GA4 conversion tracking

Decide what counts as a conversion, once

GA4 counts every key event as a conversion, which is rarely what your content team is measured on. WriteWorks lets you pick the GA4 events that matter, set which pages are in scope, define segments and tag page groups, then applies those rules to every report and brief.

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The challenge

Why conversion numbers never agree

Too broad by default and redefined in every report.

GA4 conversions are too broad

GA4's conversions metric adds up every key event on the property. A newsletter sign-up, a demo request and a file download all count the same, so the conversion rate tells you little about content.

Every report defines conversion differently

One deck uses key events, another uses a custom event, a third filters out the blog. The numbers never agree and the debate moves to the methodology.

Segments are rebuilt by hand

Looking at organic traffic in one market on mobile means rebuilding the same GA4 filters every time someone asks the question.

Pages are built for links, not answers

Content written to rank in blue links rarely carries the structure an assistant needs to quote it directly.

The solution

How conversion rules work

Events, scope, segments and tags, defined once.

The conversion picker lists the events from your own GA4 property, with event counts and whether GA4 treats each as a key event. Choose the ones that matter and conversion rate becomes those events divided by sessions. Leave it empty to keep GA4's own conversions metric.

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Customer story

How teams are winning AI search

From invisibility to category dominance across every major answer engine.

Measured as a real channel

“Before WriteWorks, our content landed and disappeared. Now every asset ships citation-ready, gets cited across the engines our buyers ask, and ties back to the loop. It's the first time we've measured AI search as a real channel.”

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Elena Mendez VP Growth, Fhresh
Capabilities

Conversion tracking capabilities

Everything needed to define conversion for content.

Conversion event picker

Choose from your own GA4 events, with counts and key-event status.

Custom conversion rate

Selected events divided by sessions.

Include and exclude rules

URL patterns with wildcards decide which pages are in scope.

Minimum-sessions floor

Keep low-traffic pages out of the averages.

Saved GA4 segments

Source and medium, device, country and channel group.

Page tags

Label page groups such as Blog or Product by URL pattern.

Time savings

What changes with one definition

Consistent numbers, faster reports.

TaskBeforeWith WriteWorksTime saved
Agree what a conversion isA different definition per reportOne rule set for every reportThe methodology debate
Report on one segmentRebuild GA4 filters each timePick a saved segment in the report scopeMinutes per report
Report on one page typeFilter exports by URLPick a page tagManual filtering
Included

What's included

Every GA4 data rule.

Conversion picker from your GA4 events
Any event can count, not only key events
Include and exclude URL patterns and a minimum-sessions floor
Saved segments on source, device, country and channel
Page tags by URL pattern
Rules applied to reports and opportunity briefs
Built for

Built for the people who report the numbers

Analysts, content leads and agencies.

Marketing analysts

Set the conversion definition once and stop reconciling decks.

Content leads

Measure content on the events it actually drives.

Agencies

Configure each client's goals once and report on them consistently.

Featured story

“WriteWorks turned AI search from a black box into our most measurable channel. We can show the board how we're cited, our share of voice, and how sentiment is trending, across every engine.”

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything teams typically ask before getting started.

What are GA4 key events?+
Key events are the GA4 events you mark as important to your business, such as a purchase or a form submission. They replaced the older "conversions" label in GA4, and GA4's conversions metric is the total of all of them.
How do GA4 conversions work in WriteWorks?+
By default WriteWorks uses GA4's own conversions metric. If you name specific events in the conversion rules, conversions narrow to just those events and conversion rate becomes those events divided by sessions.
Can I count an event that is not a key event?+
Yes. The conversion picker lists every event from your GA4 property, so goals GA4 does not mark as key events can still count as conversions in WriteWorks.
What does conversion tracking need to be set up?+
A connected Google Analytics 4 property with the events you care about already being collected. WriteWorks reads those events; it does not add tracking to your site for GA4.
Where are these rules used?+
In report decks, where segments and tags appear as scope options, and in the evidence behind opportunity briefs, which use your conversion events when they describe a page's performance.
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Measure content on the conversions that matter

Choose your GA4 conversion events, scope and segments once, and every WriteWorks report and brief uses the same definition.