What Is a Data Layer and Why Tracking Breaks Without One
A data layer is the structured bridge between your website and your tags. Without one, tracking silently breaks. Here is how it works and how to get it right.
Read more →Thoughts, insights, and experiences from my journey in web analytics and indie hacking.
A data layer is the structured bridge between your website and your tags. Without one, tracking silently breaks. Here is how it works and how to get it right.
Read more →Cross-domain tracking in GA4 breaks more often than it works. This guide covers setup, GTM configuration, iframe edge cases, and the fixes I use in audits.
Read more →Most GA4 conversion tracking setups leak data from day one. Here is how to configure key events correctly and fix the five failures I see in every audit.
Read more →Your GA4 and Google Ads conversion numbers rarely agree. Here is why the GA4 Google Ads conversion discrepancy happens and how to close the gap for good.
Read more →Google kept cookies in Chrome, but your first-party data strategy still determines measurement quality. Here is what actually changed and what to do next.
Read more →Google enhanced conversions recover conversion data lost to cookie restrictions and consent gaps. A hands-on guide to setup, verification, and common mistakes.
Read more →A hands-on google analytics audit checklist covering the ten areas where GA4 data quietly breaks -- consent gaps, self-referrals, event chaos, and more.
Read more →Google consent mode v2 recovers conversion data lost to cookie banners -- but only if implemented correctly. A hands-on guide to setup, modeling, and testing.
Read more →Your Meta pixel is missing conversions. The Meta Conversions API recovers them -- but only if deduplication and Event Match Quality are set up correctly.
Read more →Why browser pixels are quietly losing 30-50% of your conversions — and how server-side tracking (sGTM, Meta CAPI, Google Enhanced Conversions) recovers them. A practical guide to architecture, cost, and the mistakes that waste the whole effort.
Read more →A hands-on guide to Google Ads conversion tracking that actually works in 2026 -- from tag setup and enhanced conversions to offline imports and testing.
Read more →Most B2B companies track marketing like an e-commerce store — and then kill the campaigns that actually win deals. Here's why lead tracking misleads you, and the offline-conversion setup that fixes it.
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