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July 16, 2026 · 11 min read · tracking infrastructure
GA4 + GTM Admin API for agencies: when to automate, when to skip
The GA4 Admin API and GTM API let agencies automate property creation, conversion-action management, container audits, and tag deployment across portfolios. The 5 operations worth automating, the 4 that aren't, and the auth model that survives 50+ client accounts.
May 11, 2026 · 9 min read · google tag manager
GTM management software: the honest buyer's guide (2026)
What GTM management software actually does in 2026 — multi-container ops, change auditing, template inheritance — and the agency-specific evaluation criteria most buyers skip until it's too late.
May 1, 2026 · 6 min read · server side tracking
Server-side tracking in 2026: when to bother and when to skip
Server-side GTM is not free, not a silver bullet, and not always the right answer. Here's the decision framework: four conditions that justify the lift, four anti-patterns where it adds overhead without solving the problem.
May 1, 2026 · 6 min read · google tag manager
The GTM container audit checklist agencies actually use
Most GTM containers are 30% dead tags by line count. This is the 12-point audit that finds the dead weight, the misconfigured triggers, and the silent CSP-blocked tags — without breaking anything live.
April 23, 2026 · 3 min read · tracking infrastructure
The tracking infrastructure map: a typed graph of everything you manage
Most agencies document their clients' tracking setup in a spreadsheet — and most of those spreadsheets are four months out of date. Here's a better mental model.