I’ve addressed site speed reports in Google Analytics. Site speed is critical for conversions and, increasingly, for search engine rankings.
In this post, I’ll explain how to set up Custom Alerts in Google Analytics to notify site owners of page speed problems.
Site Speed Alerts
The “Custom Alerts” configuration section in Google Analytics is behind the gear icon in the lower left of any page and under the “View” column.
To create a new alert, click Custom Alerts > New Alert.
For this example, I will create an alert via email and text if my home page for mobile takes greater than 10 seconds to load, on average, on any day. Here are the steps.
- Assign a name to the custom alert.
- Apply the alert to one or more Google Analytics views.
- Select “Day” as the period, so it notifies for all days.
- Select to be notified by email, text, or both.
Google Analytics offers limited alert conditions by default. There’s no way to select multiple conditions, such as home page only and mobile only. – Read more
