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Last-Click Attribution Is Misleading You: Here’s What to Use Instead
Foundations of Analytics

Last-Click Attribution Is Misleading You: Here’s What to Use Instead

by Jonathan HarringtonFebruary 9, 2026April 6, 2026

You run a campaign on Facebook. Someone sees your ad, doesn't click, but later Googles your brand name and converts. Your analytics tool credits Google organic. Facebook gets nothing. You cut the Facebook budget. Conversions…

Checkout Abandonment: What Your Data Can Actually Tell You
Conversion & UX Insights

Checkout Abandonment: What Your Data Can Actually Tell You

by Jonathan HarringtonFebruary 8, 2026April 6, 2026

Around 70% of online shopping carts get abandoned before checkout completes. You've probably seen that stat before. But here's the thing: that number, on its own, tells you absolutely nothing useful. It doesn't tell you…

How to Know If Your Ads Are Actually Working
Data-Driven Marketing

How to Know If Your Ads Are Actually Working

by Jonathan HarringtonFebruary 2, 2026

You're spending money on ads. Traffic is coming in. But are those ads actually working—or just burning budget while people who would have bought anyway click through? This is one of the hardest questions in…

What Is Attribution and Why It’s So Confusing
Foundations of Analytics

What Is Attribution and Why It’s So Confusing

by Jonathan HarringtonJanuary 26, 2026February 2, 2026

A visitor sees your Facebook ad on Monday. Clicks a Google result on Wednesday. Opens your email on Friday. Then finally buys on Saturday after typing your URL directly. Which marketing channel gets credit for…

Finding Funnel Leaks: A Step-by-Step Approach
Conversion & UX Insights

Finding Funnel Leaks: A Step-by-Step Approach

by Jonathan HarringtonJanuary 16, 2026February 2, 2026

Your funnel looks fine on paper. Visitors arrive, some add to cart, a few check out. But somewhere between "interested" and "converted," you're losing people—and you're not sure where or why. That's a funnel leak.…

UTM Parameters Explained: How to Track Where Your Traffic Comes From
Foundations of Analytics

UTM Parameters Explained: How to Track Where Your Traffic Comes From

by Jonathan HarringtonJanuary 12, 2026April 6, 2026

You're running campaigns across email, social media, and paid ads. Traffic is coming in. But when you open your analytics, everything just says "direct" or "referral" with no clear picture of what's actually working. This…

Primary vs Secondary Conversions: A Simple Framework for Choosing What to Track
Conversion & UX Insights

Primary vs Secondary Conversions: A Simple Framework for Choosing What to Track

by Jonathan HarringtonDecember 17, 2025December 29, 2025

Intro Most websites don’t have a tracking problem. They have a decision problem. When you track every click, scroll, and page view as if it’s “success,” your dashboard becomes a junk drawer. Stuff is in…

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