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Google Analytics and custom domains

sskoutassskoutas Registered Users Posts: 437 Major grins
edited October 23, 2009 in SmugMug Support
I've got Google Analytics set up to track traffic at sskoutas.smugmug.com. I use the custom domain feature too, so my "advertised" URL is www.halfpintprints.com. Does anyone know if Google Analytics is capturing traffic that goes to the custom URL as well?

If no, how do I remedy as GA wants me to put code into the pages (that is already there)?
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    James HJames H Registered Users Posts: 92 Big grins
    edited September 12, 2009
    I have two sets of code from GA running on my site, one for the custom domain and one for the smugmug sub domain. They coexists just fine. When you add the new custom domain to your GA account, Google will provide you with another script with a unique ID#.

    I recently got a custom domain, after having the site for a year and already using GA for several months on the standard smugmug sub domain, so I didn't want to lose the info from the first several months. FWIW, the numbers coming from the two sets of code are now almost identical, so I may be cutting one of them out in the future.
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    Chris OChris O Registered Users Posts: 66 Big grins
    edited September 13, 2009
    Yeah it's fine to run two, but you don't really need to. They will turn out the same results. (they'll vary a couple hits, but that's about it)
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    sunxsweetsunxsweet Registered Users Posts: 178 Major grins
    edited September 13, 2009
    roger that... i was running both sets of codes. but i recently turned off my smugmug.com version. waste of bandwidth. results were the same.

    just make sure there's a 301 redirect to your custom domain so you don't lose link juice.
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    sskoutassskoutas Registered Users Posts: 437 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2009
    Thank you all.
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    docwalkerdocwalker Registered Users Posts: 1,867 SmugMug Employee
    edited September 15, 2009
    Rich,

    I need to clarify something here. We do NOT recommend using a 301 redirect. The proper method is a CNAME and A record which it looks like you are using.

    To others reading this, please use the instructions found here to set up your domain the way we recommend. http://www.smugmug.com/help/professional-accounts

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    RuffledFeathersRuffledFeathers Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
    edited October 23, 2009
    GA - where to post?
    I didn't see this specific question anywhere else, so...

    I'm not a computer genius. I signed up for a G. Analytics account and I can't find where to post the code on my smugmug customization page.

    What to do??

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    docwalkerdocwalker Registered Users Posts: 1,867 SmugMug Employee
    edited October 23, 2009
    We have tips on setting up GA here: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1092794 thumb.gif
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