross domain tracking above, will my adwords data flow through? Right now I'm getting no behaviour data even though my adwords and analytics are linked up or is there additional work I will need to do that is available on the link that isn't working?

Thanks!

[BlueprintMarketing]

Hey Jon,

I hope what is written above is more helpful and explains I do not want to copy the instructions Word for Word.

But I think this will give you enough to understand if you have implemented these changes you are all set if not please make the changes.

Because there are code changes that should be in place to use to different domains in order to track them you need to set up her primary and secondary.

You are on the right track I hope the information above gives you what you need if it does not.

Let me know and I would try using http://www.analytics-debugger.com/en  http://memo.suan3se.com/?p=643 & http://psgrep.com/

in order to set up and know that it set up properly.

Sincerely,

Thomas

[BlueprintMarketing]

HI Jon,

There are  because

Because  cross domain tracking is dealing with a primary and secondary you do have to change the tracking snippet

For Adwords

http://psgrep.com/

by following the steps in the link above you will be able to set up Adwords

I have pasted example below using example1.com as well as example2.com represent the different domains. One of the easiest ways to set this up is to simply use the Google analytics debugger it is available in the chrome store as well as a this incredible resource

Here is exactly what you need to do for ad words because it is slight differences you will need to use Google auto linker plug-in

Step 1: Set up a property in your Google Analytics account.

autoLink plugin

to your tracking code, it automatically loads with your pages and does a substring match on all your links. It then recognizes any links that include a domain name that you’ve specified in your tracking code. Any traffic that clicks a link to those domains get counted as cross domain traffic.

The tracking code snippet must contain these changes every place it appears on your secondary domain.

For three or more domains

Follow the example above, but add the other domains to the autoLink plugin. Even the additional comma here is important:

ga('linker:autoLink', ['example-1.com', 'example-3.com'] );

See what this looks like in full context

The tracking code snippet on your secondary domain(s) should look like this:

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cross-domain

for GA

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1034342?hl=en&ref_topic=2772342

For cross domain tracking, set up one property in your Google Analytics account. Use the same tracking code snippet and tracking ID from that property for all of your domains.

You need to edit the tracking code snippet for cross domain tracking to work. If you haven’t already included the snippet on all your webpages, you might want copy and paste it into a text editor before continuing with the instructions here. This way, you only have to make the changes once before including the modified snippet on all your webpages.

For details on setup help, follow the instructions on how to set up the web tracking code, but remember: You must customize the snippet using the instructions in this article for cross domain tracking to work properly.

Step 2: Edit the tracking code for the primary domain.

Find the create line in the snippet. For a website called example-1.com, it looks like this:

ga('create', 'UA-XXXXXXX-Y', 'example-1.com');

Make the following changes to the snippet (the changes you need to make are in bold red text

ga('create', 'UA-XXXXXXX-Y', 'auto', {'allowLinker': true});

**  ga('require', 'linker');**

**  ga('linker:autoLink', ['example-2.com'] );**

Remember to replace the example tracking ID (UA-XXXXXX-Y) with your own tracking ID, and replace the example secondary domain (example-2.com) with your own secondary domain name.

http://www.analytics-debugger.com/en

https://www.google.com/search?q=google+analytics+debugger&oq=google-analytics-debugger

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-analytics-debugger/jnkmfdileelhofjcijamephohjechhna

I hope this is more helpful and explains I do not want to copy the instructions Word for Word.

But I think this will give you enough to understand if you have implemented these changes you are all set if not please make the changes.

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1042508

http://moz.com/ugc/single-google-analytics-tracking-code-for-multiple-sites-when-to-use-how-to-report

TRACKING ACROSS MULTIPLE DOMAINS

autoLink plugin

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/4627488

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cross-domain

I hope this will tell you yes or no

let me know,

Tom

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[EvansHunt]

Hey Thomas,

Just to be sure, could you answer the question whether my assumption is correct or not? I'll read through the resource you sent but your opinion would be great.

Thanks!

[BlueprintMarketing]

here is a detailed answer to your question.

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/gaTrackingSite

https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsDomains

Please let me know if I can be of more help,

Thomas