Analytics Connector
Connect GA4 so profile activity can be measured against actual site traffic and enquiries.
The analytics connector links GA4 to your location data, so profile activity can be measured against actual site traffic and enquiries rather than stopping at profile views.
What it does
Profile metrics stop at the profile. Views, searches, calls and direction requests are genuinely useful, but they describe activity on Google rather than outcomes in the business. A location can show rising profile views while enquiries fall, and nothing in the profile data explains it.
The gap becomes a real problem in reporting. An agency showing profile view growth to a client whose phone is not ringing is presenting a metric that is technically true and commercially irrelevant, and clients notice that disconnect faster than most agencies expect.
Connecting analytics closes the loop. Profile activity is joined to site traffic and conversions, so the question becomes whether the visibility produced business rather than whether it increased. That is the only version of the question anyone paying for local SEO actually cares about.
What it also exposes, uncomfortably, is which locations generate traffic that converts and which generate traffic that merely arrives. Those are frequently not the locations anyone expected, and knowing the difference changes where effort goes.
Everything Analytics Connector gives you
GA4 connection
Link your analytics property so profile activity and site behaviour can be reported together.
Location-level mapping
Map traffic to the location that generated it rather than reporting one undifferentiated total.
Conversion attribution
See which locations produce traffic that converts, where conversions are tracked in analytics.
Joined reporting
Profile metrics and site outcomes in one report rather than reconciling two systems.
Channel context
Distinguish local profile traffic from other sources so the contribution is visible.
Trend correlation
Compare profile activity trends against site outcome trends over the same period.
Client reporting integration
Joined data flows into the standard reports rather than requiring a separate export.
Multi-property support
Connect several analytics properties for estates with separate sites.
No developer work
Configured through the dashboard rather than requiring implementation help.
From setup to first result
- 1
Connect your GA4 property
Authorise the connection once. No development work is required.
- 2
Define your conversions
Traffic without a defined conversion is uninterpretable. Decide what counts as an outcome first.
- 3
Map locations to traffic
Associate each location with the pages or parameters that identify its traffic.
- 4
Verify the mapping
Check a location’s numbers look plausible before reporting on them. Mapping errors are silent.
- 5
Report profile and site together
The joined view is the point. Reporting either alone recreates the original problem.
- 6
Compare conversion, not volume
Locations generating traffic that converts matter more than those generating traffic that arrives.
- 7
Review quarterly
Mapping breaks when site structure changes, and broken mapping produces confidently wrong reporting.
What changes with Analytics Connector
- Connecting analytics with no conversions defined
- Judging locations on profile views
- Not verifying the location mapping
- Ignoring site structure changes
- Reporting profile metrics alone to clients
- Profile metrics do not show outcomes
- Rising views with flat enquiries is common
- Clients judge on outcomes
- Attribution changes where effort goes
- Two systems means reconciliation
Profile metrics do not show outcomes
Views and searches describe activity on Google, not business generated.
Rising views with flat enquiries is common
Without joined data there is no way to see it, let alone explain it.
Clients judge on outcomes
Reporting profile growth to a client whose phone is quiet damages credibility quickly.
Attribution changes where effort goes
The locations converting best are frequently not the ones anyone expected.
Two systems means reconciliation
Manually joining profile data and analytics is work nobody sustains for long.
Conversions must be defined first
Traffic with no defined outcome cannot be interpreted, only counted.
What it measures
- Sessions attributed per location
- Conversions per location
- Conversion rate by location
- Profile activity against site outcomes
- Channel contribution
- Mapping coverage and health
What you get out of it
Connect work to outcomes
Profile activity joined to real results.
Per-location attribution
Know which sites actually convert.
Better client reporting
Outcomes, not just profile views.
One report, not two systems
No manual reconciliation.
Spot the disconnect
Rising views with flat enquiries becomes visible.
No developer needed
Configured in the dashboard.
What Analytics Connector produces
Every output is exportable and white-label, with your branding and none of ours.
Joined report
Profile activity alongside site outcomes.
Location attribution
Traffic and conversions per location.
Conversion comparison
Which locations convert best.
Trend correlation
Profile trends against outcome trends.
Channel breakdown
Local profile traffic in context.
Mapping status
Whether location mapping is healthy.
Who uses Analytics Connector
Ship location pages, schema and locators for clients without a development queue.
Give every location a page that can rank and a route from the homepage to it.
Roll out consistent local pages across the network at once.
Turn profile visibility into enquiries on your own site.
Get more out of it
- Define conversions before connecting anything. Traffic with no defined outcome can only be counted, not interpreted.
