Does Moz Analytics need Google Analytics installed?

[david.smith.segarra]

I have a few websites on my Moz Analytics account but only have data for one of them.

All my other accounts keepy saying come back in 24hrs for more data, although there is no data available.

Do I need to connect each account with Google Analytics before Moz populates its own analytics?

[artdivision]

Hi David,

Ofcourse it does, you will need your GA ID so MoZ can drag the data from your web site. I doubt there is a service out there that doesnt need GA or code installed in order to provide you with data.

[GregB123]

Hi David,

As far as I can tell, a campaign does not have to have GA connected to it. But it behaves differently when it does. Also weird things happen when old Moz Pro campaigns are viewed in the Moz Analytics dashboard. Here's what I am seeing in my MOZ account...

1. Moz Analytics and Moz Pro behave very differently.

2. a week ago I created a quick campaign in Moz Analytics just to test something, I did not associate it with any Google Analytics account. It has data in it now, but not as much as other campaigns that are associated with a GA account.

3. also a week ago I re-activated some old Moz Pro campaigns that do not have GA associated with them. They now appear in the Moz analytics dashboard - but with the spinning icon and the "We are collecting your data now. Check back within 24 hours" mesage.

4. to view those old Moz Pro campaigns in functioning manner, I have to skip the Moz Analytics dashboard and view them through the old Moz Pro dashboard which is here  http://pro.moz.com/campaigns/

Hope this helps you.

[AlanMosley]

Yes and no, no its not needed, but there is some extra data that they get from GA, such as traffic data, such as number of visits, keywords sending visits.

[david.smith.segarra]

Thanks Gregory for your answer.

Very informative.

Dave

[david.smith.segarra]

Thanks Alan, appreciate it.

[jon.white]

Hi David!

Correct - if you wish to see traffic data, you will need to connect GA to each of your Moz Analytics campaigns.

If you do not have a GA account for each campaign, then you still be able to see other data and metrics about your campaign, for example links data, mentions, crawl data, and any social accounts you have connected.

If you have connected a GA account to your campaign and you are not seeing data appear, that might be a different issue. I would recommend disconnecting GA from the affected campaigns and then re-connecting.  If this doesn't work then let our help team know and we can help you debug.

Thanks!

Jon