Tracking and attribution documentation
Measure every call, form, and booking, and tie each one back to the ad, search, or post that started it.
Most small businesses spend money on marketing and cannot say which part of it works. The ad account counts clicks, the office remembers "Google," and nobody connects the two. These guides show how I close that gap, from a basic GA4 and Tag Manager install to a closed loop that sends won jobs back to the ad platforms.
If you own a business, start with how attribution works. It explains the model in plain language so you can tell whether your current setup is telling you the truth. If you implement tracking for clients, the quickstart and the verification checklist are the parts to keep open while you work.
Want this set up for your business?
- Calls, forms, and bookings tied back to the ad, search, or post that started them.
- Tracking on your own domain that browsers and blockers erase far less often.
- Everything built in your accounts, reported monthly in plain language.
Documentation resources
Every guide in this area, from first steps to reference checklists.
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How marketing attribution works for a local business
The plain-language model behind tracking: how a call or form gets tied back to the ad, search, or post that started it, and where most setups lose the thread.
QuickstartQuickstart: track calls, forms, and email clicks with GA4 and Tag Manager
Install Tag Manager, send form, phone tap, and email click events to GA4, mark them as key events, and verify each one before you trust the numbers.
Guides
Server-side tagging and first-party cookies, explained
What a server-side Tag Manager container does, why it belongs on your own subdomain, how it keeps click IDs longer, and when a small business needs one.
How-toSend offline conversions from your CRM back to Google Ads
Save the ad click ID with every lead, mark won jobs in your CRM, and upload them to Google Ads so bidding learns from revenue instead of form fills.
How-toSet up Consent Mode v2 and handle data deletion requests
Pick a consent model that fits your audience, send Consent Mode v2 signals through Tag Manager, gate your own tags, and handle deletion requests.