# Google Analytics and your link in bio

> makerhandle pages do not run Google Analytics. Here is why, what the built-in cookie-free stats show instead, and how to track clicks into your own site.

makerhandle pages do not load Google Analytics. Your page counts visits itself, without cookies, so you still see where people come from and what they click.

## What works today

- **Built-in stats on every page:** visitors, pageviews, bounce rate, visit duration, sources and UTM campaigns, countries and cities, devices and browsers, clicks on every link and project, and subscribes as goals, with realtime and CSV export. See [analytics](https://makerhandle.com/features/analytics).
- **No cookies and no stored IP addresses,** so your page needs no cookie banner.
- **Bots filtered out,** so the numbers are people.
- **A public stats page** if you want to share them.

## Set it up

There is nothing to connect: stats start when your page is live. To follow visitors from your page into your own site, where your Google Analytics runs:

1. Tag the links on your page with UTM parameters, such as `?utm_source=makerhandle&utm_medium=bio`. The [UTM builder](https://makerhandle.com/tools/utm-builder) makes them.
2. Your Google Analytics then shows those visits as coming from makerhandle.
3. Your makerhandle stats show how many clicked each link.

## Good to know

Why not load Google Analytics on maker pages? It sets cookies that need consent in many countries, slows the page and shares visitor data with a third party. Free keeps 7 days of stats, Pro a year. Read [cookie banners and your link in bio](https://makerhandle.com/blog/link-in-bio-cookie-banner-gdpr) and [track link in bio clicks with UTM tags](https://makerhandle.com/blog/track-link-in-bio-clicks-utm).

Also: [Google Maps](https://makerhandle.com/integrations/google-maps), [Meta Pixel](https://makerhandle.com/integrations/meta-pixel). Or see [every integration](https://makerhandle.com/integrations).

## Questions

### Can I add my Google Analytics ID to my makerhandle page?

No. Maker pages do not load third-party trackers. The built-in stats cover visits, sources, UTM campaigns and clicks without cookies.

### How do I see makerhandle traffic in Google Analytics?

Tag the links on your page with UTM parameters; visits to your own site then show up in your GA as coming from makerhandle.

### Do I need a cookie banner?

Not for makerhandle's stats: they use no cookies and store no IP addresses.

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Source: https://makerhandle.com/integrations/google-analytics
makerhandle: makerhandle is a link in bio for makers, creators and small businesses: your links and your work, with optional verified revenue.