Google Analytics 4 Events Tutorial: Custom Events and Much More
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 Published On Jan 9, 2024

The comprehensive Google Analytics 4 event guide. Custom events, enhanced measurement events, event reporting, event parameters, custom dimensions, the event settings variable in Google Tag Manager. And more.

All explained in this comprehensive (almost) 1 hour events review.

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00:00 GA4 Events Tutorial
01:01 What are Events and how do they work in the GA4 measurement model
03:35 How to access Event data in reports
05:28 How Event Parameters work
11:32 How to create a Custom Dimension
14:07 How to use the 4 Different Types of Events
14:44 Automatically Collected Events
16:16 Enhanced Measurement Events
21:50 Enhanced Measurement - create a site search report
25:20 Enhanced Measurement - create a file downloads report
30:17 Recommended Events and Custom Events
32:30 Custom Events - Create a contact form submission event
38:12 Custom Events in Google Tag Manager
42:18 How to add Event Parameters to Custom Events with Event Settings Variable (internal link click custom event)
46:13 Create a GA4 Events reporting dashboard in Looker Studio

Here's a link to the custom scroll tracking tutorial mentioned:
   • Scroll Depth Tracking in Google Tag M...  

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📺 How to Set Up GA4 in with GTM (2024 update):    • Install Google Analytics with Google ...  

📺 GA4 Full Beginner's Tutorial:    • Google Analytics 4 Full Tutorial for ...  

📺 GA4 Events Guide (2024):    • Google Analytics 4 Events Tutorial: C...  

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📺 6 Simple Tips for Custom Reports:    • 6 Simple Tips For Building GA4 Custom...  

📺 Looker Studio Events Dashboard Tutorial:    • Looker Studio Dashboard Using Google ...  

📺 How to Install Microsoft Clarity with GTM:    • Microsoft Clarity for Complete Beginn...  


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📺 How to set up BUTTON CLICK tracking with GA4 and Google Tag Manager:    • Button Click Tracking With GA4 and Go...   🔘

📺 How to TRACK POP UPS:    • How to Track Popups with Google Tag M...   🆙

📺 Use Element Visibility to Track EMAIL SIGNUPS:    • Google Tag Manager Element Visibility...  

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📺 How to set up PAGE TIMER tracking with GA4 and Google Tag Manager:    • Set Up Page Timer Tracking in Google ...   ⏲

📺 How to Set Up LINK CLICK Tracking with GA4 and Google Tag Manager:    • How to Set Up GA4 Link Click Tracking...  🖯

📺 How to Set Up SCROLL DEPTH Tracking (25%, 50%, 75%, 90%) with GA4 and Google Tag Manager:    • Scroll Depth Tracking in Google Tag M...   🖯

📺 How to use TRIGGER GROUPS:    • Google Tag Manager Trigger Groups: Ho...  

📺 How to Build a Link Click Tracking Report Using GA4 data and Looker Studio:    • Google Data Studio GA4 Report | How t...   📊📊📊

📺 Custom Events without GTM:    • Create GA4 Custom Events (Without Goo...  


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