# Google Analytics - How to use GA for website

> To use Google Analytics for your website, create an account and fill in your website details under Admin. Next, configure your property settings, industry category, business size, and objectives, then accept the required terms. Finally, get your tagging instructions, copy the manual install code snippet, and paste it into your website header before the closing head tag.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-use-google-analytics-for-website/
Apps: Google
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a5195ab56e05a00ffe6f2/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Head over to Create>Account under Admin.
2. Fill in the required information like Account name, Website Name, Website URL.
3. Select the appropriate data sharing checkboxes and hit Next.
4. Fill in Property name, Reporting time zone, Currency and hit Next.
5. Select Industry category, Business size and hit Next.
6. Select your objectives and hit Next.
7. Accept the Data Processing Terms.
8. Accept the Controller Data Protection Terms and hit I Accept.
9. Click on Get tagging instructions.
10. Click here.
11. Select Install manually tab and copy the code snippet.
12. Paste it into the header section of your website Add the snippet just before the closing </head> tag and you're done!