Countless individuals and companies across the globe rely on Google Analytics to gather data about their website's visitors and how these visitors behave. In a move that we haven't seen in over a decade, Google is replacing the current version of Google Analytics (Google Analytics 3 or Universal Analytics) with a brand-new product -- Google Analytics 4. And while the names of these two products sound the same, there similarity ends there.
Obviously there's a ton of information that people need to know about Google Analytics 4, and this post is designed to be your hub for learning more about the move from GA3 to GA4 from the perspective that matters most to you. What is the same for everyone, however, is that you must upgrade to Google Analytics 4 before July 1, 2023, and you need to migrate as soon as possible in order to start gathering data now.
If you are an individual or business and you don't know where to start with GA4, check out our introductory GA4 article, Google Analytics is Dead, Long Live Google Analytics.
If you are already aware that you need to migrate to GA4, you can read the second article in our series, Top 10 Things Small Businesses Need to Know about Migrating to Google Analytics 4
If would like to take advantage of our expertise in GA3 to GA4 migrations and work with us to help you or your company with the change, you can learn more about our migration service here.
Thanks to Google, your clients have little choice but to migrate to GA4. On the bright side, however, the introduction of GA4 is a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity for agency owners like you to migrate your clients GA3 accounts to GA4. In doing so, you will be providing a valuable and necessary service for your clients, while at the same time building relationships and revenue building for your agency.
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