OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)

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Google Platforms Access

This guide explains how to provide OMG access to your Google Platforms.

In order to complete our Google access onboarding process, we will need to ensure we have access to your:

  1. Google Ads customer ID, in order to send you a linking request (Paid Search clients only)
  2. Google Tag Manager account
  3. Google Analytics account
  4. Google Merchant Center account (ecommerce clients only)
  5. Google My Business account
  6. Google Search Console account

Please find step by step instructions below, or alternatively we have an instruction video.

  1. Sign in to your Google Ads account.
  2. Click the help icon  in the top right-hand corner.
  3. Find “Customer ID” at the bottom of the menu.
  4. Please provide this ID to OMG so we can send you a linking request that will be sent to your email address from Google Ads. You will need to approve this request for access to be granted.
    OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)

Google Analytics (for all Clients)

  1. Sign in to Google Analytics.
  2. Click Admin, and navigate to your Account.
  3. In the Account column, click Account Access Management.
    OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)
  4. In the Account permissions list, click +, then click Add users.
  5. Enter analytics@onlinemarketinggurus.com.au.
  6. Select Notify new users by email to send a message to us that you have added us to your account.
  7. Under Direct roles and data restrictions, select Editor.
    OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)
  8. Click Add.

Google Merchant Center (for ecommerce clients)

  1. Sign in to your Merchant Center account.
  2. Click the tools icon OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients), then select Account access under the “Settings” menu.
  3. Click the plus button OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients).
  4. Enter the email address analytics4@onlinemarketinggurus.com.au
  5. Click Add user.
  6. On the next page, select admin access.
  7. Click Save.

Google Tag Manager (for all clients)

  1. Click Admin.
  2. In the Account column, select User Management.
  3. Click OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients).
  4. Select Add new users.
  5. Enter analytics@onlinemarketinggurus.com.au
  6. Set Account Permissions to Administrator.
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  7. Click Invite.

Google My Business (for SEO clients)

  1. On your computer, sign in to Google My Business.
  2. If you have multiple locations, open the location you’d like to manage.
  3. In the menu on the left, click Users.
  4. At the top right, click Invite new users.OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)
  5. Enter the email address analytics@onlinemarketinggurus.com.au
  6. To select the user’s role, click ‘Choose a role’ and select ‘Manager’.
  7. Click Invite.

Google Search Console (for SEO clients)

  1. Sign into Google Search Console
  2. Choose the property in Search Console
    OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)
  3. Click the Settings icon OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients) in the navigation pane.
    OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)
  4. Click Users & permissions.
    OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)
  5. Click Add User
    OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)
  6. Enter the email address analytics@onlinemarketinggurus.com.au
    OMG | Google Platforms Access (All Clients)
  7. Choose the Full permission level.
  8. Click Add.