#Privacy and analytics
Measuring a blog while respecting the people who read it. We cover consent for analytics and marketing cookies, what data you actually need, and privacy-friendly ways to measure content performance. You will find why analytics numbers are often incomplete once consent is respected, and how to interpret them honestly. We also cover newsletter consent and handling subscriber data. Rules vary by jurisdiction, and nothing here replaces advice from someone qualified in yours.
Nov 5, 2026 · 10 min readKey Events in GA4: Tracking What a Blog Post Achieves
Page views alone do not show whether a blog works. Learn which GA4 events to mark as key events, how to name them and…
Nov 3, 2026 · 9 min readPhotos of People on Your Blog: Consent and Good Practice
Photos of staff, customers and visitors make a blog feel real, but they need consent and care. Learn when to ask, what to record…
Oct 25, 2026 · 8 min readWeb Push Notifications for New Posts: Are They Worth It?
Should a blog send browser push notifications for new posts? How they work, when they help, how to ask permission politely, what to send…
Oct 25, 2026 · 8 min readScroll Depth and Engaged Time: Do Readers Finish Your Posts?
How to tell whether readers finish your posts: scroll depth, engaged time and engaged sessions in GA4, their limits and what to change when…
Oct 22, 2026 · 8 min readEmbedding Social Posts in Blog Articles: Speed and SEO
Should you embed social posts in blog articles? When it helps, what it costs in speed and privacy, and safer alternatives such as screenshots,…
Oct 22, 2026 · 8 min readSocial Share Buttons on a Blog: Which to Show and Where
Do share buttons still help a blog? Which networks to show, where to place the buttons, how to keep them fast and private, and…
Oct 19, 2026 · 8 min readContact, Privacy and Terms Pages: Trust Signals for a Blog
A business blog needs more than articles. Contact, privacy and terms pages show who is behind the site and help visitors, search engines and…
Oct 18, 2026 · 8 min readBot Traffic in Analytics: Spotting and Filtering Fake Visits
Sudden spikes, odd countries and visits that do nothing are often bots. Spot fake traffic in analytics, confirm it with other data and clean…
Oct 18, 2026 · 8 min readCookie Banners and SEO: What They Change and What to Check
A cookie banner rarely harms rankings by itself, but a heavy or late one can slow pages, shift layouts and hide content. What to…
Oct 7, 2026 · 8 min readHeatmaps and Scroll Maps for Blog Posts: What They Reveal
What click maps, scroll maps and session recordings show about how people read your blog posts, how to set them up responsibly and which…
Oct 5, 2026 · 8 min readGA4 for Bloggers: The Few Reports Worth Checking Weekly
Which Google Analytics 4 reports a blogger actually needs each week: traffic sources, landing pages, engagement and key events, plus mistakes to avoid.
Sep 26, 2026 · 8 min readSearch Console vs Analytics: Why the Numbers Never Match
Search Console clicks and analytics sessions rarely agree. Why the two tools count differently, which gaps are normal and when a mismatch signals a…