{"id":26,"date":"2017-09-14T15:33:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T15:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/track-form-submissions-as-goals-in-analytics"},"modified":"2022-05-12T13:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T13:57:00","slug":"track-form-submissions-as-goals-in-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/track-form-submissions-as-goals-in-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Form Submissions As Goals In Google Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>(Updated 10\/25\/2019)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve published a form on your website and improve your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/data-management\/\">data management<\/a>, you might be wondering what percentage of form visitors are actually making it to the finish line. In short, answers are in store for you in Google Analytics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you browse our Knowledge Base, you\u2019ll find a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/docs\/how-to-add-google-analytics-conversion-tracking-on-thank-you-page-of-the-form\/\">conversion tracking how-to<\/a>\u00a0that involves pasting either the legacy code or the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/2790010?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">preferred Universal Analytics code<\/a>\u00a0on your form\u2019s thank-you page. Although that does the job, it didn\u2019t match our \u201cno-coding required\u201d M.O.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/signup.html\">Have You Been Tracking Your Big Data?<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>So, if code makes you cringe, here\u2019s how you can track conversions without having to tamper with the tech:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Create a custom web page on your site. Your form submissions will be redirected to this new page instead of displaying the default Success message on the original form page. If you\u2019re using a website editor, creating the page will go smoothly.<\/li>\r\n<li>In <a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/track-form-activity-on-123formbuilder-with-google-analytics-4\">Google Analytics<\/a>, go to\u00a0<strong>Admin \u2192 View \u2192 Property \u2192 Goals<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.123formbuilder.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/123Formbuilder_April2021_Folder\/Images\/analytics-create-goal.png?width=288&amp;name=analytics-create-goal.png\" alt=\"create new goal button for tracking form conversions in google analytics\" width=\"288\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Create a new\u00a0<strong>Goal<\/strong>. Set the goal type as\u00a0<strong>Destination<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.123formbuilder.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/123Formbuilder_April2021_Folder\/Images\/analytics-goal-destination.png?width=550&amp;name=analytics-goal-destination.png\" alt=\"track form conversions in google analytics through a destination type goal\" width=\"550\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Paste the address (URL) of your custom web page in the\u00a0<strong>Destination\u00a0<\/strong>field. Save the Goal.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.123formbuilder.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/123Formbuilder_April2021_Folder\/Images\/analytics-goal-destination-url.png?width=550&amp;name=analytics-goal-destination-url.png\" alt=\"pasting the destination url when creating a new goal in google analytics \" width=\"550\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Log in to your <a href=\"\/\">form builder<\/a> account on 123FormBuilder and go to your form.<\/li>\r\n<li>Go to\u00a0<strong>Settings \u2192 Thank You Page and Redirects<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.123formbuilder.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/123Formbuilder_April2021_Folder\/Images\/Tracking%20Goals.png?width=506&amp;name=Tracking%20Goals.png\" alt=\"tracking goals in 123formbuilder\" width=\"506\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Select the option to redirect after submission to a page and paste the complete URL of the previously created custom web page.<\/li>\r\n<li>Save.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For extra credit:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Hide the custom web page from search engines with the\u00a0<strong>&lt;meta name=\u201drobots\u201d content=\u201dnoindex, nofollow\u201d&gt;<\/strong>\u00a0between the\u00a0<strong>&lt;head&gt;<\/strong>\u00a0tags of the page. This prevents traffic from getting to the page that is not an actual <a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/improve-your-email-notifications-for-form-submissions\">form submission<\/a>. Some web page editors have a checkbox for noindex and nofollow, so you might not even need to copy this code!<\/li>\r\n<li>For accurate data, always associate the conversions obtain in the newly created Goal with the referral of the form (which is 123formbuilder.com).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now you\u2019re ready to find out whether visitors are completing your form. That will tell you where it is on the spectrum between frustrating and engaging.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/signup.html\">Start Collecting Precious Data<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Updated 10\/25\/2019) Now that you\u2019ve published a form on your website and improve your\u00a0data management, you might be wondering what percentage of form visitors are actually making it to the finish line. In short, answers are in store for you in Google Analytics. 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