Google Analytics - whats best way to set up to track users on geotargeted sub folders & tlds ?

[Dan-Lawrence]

Hi

ive got a client site just about to launch into 2 new territories (German Germany & Turkish Turkey)

The existing/main site is in English & targets English keyword usage globally via domain.com and is not geotargeted in anyway. Analytics is set up for this on domain.com and tracking accurately and GWT is set up too.

Now we have added a Turkish language site via a subfolder (domain.com/tr/) & the German site (domsain.com/de/) BUT this German subfolder will be domain mapped to a TLD (domain.de) eventually..

So what's best way to configure/set up Google Analytics to track users so can view the international sub-sites as individual sites etc ? (& GWT for that matter) ?

Also after doing this i will be setting up in Moz Anlytics as separate campaigns so how do you set up so only draws in the Analytics data specific to these sub-folders ?

All Best

Dan

[Martijn_Scheijbeler]

Hi Dan, why not just filter it down based on subfolders and set up a new profile with an inclusion filter for the specific country directory?

[Dan-Lawrence]

Sounds perfect, is that quite straightforward thing to do ? should i be able to work it out just form fiddling about in GA or any specific instructions/tips how to do that ?

Thanks again for your help Martijn !

All Best

Dan

[Martijn_Scheijbeler]

Yes it's quite easy. You can just try to create a filter and then it will guide you through the process. Especially with their updated interface you should be able to have it up and running in a couple of minutes.

[Dan-Lawrence]

Ok marvellous many thanks

Is it possible to draw in that data into a specific Moz campaigh do you know ? Since i want to create individual campaigns in Moz for each sub-folder with the appropriate Google analytics data (the data relating to the local filter rather than total GA data) ?

All Best

Dan

[Martijn_Scheijbeler]

Haven't used Moz campaigns in a while but it should be as that's the way to pull data from the Google Analytics API as well.

[Dan-Lawrence]

thing is MA only ever asks for a GA number or name so i cant see how it can but ill ask moz support

thanks for all your help Martijn

thanks

Dan

[Dan-Lawrence]

hi Martin

ive created a new view in GA for this client and called it 'Turkish' then clicked on 'filters' in this view but then only see a table with 'Rank' , 'Filter Type' & 'Filter Name' headers with no actual filter options as far as i can see. How do you actually add or specify a filter here ?

I clicked on the help button which popped up info including the below so sounds like im in correct place on the right track but doesnt say how to add this:

"If you have a need to segregate data, then creating separate views and filtering them for specific data is an easy solution. For example, you might have regional teams that need to see only data for their regions, or you may want to track different subdomains in separate views."

Also re terminology & GA I take it 'view' in GA is the new version of 'Profile' since within GA account settings the account hierarchy is:  Account > Property > View (no mention of profiles)

cheers

dan

[Martijn_Scheijbeler]

Hi Dan, you don't see a button to add a new filter? If so, then it seems that you don't have the right access level.

[Dan-Lawrence]

weird i have full access to this account, all boxes ticked read, analyse, collaborate etc etc but no add filter button showing. There is a button for all other options like add a goal, add a new content grouping etc etc but frustratingly none for filters

[Dan-Lawrence]

Update - all sorted !! whilst i had all the above permissions apparently there was still a higher level of admin/user access my client has now given me so should all be cool