Ads specifications
Google Ads measurement and conversion specification
Advertising data is only useful when the site and campaign agree on what a meaningful action actually is.
Measurement layer
The exact configuration depends on the customer's systems and privacy requirements.
- Google Ads conversion actions
- GA4 key events
- Tag Manager where appropriate
- UTM parameters
- Landing-page events
- Consent/privacy considerations
Landing pages
The destination page should match the promise made by the advertisement.
- Clear service proposition
- Fast mobile experience
- Visible call to action
- Relevant location/service content
- Working contact path
- Measurement confirmation
Technology
Google search, measurement and business services
Search, analytics, advertising and business services work best when the website is structured and measured properly.
Full text list
- Google Search Console — Indexing, crawl visibility, search queries, coverage and site health. Provider information
- Google Analytics — Traffic, engagement and conversion measurement. Provider information
- Google Tag Manager — Controlled deployment of measurement and conversion tags. Provider information
- Google Workspace — Business Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Meet and productivity services. Provider information
- Google Ads — Paid search, conversion tracking and campaign measurement. Provider information
- PageSpeed Insights — Performance and Core Web Vitals diagnostics. Provider information
- Google Business Profile — Local business visibility and public business information. Provider information
- Google Merchant Center — Product feeds and shopping visibility where relevant. Provider information
Technology
Web standards, code and frameworks
We are not locked to a single framework. Straightforward sites should stay straightforward; applications can use deeper stacks when justified.
Full text list
- HTML5 — Semantic document structure and modern browser standards. Provider information
- CSS — Responsive layout, presentation, accessibility and performance-conscious styling. Provider information
- JavaScript — Standards-based browser and application behaviour. Provider information
- TypeScript — Typed application development for maintainability and safer change. Provider information
- React — Component-based user interfaces when an application needs them. Provider information
- Next.js — Full-stack React framework for suitable applications and content sites. Provider information
- Vue — Progressive user-interface development. Provider information
- Svelte — Compiled, performance-conscious user-interface development. Provider information
- Astro — Content-focused websites with low client-side JavaScript where appropriate. Provider information
- Python — Automation, data processing, APIs and supporting services. Provider information
Need the simple version?
The detailed pages exist for customers who want to inspect the engineering. The customer-facing offer remains deliberately straightforward.
