Profit & POAS
Cost of Goods Sold: The One Field Almost No Online Store Fills In
Cost of goods sold is the field almost no online store fills in. Why the blank COGS field breaks margin, POAS and break-even ROAS, and the 15-minute fix.
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16 articles tagged "ecommerce"
Advertising
Negative Keywords in Google Ads: Stop Paying for Clicks That Never Buy
How to pick negative keywords that cut real waste without killing terms that quietly assist sales: the 10-minute audit, thresholds, the three mistakes, and what per-term negatives can no longer reach.
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.
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.
Comparisons
Northbeam Alternatives in 2026
Compare the 10 best Northbeam alternatives for e-commerce attribution. Honest pricing, minimum ad spend, platform support, and who each tool actually 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.
Attribution
Server-Side Tracking vs Order-Based Attribution
Server-side tracking fixes the data your browser pixel loses. It is still an estimate. What CAPI and fingerprinting solve, what they don't, and where order-based attribution differs.
Comparisons
Triple Whale Alternatives in 2026
Compare the 10 best Triple Whale alternatives for e-commerce attribution. Side-by-side features, pricing, platform support, and GDPR compliance.
Attribution
Linear Attribution for E-commerce
Learn what linear attribution is, how it splits credit equally, why Google removed it, and how order-based attribution gives you accurate multi-touch data.
Attribution
First-Touch Attribution for E-commerce
Learn what first-touch attribution is, when it works, where it fails, and how order-based attribution gives you accurate first-touch data per order.
Attribution
Last-Touch Attribution for E-commerce
Learn what last-touch attribution is, why ad platforms default to it, where it misleads, and how order-based attribution reveals the full story behind every sale.
Attribution
Multi-Touch Attribution for E-commerce
Learn how multi-touch attribution models work, why traditional tracking is breaking, and how order-based attribution gives e-commerce stores the full picture.
Tracking & CAPI
GCLID vs GBRAID vs WBRAID Explained
Google Ads now uses three different click IDs. Learn what gclid, gbraid, and wbraid are, how they differ, and why capturing all three matters for attribution.
Attribution
Ad Attribution by Country in 2026
Ad attribution by country varies with cookie consent laws. See how much data you keep in each market, from near-100% in the US to under 40% in France.