Concept course
How web tracking really works
The mechanics under the hood: page loads, hits, cookies and attribution.
Start lesson 17 short lessons · reading · self-paced
Syllabus
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The Page-Load Lifecycle
When GTM loads, and why timing matters.
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How A Tag Sends Data
Beacons, pixels and network requests.
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Cookies, Sessions And Identity
How tools recognize users and group activity.
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The DataLayer As The Bridge
How page data reaches your tags.
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Attribution Basics
How credit for a conversion gets assigned.
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Deduplication And Multiple Tools
Avoiding double-counting across vendors.
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Why Tracking Breaks
The usual suspects, and how to be resilient.