How to change or remove Google Analytics weekly email

I have been trying for some time to figure out how to change or even stop the Google Analytics weekly emailer in the new Google Analytics system to no avail.  Well, today I finally found some info on it from Google…back from November!  It shows how to do it by simply clicking the “Standard Reporting > Email” button as seen below.

Google Analytics Email Report

Google Analytics Email Report

So I scour my analytics account for this magic button, but keep reading.  Next they tell you…oh yeah, but that feature isn’t released yet.  But it will be ready in a few weeks as they stated in November of last year!

“A more detailed blog post about the emailer and its new functionality will be available when the it is released in a few weeks.”

So here is the only way I could figure out how to do it.  First go to the old version by clicking the link in at the top right.

Make old analytics version default

Make old analytics version default

Make sure to select your account if you have multiple accounts,

Old Google Analytics Select Account

Old Google Analytics Select Account

Select View Report on the account you want to change.

View Analytics Report

View Analytics Report

 Click the “Email” button on the left under “My Customizations”. 

Analytics Email Customization

Analytics Email Customization

Finally!  We made it to change the reporting email!  Let me ask you, how does it feel to be a dentist because we just pulled teeth!  Thanks Google for all your hard work making this as complicated as possible!  At least the new Google Analytics reporting system is easy to use!

Joel Black

Determined and savvy, Joel Black’s sharp business sense was evident at a very young age, when he purchased candy to sell to his fellow classmates for profit while in elementary school. Joel is Co-Founder of Black Bear Design Group and is a member of the American Marketing Association (AMA), Web Design and Developers Association (WDDA) and Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

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  • Seth

    Thanks, Black Bear!  Couldn’t have done it without this post.  You’re right.  What was Google thinking?

  • Kristin

    I’ve got an account that’s only a couple weeks old. I want to delete some test reports I set up. There’s a link at the bottom that says “Old version – Reporting” ….. which doesn’t take me to the old version; it just refreshes the new version. Do you know if there’s ANYTHING I can do here? I’ve been trying for hours to find a way to delete these. This is crazy. Thanks so much for any help!!

  • Kristin

    Ah, I just found it under Admin in the new version. Whew. Thanks anyway.

    • http://www.blackbeardesign.com Joel Black

      Glad you fond it!  The old system now will not even let you turn off reporting.  Like you said, the link doesn’t work anymore.  Google said they will be discontinuing old reports soon.

  • snowrider

    In the new version, go to the ADMIN menu (top right) and on the PROFILES tab there is a link for Scheduled Emails.

    • Kristina McInerny

      Thank You! This helped!

    • caroline B

      This was exactly what I needed – THANK YOU!

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