GA4 implementation that actually reflects business reality
The typical GA4 implementation we audit has the same problems: auto-events firing without filters, ecommerce tracking missing revenue for guest checkouts, key business events not tracked at all, cross-domain tracking broken, consent mode not honouring real user choices, data retention set to defaults that break cohort analysis.
Our implementation process starts with an event schema design session — what are the 15 events that genuinely matter for your business decisions? — before any tag is written. Events are named using a consistent convention (usually snake_case verb-noun) so they are analysable. Parameters are standardised. Enhanced conversions, user-ID, and consent mode v2 are configured correctly. At signoff we provide a validation report with every event tested across desktop, mobile, and consent states.
- Event schema designed against business decisions, not defaults
- Consistent event and parameter naming convention
- Enhanced conversions + user-ID + consent mode v2
- Written validation report before signoff
- Cross-domain and sub-domain tracking validated