There is no way to transfer data from one profile to another or from one account to another. You can track your site in multiple accounts, but it’s not as simple as adding multiple tags to the page. You need to tweak the code slightly for it to work.

Thanks for the question and hope that helps,

Justin

Many thanks,
Derek.

Interesting question. Both __utmLinker() and __utmLinkPost() do a document.refresh and that won’t work with a window.open. I haven’t tried this, but will think about it. Sorry I don’t have a solution right now, but will work on one.

Justin

I have 2 sites that i need to track.

one is http://www.mainsite.com – i have set this up as the master account
http://www.mainregprocess.com – this one is set up under the same account, but different profile.

The mainregprocess.com site is called by a window.open function. The app opens in a separate window.

My question is how to set up the _utmLinker function (href) or the __utmPost (for form post)function to transfer cookies?

Any thoughts on this implementation issue?

If you need to see specific site code, we can set up a session.

Thanks so much! BTW, bought your book and love it.

Sonia

On the transferring of profiles… this problem is definitely a pervasive one to such an extent I think it’s negligent that Google hasn’t addressed it.

What’s irritating is that this seems to be another example of Google just simply not caring.

Look, this problem seems SO basic to me that I can’t believe GA developers haven’t thought it through.

The solution to me is simple, you allow administrators of profiles the ability to grant administrative level to other contacts in your profile access lists, which in turn can then “remove” your admin level, effectively transferring control and access.

Will this cause some profiles to be “stolen” or “hacked” into, sure, no more no less than having your Google account hacked into and changed on you. Besides, ultimately, proof of control is retained on whoever has access to the website’s server. It’s obvious by the lack of 1800 numbers, that Google really doesn’t want to be bother with phone calls from users of their free services… sooo… you create a simple scheme to “reclaim” your profile in the event it’s stolen, something similar to when you setup a website with Webmaster’s Tools. Drop a unique IDed file that shows you really are the owner of the website.

Sure, some hackers may attack your GA profile and your website, but if they’re going through much trouble and succeeding at it, you probably have more important problems to be dealing than trying to see what’s going on with your web stats.

I’m not fan, or a hater, I’m cautious about Google’s stance with certain levels of services or apparent lack of.

Do no evil, Google. Seriously. Please don’t.

Can I use two analytics code within the body tags of my website. Or will they clash in some way? Thanks. Sam.

Thanks for that note, it was great! Everyone is going to manage client accounts differently, I guess it all depends on what the client needs/wants.

Thanks for reading,

Justin

The stats show traffic on a daily scale, so maybe they’ll miss a day? Most users are likely checking to see where traffic is coming from this week – are my banners working etc.

If my clients decide to leave me then their biggest issue to worry about is not working with me ;) Haha,

Your article does raise some very good issues though and I certainly don’t have ALL the clients under a master account. I treat this on a per-client basis.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I appreciate it.

Justin