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What your GA4 setup should track from day one

The handful of events that turn analytics from a report into a decision tool.

Ananya Rao 22 Sep 2026 1 min read
What your GA4 setup should track from day one

Track the steps that lead to money

The short version: teams do not fail here because they lack effort. They fail because nobody wrote down which decision belongs to whom.

  • Track the start of checkout, the payment step, and the completed purchase as separate events.
  • Add the lead form submit as an event, not only the thank-you page view.
  • Mark the two or three events that matter as conversions, and ignore the rest.

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