How to connect Google Sheets to Data Studio
The most underrated data source in Data Studio: free, native, and the escape hatch for every platform with no connector. Plus the formatting rules that prevent most breakage.
How to connect Google Ads to Data Studio
Google Ads connects in under two minutes. The connection is easy — the single vs manager account choice is what decides whether your report can cover more than one client.
How to connect Google Search Console to Data Studio
Search Console connects through a free, Google-built connector — but one choice on the setup screen catches almost everyone, and picking wrong means rebuilding.
Data Studio chart types explained — and when to use each
Twenty chart types; most reports need five. A decision matrix keyed on the shape of your data, verdicts on line vs bar and pie vs bar, and the row-limit behaviour that changes your numbers without telling you.
How to create your first Data Studio report
A working report in about ten minutes: connect a source, add charts, add controls, share. Plus the four decisions that separate a dashboard people use from one nobody opens.
How to connect Google Analytics 4 to Data Studio
GA4 connects through a free, Google-built connector in about ninety seconds. The steps, how to check it worked, and the four limits that confuse people later.
How to copy and reuse a Data Studio template
Copying a template takes about two minutes. The steps, the mapping step everyone gets wrong, and how to reuse one template across many clients.
Data Studio free vs Pro: what agencies and teams actually get for $9
Data Studio is free. Pro is $9 per user, per project, per month. What it adds for client delivery and governance, who can buy it, and when paying is right.
What is Data Studio?
Data Studio is Google’s free reporting tool, formerly called Looker Studio. What it does, what it really costs, what it connects to, and whether it fits how you work.