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      <title>UTM Parameters: The Naming Rules That Keep Your GA4 Data Clean</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>UTM parameters explained: what each tag does, naming rules that keep GA4 channels accurate, common mistakes and a simple convention for your team.</description>
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      <title>5 Tracking Mistakes Quietly Wasting Your Ad Budget</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Duplicate conversions, missing consent mode and untagged campaigns - the five tracking issues we find most often and how to spot them.</description>
      
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      <title>Unassigned and (not set) Traffic in GA4: What It Means and How to Fix It</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Unassigned traffic in GA4 and (not set) values hide where visitors come from. Learn the common causes, from UTM mistakes to consent, and how to fix them.</description>
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      <title>How to Track Form Submissions in GA4 with Google Tag Manager</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Set up form submission tracking in GA4 with Google Tag Manager: four reliable methods, marking key events and avoiding false or duplicate leads.</description>
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      <title>Server-Side Tracking Explained: Do You Actually Need It?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Server side tracking explained in plain English: how server-side GTM works, what it fixes, what it does not, costs and when it is worth it for you.</description>
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      <title>Microsoft Clarity vs Hotjar: Which Should You Use?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Microsoft Clarity vs Hotjar compared: heatmaps, session recording, surveys, pricing, privacy and GA4 integration, plus which tool suits your business.</description>
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      <title>Meta Conversions API vs Pixel: What Changes and Why It Matters</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>How the Meta Conversions API differs from the Meta Pixel, why you should run both, how deduplication works and how to fix a Meta Pixel that is not working.</description>
      <category>Consent &amp; Data Quality</category>
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      <title>Is Your PPC Agency Doing a Good Job? 10 Questions to Ask</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Not sure your PPC agency is delivering? Ask these 10 questions about tracking, search terms, reporting and access, and know when a PPC audit service helps.</description>
      <category>Paid Media</category>
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      <title>How to Calculate ROAS (and Why Your Number Is Probably Wrong)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Learn how to calculate ROAS, how it differs from marketing ROI, and the tracking and attribution issues that make most reported ROAS figures unreliable.</description>
      <category>Paid Media</category>
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      <title>Enhanced Conversions for Google Ads: Setup and Common Mistakes</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>How Google Ads enhanced conversions work, web vs leads, how to set them up in GTM, and the common mistakes that stop them improving your conversion data.</description>
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      <title>Google Ads Conversion Tracking Not Working? 9 Causes and Fixes</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google Ads conversions not tracking, or tracking too many? Here are the 9 most common causes, how to diagnose each one and how to fix them properly.</description>
      <category>Paid Media</category>
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      <title>What Is a Good Website Conversion Rate?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>What counts as a good website conversion rate depends on your industry, traffic and goal. Learn how to benchmark properly and how to improve yours.</description>
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      <title>Why GA4 and Google Ads Never Show the Same Conversions</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>GA4 vs Google Ads conversions rarely match. Learn how attribution, timing, counting rules and consent cause the gap, and when it signals a real problem.</description>
      <category>Tracking &amp; Analytics</category>
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      <title>Funnel Analysis in GA4: Find Where Visitors Drop Off</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Learn funnel analysis in GA4: build a funnel exploration, spot drop-off between steps, track form abandonment and turn the data into real fixes.</description>
      <category>Conversion Optimisation</category>
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      <title>Cross-Domain Tracking in GA4: Stop Losing Sales to &quot;Referral&quot;</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Set up cross domain tracking in GA4 so sales are not credited to your own domain as referral. Covers setup, referral exclusions and DebugView testing.</description>
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      <title>Cookie Banners and Your Analytics: How Much Data Are You Losing?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>How cookie consent affects GA4 and ad data, how to measure your own consent rate and data loss, and what you can legitimately do to recover visibility.</description>
      <category>Consent &amp; Data Quality</category>
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      <title>What Is a CRO Audit? What It Covers and How to Run One</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>A conversion rate optimisation audit shows why visitors do not convert. Learn what a CRO audit covers, the tools used and how to run one step by step.</description>
      <category>Conversion Optimisation</category>
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      <title>Google Ads Audit Checklist: How to Find Wasted Spend</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>A practical Google Ads audit checklist covering tracking, structure, search terms, bidding and settings, so you can find wasted ad spend and fix it fast.</description>
      <category>Paid Media</category>
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      <title>Google Consent Mode v2: A Plain-English Guide for UK Businesses</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>What Consent Mode v2 is, basic vs advanced mode, the four consent signals, how to set it up in GTM and how to check it works. Written for UK businesses.</description>
      <category>Consent &amp; Data Quality</category>
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      <title>How to Set Up Google Tag Manager Properly (Without Breaking Your Data)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>A practical Google Tag Manager setup guide: container install, GA4 config, consent, triggers, testing and publishing, without breaking your data.</description>
      <category>Tracking Setup</category>
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      <title>GA4 Audit Checklist: 25 Checks to Know If You Can Trust Your Data</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Run a GA4 audit with our 25-point checklist covering property settings, key events, consent, attribution and data quality, so you can trust your reports.</description>
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