By targeting the right audiences with compelling visuals and messaging, I optimize ad performance and budget efficiency. I use analytics tools to track results, A/B test creatives, and refine strategies based on performance data to ensure maximum impact and ROI. Read below for a short overview:
Tracking Paid & Organic Social in Google Analytics (GA4)
GA4 can show how both traffic types perform on your site.
1. Acquisition Reports
Organic social traffic will typically show under:
Traffic source → Default Channel Grouping → Organic Social
Paid social traffic shows under:
Traffic source → Default Channel Grouping → Paid Social


2. UTM Parameters for Better Tracking
To track your paid social campaigns accurately, use UTM tags in your ad URLs.
Example UTM link:
https://yoursite.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=spring_sale
UTMs help you:
- Identify which platform (source)
- Know if it's paid or organic (medium)
- Attribute performance to a campaign (campaign)
3. Key Metrics to Watch in GA4
- Users / Sessions: How many people came from social
- Engagement Rate: How interactive visitors were
- Conversions: Whether they completed a goal (e.g. purchase)
- Bounce Rate: Whether they left quickly without interaction
- Revenue: How much was generated (if e-commerce is set up)

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