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Meta pixel mistakes: tracking ads without breaking the law

Meta pixel mistakes: no pixel, events firing twice, wrong events and tracking without cookie consent. How to set up tracking that works and complies.

22 Oct 20265 min read

LinkedIn ads mistakes that burn B2B budgets

LinkedIn ads mistakes: tiny budgets, audiences too narrow or too broad, asking for a demo from cold buyers and no lead form follow-up. Fixes for B2B firms.

22 Oct 20266 min read

TikTok ads mistakes small businesses make

TikTok ads mistakes: polished TV-style ads, slow openings, unlicensed music and the wrong audience. How small businesses make TikTok ads that fit the feed.

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Ad account set-up mistakes in Meta Business Manager

Meta Business Manager mistakes: agency-owned ad accounts, personal cards, one admin and unverified businesses. How to set up Meta's business tools safely.

22 Oct 20265 min read

Social media measurement mistakes that hide what works

Social media measurement mistakes: tracking likes not enquiries, no tagged links, trusting last click and judging too early. The four numbers to track.

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Social media reporting mistakes: reports that prove nothing

Social media reporting mistakes: pages of vanity metrics, no enquiries, no comparison and no actions. What a useful monthly social media report contains.

22 Oct 20265 min read

Not knowing which enquiries came from social media

Not tracking social media leads makes social look worthless. How enquiries hide in messages, calls and direct visits, and simple ways to count them.

22 Oct 20265 min read

UTM tracking mistakes that scramble your social data

UTM tracking mistakes: inconsistent names, capital letters, tags on internal links and no tags at all. How to tag social links so GA4 reports make sense.

22 Oct 20265 min read

Misreading engagement rate: when the number misleads

A misleading engagement rate comes from different formulas, tiny samples and engagement from the wrong people. How to read the number properly.

22 Oct 20265 min read

Social media benchmark mistakes: comparing the wrong things

Social media benchmarks mistakes: comparing with big brands, other sectors and other platforms. Which comparisons help a small business and which mislead.

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Judging a social post in its first hour

Judging social media post performance in the first hour leads to bad decisions. How long posts keep working on each platform and when to review them.

22 Oct 20265 min read

Never opening your social media insights

Not using social media insights means guessing who follows you and what works. The five insight numbers worth checking monthly and what each tells you.

22 Oct 20265 min read

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