GA4 Google Search Console Linking: Get Search Console Data in Analytics

Updated 1/11/24: Google Search Console will show your top search queries, your ranks, and your top landing pages in Google organic search.

So if you want to find what specific search terms your visitors typed into Google before they found your website, you need to link Google Search Console with GA4. You should be able to complete it in 4 minutes or less. But first, one clarifying note.

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Google Analytics Automatically Created Properties Stink

Some people may like the Google Analytics automatically created property. I have not yet met those people.

Here’s a short article about why I think they belong in the trash pile. And how you can put yours there if you agree.

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GA4 Site Search: Analyze Your Site Search Queries

Updated 1/10/24 Google Analytics 4 allows you to track the specific queries searched on your site with the view_search_results enhanced measurement event. This provides useful information for all types of businesses. So whether you have an eCommerce store, a B2B site, or a blog, check out this guide to setting up GA4 site search.

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Google Tag Manager Trigger Groups Explained

First introduced in 2019, Google Tag Manager trigger groups allow you to create advanced conditions before your tag will fire.

In this guide, you’ll learn what they are and how to use them.

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The New Google Tag: What You Need to Know

Google announced a big change in the fall of 2023. The new Google Tag template arrived in Google Tag Manager and it comes with some important implications for Google Analytics. Here’s what you need to know.

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How to Integrate Microsoft Clarity and Google Analytics (GA4)

You may wonder, “Is it possible to integrate Microsoft Clarity with GA4?” The answer is a resounding “Yes.” However, the follow-up question might be, “What could possibly go wrong?” And that is what we’ll also discuss in this article. And if you might also be pondering, “Is there a more optimal approach?” Rest assured, I will also address that in this blog post. You’ll learn how to integrate Microsoft Clarity and Google Analytics (and beyond).

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Looker Studio API Limits: Deal With GA4 Quotas

If you’re using Looker Studio to report on your GA4 data, you may have been hit with the Looker Studio API limits. Your use of data is rationed and you’ve exceeded your allotment (aka, your quota).

Here’s what’s happening and how you can manage it.

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GA4 Click Event

The GA4 click event is an enhanced measurement event that Google Analytics can track automatically. But it doesn’t track all clicks on its own.

In this article we’ll review what the click event tracks and explain how you can also track other important click events.

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Does GA4 Use Cookies? Cookies in Google Analytics 2024

Updated: 3/8/24 Cookies are an important part of generating the data for digital analytics. And the increasingly complex privacy environment means GA4 cookies are under the microscope, especially in the EU. But what are cookies exactly? And what role do they play in Google Analytics now?

You’ll learn that in this article, including how to immediately cookies in GA4 if you so choose.

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Update Your Looker Data Source

If you have existing Looker Studio reports that use your GA4 data, you may need to update your Looker data source to see all the dimensions and metrics you need. This short guide shows you how.

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