- Verify the location mapping against a known figure before reporting on it — mapping errors are silent and confident.
- Report conversion rate rather than session volume. Traffic that arrives is not the same as traffic that converts.
- Re-check mapping after any site structure change, since URL changes break attribution invisibly.
- Include the joined view in client reporting, because profile metrics alone invite exactly the wrong conclusion.
- Compare locations on conversion, which frequently reorders the ranking that profile views alone produced.
Connecting analytics with no conversions defined
Traffic without a defined outcome is uninterpretable, and reporting it as success is how credibility gets lost.
Judging locations on profile views
It rewards visibility that never converts, and directs effort toward the locations that need it least.
Not verifying the location mapping
Mapping errors are silent, and confidently wrong reporting is considerably worse than no reporting.
Ignoring site structure changes
URL changes break attribution invisibly, and the numbers keep reporting as though nothing happened.
Reporting profile metrics alone to clients
A client whose phone is quiet does not care that profile views rose, and saying so damages the relationship.
Manually vs with Analytics Connector
| Doing it manually | With Analytics Connector |
|---|---|
| Profile metrics reported alone | Profile activity joined to site outcomes |
| Traffic reported as one total | Attributed per location |
| Volume treated as success | Conversion rate compared |
| Two systems reconciled by hand | One joined report |
| Rising views hide flat enquiries | The disconnect becomes visible |
| Implementation project | Configured in the dashboard |
- Define what counts as a conversion
- Connect the GA4 property
- Map each location to its traffic
- Verify mapping against a known figure
- Report profile and site data together
- Compare locations on conversion rate
- Re-check mapping quarterly
Analytics Connector is 1 of 42 tools you get
Every tool below is on the same plan at the same price. Nothing here is an add-on, an upgrade, or a separate subscription.
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Reports & White-Label
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How the usual pricing and packaging in this category compares with ours.
“Other tools” describes the common pattern across the category, not any one named product.
Analytics Connector is included on every plan
One flat price per location covers all 42 tools. There is no higher tier, no add-on, and no per-seat charge.
- All 42 tools on every plan
- No per-seat charges
- No setup fee and no contract
- Cancel or change locations any time
Analytics Connector questions
Which analytics platforms are supported?
GA4, with location-level mapping so traffic can be attributed to individual locations.
Can I see conversions per location?
Yes, where your analytics is tracking them. Conversions must be defined in analytics first.
Does this need developer work?
No. The connection is configured through the dashboard rather than requiring an implementation project.
Why connect analytics at all?
Because profile metrics stop at the profile. Views and searches describe activity on Google, not business generated.
What if I have not defined conversions?
Define them first. Traffic with no defined outcome can only be counted, and counting is not reporting.
How is traffic mapped to a location?
By the pages or parameters that identify each location’s traffic, configured once and verified before reporting.
What breaks the mapping?
Site structure changes. URL changes break attribution invisibly, which is why quarterly verification matters.
Can I connect several analytics properties?
Yes, which matters for estates running separate sites per brand or region.
Should I judge locations on views or conversions?
Conversions. Judging on views rewards visibility that never produces business and misdirects effort.
Does it show which channel drove the traffic?
Yes, so the contribution of local profile traffic is visible against other sources.
Can this go into client reports?
Yes, and it should. Profile metrics alone invite exactly the wrong conclusion about whether the work is producing results.
What if profile views rise but enquiries do not?
That is precisely the disconnect this exposes, and it usually points at conversion problems rather than visibility problems.
Is historical data available?
From the point of connection onward for joined reporting, plus whatever history exists in your analytics property.
How do I verify the mapping is right?
Compare a location’s reported sessions against a figure you already know. Silent mapping errors are the main risk.
Does this replace analytics itself?
No. It joins profile data to analytics for reporting; the analytics platform remains where detailed behaviour analysis happens.
Can I attribute phone calls?
Calls from the profile are reported in profile metrics. Site-based call tracking requires that to be configured in analytics.
What is the most useful single view?
Conversion rate by location. It frequently reorders the ranking that profile views alone would have produced.
How often should I check the connection?
Quarterly, and after any site change, since broken attribution reports confidently and wrongly.
Does it work for single-location businesses?
Yes, though the attribution features matter most for multi-location estates.
What is the biggest mistake?
Reporting profile views to a client as evidence of success when their enquiries are flat. It is the fastest way to lose a retainer.
Every tool. One price. No add-ons.
$5.33 per location per month gets you Analytics Connector and the other 41 tools.