How to Get Viewership Metrics for Your Google Drive Files

If you’ve ever shared a Google Drive folder and wondered who’s actually viewing your files, well you’re not alone. While Google Drive makes it easy to store and share content, it doesn’t offer detailed tracking or notifications. That’s where products like Orangedox come to your rescue.

Step 1: Share your Trackable Google Drive Folder

With Orangedox, you can know the moment someone views a file in your shared folder. This is especially useful for tracking activity on sales documents, pitch decks, compliance & marketing documents.

Sign up for Orangedox

Sign in at Orangedox.com using your Google account - this will seamlessly integrate Orangedox with your Google Drive so you won’t need to upload your files to another service.

Share a Trackable Folder

In the Orangedox menu choose the share app and select the folder you want to share, you’ll then receive a trackable link. You can also customize access settings like download restrictions, and expiration dates.

Personalize your Shared Folder

Before sending access, make sure to add your branding to the document viewer. This will give your shared documents a professional look and feel.

Step 2: Track whenever your files are viewed

Orangedox gives you visibility into how your files are being viewed, providing metrics down to the last page they’ve been viewed.

What you can track using Orangedox:

1. Date and time when each document was viewed
2. Which recipient viewed the document
3. Time spent viewed each page of the document
4. Whether the file was downloaded (if downloading was enabled)

Step 3: Export Metrics for Reporting

You can easily export metrics to CSV for reporting and analysis or to import into other tools like your CRM. 

To export the metrics, we’ve provided you with an easily accessible button which allows you to export the data in a .CSV file format:

In-App & E-mail Alerts

You’ll also get real-time updates inside your Orangedox dashboard, and an email to notification, whenever someone has accessed your documents. Instantly see when someone opens your data room or shared files.

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