GA4
PayPal Is Not Your Best Marketing Channel: How to Set Up Unwanted Referrals in GA4
When shoppers return from PayPal or Klarna, GA4 credits the gateway with the sale. How to set up unwanted referrals in GA4 and fix attribution in 5 minutes.
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Tracking & CAPI
Why Half Your WooCommerce Orders Say "Direct" (and How to Fix It)
Why WooCommerce orders say Direct: the built-in Order Attribution cookie is session-only, so returning buyers lose their traffic source. Fixes and limits.
Profit & POAS
Customer Lifetime Value, Without the Myths: Cohorts, CAC Payback and What a Customer Is Really Worth
Customer lifetime value is the most misquoted number in e-commerce. How cohort tables work, what real repeat-purchase data says, and what to pay per customer.
Profit & POAS
POAS: The Metric That Tells You If Your Ads Actually Make Money
ROAS measures revenue, not profit. POAS divides real profit by ad spend, so break-even is always 1.0. What it is, why it matters in 2026, and how to use it.
Tracking & CAPI
Meta CAPI Gateway: What It Is and When to Use It
Meta CAPI Gateway explained: how Meta's no-code Conversions API option works, what it costs, its browser-only blind spot, and when direct CAPI setup wins.
Comparisons
Northbeam Alternatives 2026: Cheaper, Shopify, WooCommerce
Northbeam alternatives compared on vendor pricing (September 2026): cheaper tools for Shopify and WooCommerce, MMM options, AI access, and who each one fits.
Profit & POAS
Blended ROAS and MER, Explained
What blended ROAS and MER are, how to calculate them, why they survive the attribution crisis, and how to set a target from your margin. With a free calculator.
GA4
How to Detect and Block Bot Traffic in GA4
GA4 showed 30,000 visits. Search Console showed 30. The gap was bots. How to spot bot traffic in GA4 and block it with Cloudflare before it skews your reports.
Attribution
Ecommerce Attribution: Why Meta, Google, GA4 Never Add Up
In Enalitica's data, Meta and Google Ads reported as many conversions as stores had orders. What ecommerce attribution is, which model fits, how to reconcile.
Attribution
Server-Side Tracking vs Order-Based Attribution
Server-side tracking fixes what the browser pixel loses, yet it is still an estimate. What CAPI solves, what it does not, and where orders differ.