Delegating Access to Google Resources

Often, it is necessary to gain access to certain Google resources when building your site, or for managing and monitoring your site post-launch. This article will give the instructions on how you can delegate access to these resources, without having to share your username and password. When requestion access, I will provide you with details of my Google account, which you will delegate access to.

Google Search Console

• Login to https://search.google.com/search-console/
• If you have more than one 'property' select the correct property from the top-left drop down
• Click on 'settings' (the cog menu towards the bottom-left)
• Click on 'Users and Permissions'
• Click on the blue 'add user' button
• Add my Google email address in to the window that pops up and grant me 'Owner' permissions. Click 'Add'

For more detailed instructions, along with a graphical walk-through, check out: https://www.bluehillsdigital.com/articles/add-user-google-search-console/

Google Analytics

• Login to https://analytics.google.com/
• If you have more than one 'property' select the correct property from the top-left drop down
• Click on 'admin' (the cog menu towards the bottom-left)
• Click on 'Account-level access'
• Click on the blue '+' symbol to add a new user
• Add my Google email address in to the window that pops up and grant me 'Administrator' permissions. Click 'Add'

For more detailed instructions, along with a graphical walk-through, check out: https://wearemindscape.com/resources/how-to-grant-access-to-your-google-analytics-account-a-step-by-step-guide/

Google Tag Manager

• Login to https://tagmanager.google.com/
• If you have more than one account / property, select the appropriate account from the top-left dropdown
• Under the account name, select 'Admin'
• Select 'User Management' on the right hand side (the 'Container' column)
• Click on the blue '+' symbol to add a new user
• Add my Google email address in to the window that pops up and grant me 'Publish' permissions. Click 'Add'

For more detailed instructions, along with a graphical walk-through, check out: https://www.sociummedia.com/blog/how-to-grant-user-access-to-google-tag-manager/

Google Business Profile

• Login to https://business.google.com/
• Select the business profile from the list that appears
• From the google search results page that appears, click on the '3 dots menu' that is to the right of the words 'Your Business on Google' and select 'Business Profile Settings'
• Select 'Managers' and click 'Add'
• Add my Google email address with access of 'Manager'. Click 'Invite'

For more detailed instructions, along with a graphical walk-through, check out: https://usergrowth.io/academy/share-google-business-profile-access/

Google Ads

• Login to https://ads.google.com/
• Click on the 'spanner' for 'Tools and Settings' and then select 'Setup' and then 'Access and Security'
• Under the 'Users' tab, click on the blue '+' symbol to add a user
• Add my Google email address with access of 'Admin'. Click 'Send Invitation'

For more detailed instructions, along with a graphical walk-through, check out: https://usergrowth.io/academy/add-user-google-ads/