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July 1, 2014June 28, 2014

Google analytics: How to add a new website to your account

It would seem that Google have changed the layout of their Analytics dashboard since we last looked, and someone asked us how to add a new website to their account. It’s much less obvious:

Admin -> Property drop down box -> look at the bottom of the box (may require scrolling your browser window) -> Create New Property

…not as obvious as it once was.

June 11, 2013June 8, 2013

How to stop Google going to the country-specific site (google.com.au instead of google.com)

Sometimes you may wish to search Google without being redirected to your local country’s version, as you are likely to get different search results based on your location. Try the following URL:

http://www.google.com/ncr

NCR here is no-country-redirect, and Google will leave you at simply google.com rather than google.com.au for Australians.