Tracking with Google Analytics – Using the GA4 Setup Assistant

Sign in to Google Analytics and select your account, and then the property you wish to use with GA4. Click the Admin icon in the bottom-left of the screen. Select ‘Property settings’ from the middle section. On this screen, copy the property’s ‘Tracking ID’ (example: UA-123456-1), as we will need this later. Click the arrow […]

Tracking with Google Analytics – creating reports

After up to 48 hours of reporting, your report will fill out and you will see a report of your revenue from ThriveCart similarly to below. You can use this report and these techniques to build out other dashboards and reports as needed.

Tracking with Google Analytics – Using GA4 directly

Follow Google’s instructions to create a new GA4 property, and make sure to choose ‘Web’ as the platform you want to use. Enter your website URL, a stream name (e.g. your business or site name), and make sure to leave the ‘Enhanced measurement’ option enabled. Close the installation instructions once completed to return to the […]

Tracking with Google Analytics – Configuring Tag Manager manually

If you do not want to use our container as a starter, Google Tag Manager can be configured manually. To do this, you will be adding variables, tags, and triggers. Set up Google Analytics 4 account Set up GTM and add the GA4 and Purchase Event tags Connect GA4 Analytics Measurement ID to your GTM […]

Tracking with Google Analytics – using Google Tag Manager/GTM

Using Google Tag Manager allows you to collect data into Google Analytics, and also lets you easily connect other services through GTM. You can configure Google Tag Manager manually, however we recommend using our easy container builder to download a file which can be imported, and sets up all of the required tags, triggers and […]

Tracking with Google Analytics (UA, GAv4, or GTM)

Which option should I use? If you are a new user who is setting up Google Analytics for the first time, we strongly recommend using the new Google Tag Manager integration. This is quick and easy to set up, and also gives you the ability to easily connect other tracking services through Google Tag Manager’s […]

Investing in Affiliate Marketing: How Much Does it Cost to Start?

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Whether you’re replacing the fridge in the company kitchen or starting up a new initiative, there’s one question to which everyone wants the answer: How much is this thing going to cost? This is the same question many executives and managers have when considering starting an affiliate marketing business arm. Additional questions include: Are affiliate […]

How to Select an Affiliate Marketing Niche for Max Income

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It’s hard to find anyone who’d pass up an opportunity for earning passive income. Whether it comes from a rich uncle (not super likely) or hard work online (much more likely), the idea of earning money while sleeping is typically a hit. It’s no surprise, therefore, that affiliate marketing is increasing in popularity day by […]

9 Best Payment Gateways for Your Business

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When you visit a retailer in-store and make a purchase via credit card, you present your physical card and use a card reader to scan a magnetic stripe, embedded chip, or proximity-based contactless card at a POS system (point-of-sale). This is referred to as an in-person or “card present” transaction. But when you make a […]

The 7 Best Affiliate Marketing Strategies to Grow Your Business

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Imagine seeing your product on a popular website or social media platform. It’s beautifully styled, likely being used in a realistic and relatable environment that showcases its best features. The imagery is unique and appeals to your target audience… but your marketing team didn’t have to shell out time or money to put that photoshoot […]

Affiliate Marketing Programs to Learn From: 10 Great Examples

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E-commerce websites frequently use affiliate marketing as part of a comprehensive digital marketing strategy to increase conversion rates, reach new target audiences, and improve and expand their brand. According to a Forrester report commissioned by Rakuten, 81% of advertisers and 84% of publishers use affiliate marketing. And over half of the affiliate publishers surveyed in […]