How to Adapt Google Analytics to show Image searches in your stats.

[Daniel_webcams]

Two weeks ago i wrote about Search Engine Optimization for Image Search now i will write about how to use Google Analytics in order to get the stats for your image traffic generated after the improvements made on your site structure following the indications from that thread.
If you already have a Google Analytics account, then you have to follow the next steps:

In the first step you have to rewrite the normal javascript function and to add an extra code, written below instead of using the usual urchin code, you must also change the relative link from my example with the absolute one related your site.
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="http://www.yoursiteaddress.com/custom_se.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="http://www.yoursiteaddress.com/track-imagesearch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
_uacct = "UA-XXXXXX-X";
urchinTracker();
</script>

In the second step you must download the javascript files from here and upload them in the specified directory from the source link (you can find the link in the first step).

And that is all, Google Analytics it will start to collect the necessary data in order to build the image traffic stats for your site.

Hope to be helpful....

[boobookitty]

Very cool.
Thank you for that.
I read your other post about labeling and alt tags for images and it is part of my "website update" that is going on right now..
And I have been wondering how y'all could tell how many image searches you had to click through to your site, but didn't want to ask because I figured everyone knew but me..
I do my own content and so I have been noticing a lot of my own pics when doing image searches for other random (domination/bdsm)things. It would be good to know how many people click through to my own personal site.

[raven1083]

nice post thanks for sharing this great information about google analytics i do always wanted to know about this one.

[Daniel_webcams]

Guys... if i know the answer... i will help you... with any other from all your questions... just ask !...