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Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager Code: Do I Need Both?

google-tag-manager-analytics-codeI’ve received this question from several customers: After installing the Google Tag Manager code on my website, do I still need the Google Analytics code or can I remove it?

The quick answer is this: Once you have installed the Google Tag Manager code AND added Google Analytics to Google Tag Manager, you can remove the Google Analytics code.

Read on to discover why you can remove the Google Analytics code after you have installed Google Tag Manager.

Explained: How Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager Work Together

This question gets asked frequently because Google Tag Manager (GTM) is such a buzzword nowadays. People rush to install GTM without really knowing what it really is or what it does.

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Richard CummingsGoogle Analytics and Google Tag Manager Code: Do I Need Both?
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Google Search Console: How To Add A Website Property [New 2020 Updates]

google-search-console-add-propertyThe process of adding your domain to the Google Search Console has been updated.  You now have the choice to add your entire domain property or certain URL-prefix properties.

I like this new approach that Google has taken.  In this post, I’ll explain why it’s better and which solution you should you choose:  domain property or URL-Prefix.

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Google PagRank Dead

The “Passing” of PageRank: A Round Up of the Top 10 Posts

The tool that many SEO’s have used for several years, Google PageRank, is officially dead…or dying.  Sources say that PageRank data will be unavailable within a couple of weeks.

I still see the PageRank data in my Chrome Open SEO browser and stats toolbar  as you see below:

PageRank Death RoundUp

But, presumably, this data will disappear in short order.

So, what is the reaction of the masses?  Let’s take a look at the top posts with quotable Tweets about the death of PageRank in this weekly round-up.
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Richard CummingsThe “Passing” of PageRank: A Round Up of the Top 10 Posts