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Analytics

Engagement Session

A GA4 metric describing sessions that last longer than 10 seconds, have a conversion, or involve multiple page views.

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Engaged sessions: defining “quality traffic”

An engaged session is a visit that meets criteria indicating meaningful interaction - not just a quick page load and exit. Exact definitions depend on your analytics platform (and can be configured). Engaged sessions help distinguish between curiosity clicks and genuinely interested users.

Why it matters

  • Improves channel evaluation when conversions are low-volume.
  • Helps diagnose intent mismatch (high clicks, low engaged sessions).
  • Supports landing page optimisation by highlighting low-quality entry pages.

How to act on it

  • Align ad/SEO messaging to the real page content.
  • Improve above-the-fold clarity and reduce friction on key pages.
  • Use engagement as a guardrail metric alongside CPA/ROAS.

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Acquisition Channel

The source through which users find your website - such as organic search, paid search, social media, or referrals.

Acquisition Cost (CPA)

Cost Per Acquisition - the average amount spent to generate one booking, enquiry or conversion.

Anonymous Traffic

Website visits where user data or referrer information is not available due to privacy settings or tracking restrictions.

Attribution Model

A rule that determines how credit for conversions is assigned to different marketing touchpoints (e.g., first click, last click, data-driven).

Average Position

A metric indicating where a page typically ranks in search results for a given query. Replaced by average ranking in GA4.

Behaviour Flow

A report in analytics tools showing how users navigate between pages and where they drop off.

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