Useful Stuff
Below are some instructions to help guide you through setting up your Google accounts, but more comprehensive instructions can be found here: Google Ads Help
How to Create a Google Ads Account
1. Go to https://ads.google.com
2. Click Start now and sign in with your Google account (or create one).
3. Follow the steps to Create your first campaign – this is necessary to create an ad account, and don’t worry, you can turn the campaign off right after so not to spend any money!
4. Follow the guide and Link your accounts if applicable.
5. For goal you can click Skip at the bottom left of the page, and if it lets you, proceed to skip Campaign creation and go ahead to create your account.
6. Input your payment information and click Submit.
7. Copy your Customer ID – it looks like this: ‘123-456-7890’.
8. Share that ID with us so we can request access.
Once we request access, you’ll get a notification to approve it.
How to Create a Google Analytics Account
1. Go to https://analytics.google.com
2. Sign in with your Google account (or create one).
3. Click “Start measuring”.
4. Enter an account name (e.g. your business name).
5. Create a new property – give it a name like “My Website Analytics”.
6. Set the time zone and currency for your business.
7. Click Next, choose your industry and business size (optional), then click Create.
8. Choose Web, enter your website URL, and follow the setup steps.
9. Once you’re done, invite us to the account:
* Go to Admin (gear icon bottom left)
* Under Account Access Management, click the blue +
* Add our email: ‘marketingmarashi@gmail.com’
* Give us Editor access
How to Set Up Google Tag Manager
1. Go to https://tagmanager.google.com
2. Click Create Account
3. Name your account (e.g. your business name)
4. Set your country and container name (usually your website URL)
5. For Target Platform, choose Web
6. Click Create, agree to terms, and you’re in!
7. You’ll get two small code snippets – you can:
* Send them to your web developer
* Or we can help you install them
8. To share access with us:
* Click Admin (top nav)
* Under User Management, click the blue +
* Invite: ‘marketingmarashi@gmail.com’
* Give us Publish access
