Google Analytics 4 Best Practices

Once you have installed Google Analytics 4 on your site, there are many capabilities that you can take advantage of to understand user behavior better and find data-driven insights. The better equipped you are with analytics, the more leverage you will have to drive growth and innovation. This can start with how effective you are […]
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non_personalized_ads=0 in Google Analytics 4

Updated: May 7th, 2025 While working with Google Analytics 4 Debugview, you probably noticed a mysterious parameter called non_personalized_ads (containing a value of 0 or 1). What is it? How does it work? I decided to run some tests and see what affects it. The results became a blog post you’re currently reading. Without further […]
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Thresholding applied in Google Analytics 4. What does it mean?

Updated: September 7th, 2025 Here’s something that you might often face in Google Analytics 4. You open a report and see an orange exclamation mark at the top of the report. You click it and see this warning: “Google Analytics has applied thresholding to one or more cards in this report and will only display […]
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How to Track Events with Google Tag (gtag.js)

Updated: May 6th, 2025 If you have installed GA4 on your site WITHOUT using Google Tag Manager, you’re probably dealing with gtag.js (aka Google Tag). Google Tag serves as a native tracking code library used by platforms like GA4 or Google Ads. If you’re considering implementing event tracking on your site, you’ve likely encountered a […]
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Google Analytics 4 Comparisons – How to use them?

Updated: May 6th, 2025 I explained segments and audiences in two of my previous blog posts. Now, let’s look at a third option you can use for your analysis, Google Analytics 4 comparisons. What are they, and when should they be used?   Table of Contents + Hide table of contents + What are comparisons in […]
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No data available in Google Analytics 4? Here are the solutions

Updated: May 5th, 2025 You’ve installed Google Analytics 4 on your website, waited for a while, and still don’t see any data. Understandably, you are frustrated. There are a few different reasons for that. So, if you have been googling for something like “no data available in Google Analytics 4”, you’ve come to the right […]
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User-Scoped Custom Dimensions in Google Analytics 4

If your aim is to get insightful data on visitors to your site, Google Analytics 4 might not offer the best “out of the box” analytics experience. You must customize your data collection to get the most out of GA4. One way to do this is with custom dimensions, which can be event-scoped, item-scoped, and […]
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How to track campaigns in Google Analytics 4

Understanding the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns is important. When you invest time and money into driving traffic to your site, you need to ensure that it’s paying off. If you’re reading this, you may wonder, “What’s a marketing campaign, and can it drive business to my site?” While I won’t go through the details […]
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Custom metrics in Google Analytics 4

Updated: May 4th, 2025 If you have tried configuring Google Analytics 4, you should already be familiar with custom dimensions. Any custom text parameter that you send to GA4 (and that you want to use in the reports) should be registered as a custom dimension. However, you can also customize your setup by sending custom […]
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