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Google Ads

Google Ads Target CPA: the conversion threshold that matters

Target CPA isn't run like manual bidding. Here's the monthly conversion threshold Google recommends before you judge it seriously.

6 min
Tracking

GA4 key events: avoid double counting in Google Ads

GA4 quietly renamed conversions to key events. Here's how to set them up without counting twice what Google Ads already counts.

6 min
AI Automation

Jev for e-commerce: 4 decisions to automate, 3 to avoid

Jev writes nothing: it answers with a category, a score or a probability. The shop decisions it handles, and the ones it gets wrong.

9 min
AI Automation

Custom software cost: what it really costs you

The price of custom software looks scary until you set it against the real three-year cost of an off-the-shelf tool that doesn't quite fit your business.

7 min
Google Ads

Google Ads responsive search ads: what to give them to test

A Google Ads responsive search ad is not a form you fill in once. Here is what to give it to test, and where to really start.

7 min
AI Automation

Automating your business with AI: where to start

Automating your business with AI starts with one task measured before and after, not a miracle tool. The method, and the pitfalls to avoid.

9 min
AI Automation

AI agents in business: the risks to know before you deploy

An AI agent connected to your CRM or invoicing touches your real data, not a sandbox. Here are the real risks to address before you deploy it.

8 min
AI Automation

AI agents for business: what they really do (and don't)

An AI agent for business automates specific tasks, not a whole job. What it does, what it doesn't, and what doing nothing is costing you.

8 min
Google Ads

Performance Max: what to prepare before you switch it on

Performance Max opens up all of Google Ads in a single campaign. Here is what to prepare before you switch it on, and what it changes for your budget.

7 min
AI Automation

Installing n8n on a Hostinger VPS: a practical guide

Install n8n on a Hostinger VPS, compare the hosting options and set up access, backups and updates for your automations.

10 min
Google Ads

Google Merchant Center suspended: how to fix it

Find the cause of a Merchant Center disapproval or suspension, fix your site and feed, then request a review. And understand what a CSS does.

7 min

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