GA4 for Beginners: Understanding Accounts, Properties, and Setup
As a beginner, when I started exploring Google Analytics 4 , I had a question about how GA 4 can help me find my audience and how to reach them through paid and organic campaigns. In Google Analytics 4, the account and property are two different levels of organization. Here's a breakdown of the difference: What is a GA 4 account and a GA 4 property? GA4 Account An account is the highest level in the Google Analytics hierarchy. It is a container for one or more properties. The account is the umbrella for your company's entire Google Analytics presence. GA4 Property A property is located within an account and is where your data is collected and processed. A property can be a website, an app, or both. If you want to analyze data for a specific product, brand, or application, that data should be in its own property. In short, the account is the main structure, and the properties are where the actual data for your digital assets (l...