Setting Up Analytics & Search Tools for a Blogger / Blogspot Blog

You’ll usually want to connect three Google services to your Blogspot blog:

  1. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) — visitor statistics
  2. Google Search Console — search indexing & SEO monitoring
  3. Google AdSense (optional later) — monetisation

For now, here’s the clean setup process for Analytics and Search Console.

1. Create Google Analytics (GA4)

Go to:
https://analytics.google.com/

Steps

A. Create an Account

  • Click Start measuring
  • Account name example: Auspice Darer
  • Leave sharing settings enabled unless you want stricter privacy

B. Create a Property

Property name example:

Auspice Darer Blog
  • Choose your local timezone
  • Select your currency (GBP if in Jersey/UK)
  • Click Next

C. Business Details

  • Choose an industry category such as:
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Books & Literature
    • Games
    • Other
  • Select your business size

D. Choose Objectives

  • Examine user behaviour
  • Measure engagement
  • Understand traffic

Click Create.

2. Create a Data Stream

  • Choose Web
  • Enter your Blogspot URL
https://auspicedarer.blogspot.com
  • Stream name example: Auspice Darer
  • Click Create stream

3. Copy Your Measurement ID

You’ll now see something like:

G-XXXXXXXXXX

This is your GA4 Measurement ID.

4. Add Analytics to Blogger

Open:
https://www.blogger.com/

Steps

  1. Open your blog
  2. Go to Settings
  3. Find Google Analytics Measurement ID
  4. Paste your ID
  5. Save

Blogger handles the tracking code automatically.

5. Set Up Google Search Console

Go to:
https://search.google.com/search-console/about

Click Start now.

6. Add Your Blog Property

Select:

URL Prefix

Enter your exact Blogspot URL:

https://auspicedarer.blogspot.com

Click Continue.

7. Verify Ownership

Verification is often automatic if you use the same Google account for Blogger and Search Console.

If not:

  1. Choose the HTML tag method
  2. Copy the meta tag
  3. In Blogger go to:
    Theme → Edit HTML
  4. Paste the tag inside the <head> section
  5. Save your template
  6. Return to Search Console and click Verify

8. Submit Your Sitemap

Inside Search Console:

  • Go to Sitemaps
  • Enter:
    sitemap.xml
  • Click Submit

Blogger automatically generates this sitemap.

9. Request Indexing

In Search Console:

  1. Use the search bar at the top
  2. Paste your homepage URL
  3. Click Request Indexing

Do this for:

  • Your homepage
  • Important posts
  • Your About page

10. Enable Search Visibility in Blogger

In Blogger:

Settings → Privacy

Ensure:

Visible to search engines = ON

This is critical.

11. Add a Search Description (SEO)

In Blogger:

Settings → Meta tags

Enable Search Description.

Example:

Eclectic essays on gaming, books, history, politics, culture and digital life from a Jersey perspective.

Keep it under 150 characters.

12. What Happens Next?

Google will:

  • Crawl your blog
  • Index pages
  • Start collecting analytics data

Typical timelines:

  • Analytics: within hours
  • Search Console indexing: 1–14 days

13. Things Worth Doing Early

Create Core Pages

  • About
  • Contact
  • Archive / Categories

Use Labels Properly

Examples:

  • Gaming
  • Libertarianism
  • History
  • Books
  • Jersey
  • Technology

Custom Domain (Optional)

Later you can connect:

  • .com
  • .net
  • .blog

This improves branding and professionalism.

14. Useful Google Tools

Recommended Beginner Workflow

After publishing every new post:

  1. Publish the post
  2. Share it on X and other socials
  3. Open Search Console
  4. Request indexing
  5. Check analytics over the next few days
  6. Monitor which posts gain impressions

That feedback loop is how blogs start growing.

Location: St Clement, Jersey

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