ClickMagick - the smart Google Analytics/GA4 Alternative

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Here's why ...</h5> </div> <ul class="post-info"> <li> <div class="avatar-box"> <div class="img-holder"> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/compare/e561082465480f476dc20ed7abddb35a111ffe7a.patrick.png" /> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <h6>Patrick Kelly</h6> <span>ClickMagick Founder</span> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h6>December 3, 2024</h6> <span>Last updated</span> </li> <li> <h6>16 minutes</h6> <span>Est. read time</span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="campaigns-box"> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/compare/f8d99b8bab71083619e911b15fef3df39b9fb62d.hero.png" /> </div> </section> <section class="industries base-section" style="background-image: url('//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/compare/5ae6714bca2c11e322ecf1935302ceae2bc31d8e.bg-section-02.png')"> <div class="container"> <ul class="industries-list"> <li> <div class="blockquote-box"> <h5>Hi, I’m Patrick — the founder of ClickMagick.</h5> <p>Google Analytics is used by more people than any other marketing analytics product or service, because it’s free.</p> <p>But is it the right choice for direct response marketers, and your business?</p> <p>I’ll cut to the chase — if you’re a performance marketer or small business looking to maximize your ad budget, scale your ads, and grow your business, it’s a horrible choice.</p> <p><b>And using GA4 for “free” will end up costing you more than you can imagine</b> ...</p> <p>Keep reading to discover how ClickMagick will solve your tracking and attribution problems once and for all, better optimize your ads, and <b>increase ad ROI by at least 20% within the next 45 days</b> ... or you don't pay.</p> <span class="sign-holder"> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/df39f2c6f9d5fdcca860acf6c646cb0530d782a4.signature.svg" /> </span> <span class="cite" style="margin-bottom: 50px">Patrick Kelly, Founder</span> <p>P.S. This page is for advertisers who really want to understand how Google Analytics/GA4 works.</p> <p>If you're not interested in the technical details and all you really care about is better results from your ads, just <a href="/signup/">grab a free trial</a> and give ClickMagick a try. It'll make you a lot more than it costs. Guaranteed.</p> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-balance-scale-left fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>GA4 Is One Big Compromise</h4> <span class="subtitle">GA4 is simply not accurate enough for direct response marketers.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>According to Google, GA4 “provides a next-generation approach to AI-based predictive data, privacy-first tracking, and cross-platform measurement.”</p> <p>But let’s be real ...</p> <p>The only reason Google created GA4 is because they're under constant pressure due to their privacy practices ...</p> <p>To the point where the previous version of GA was deemed illegal in the EU.</p> <p>The bottom line is that <b>Google Analytics can no longer accurately track individual users</b> as they make their way through your sales funnel.</p> <p>Google is forced to use lots of AI, machine learning and data modeling ...</p> <p>... <b>which are all just fancy names for guessing.</b></p> <p>And if you care at all about the results you get from your ads, accurate tracking and conversion attribution are non-negotiable.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-user-secret fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>GA4 Is<br>A Black Box</h4> <span class="subtitle">ClickMagick reveals every detail for every click and conversion.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>GA4 tries to tell you what’s happening on your website, but <b>the data they provide is anonymous and extremely fragmented.</b></p> <p>If your sales funnel includes things like nurture sequences, webinars, or sales calls, you need a solution that ties the entire customer journey together.</p> <p>With GA4 you can’t see any details or verify anything ...</p> <p>All they’ll tell you is that you got 4 sales today, and <b>you have to trust them.</b></p> <p><b>ClickMagick on the other hand gives you every detail</b> about every click and every conversion, down to the customer’s name and email address.</p> <p>For each and every visitor you can visually see the entire visitor journey, and all their activity is attributed all the way back to the source.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-mobile-android-alt fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>Weak Mobile Tracking</h4> <span class="subtitle">About 28% of Internet users are on iOS — and a whopping 96% of them opt out of tracking.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>When iOS 14.5 came out in September of 2021, it turned the online advertising industry upside down.</p> <p>ClickMagick was unaffected, but <b>major ad networks and Google Analytics can no longer track iOS users</b> who opt out of tracking.</p> <p>iOS users make up approximiately 28% of all the people clicking your ads — and 96% of them are opting out of iOS tracking ...</p> <p><b>... so this renders the stats in Google Analytics almost useless.</b></p> <p>Even worse, all of this missing conversion data significantly hinders your ad network's ability to optimize your ads (more on this in a minute).</p> <p>But that’s not all, there are more problems with Google Analytics ...</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-ban fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>Blocked GA4<br>Tracking Code</h4> <span class="subtitle">Google Analytics tracking code is outright blocked by some browsers, and popular privacy plugins.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>This one is pretty cut and dry — some privacy focused browsers like Brave outright <b>block all Google Analytics tracking</b>.</p> <p>Other popular browsers like Safari, Edge and FireFox have privacy modes that are easy to enable that also completely block Google Analytics tracking ...</p> <p>And then there are popular privacy plugins like uBlock for Chrome which completely blocks all Google Analytics tracking as well.</p> <p><b>uBlock alone has over 40M users</b>, and while no one knows exactly how many people are using apps that block Google Analytics — <b>it's A LOT</b>.</p> <p>ClickMagick allows you to easily set up a custom tracking domain so your tracking code cannot be blocked ...</p> <p>But when you're relying on Google Analytics all of this untracked traffic <b>leads to even less accurate stats and degraded ad optimization.</b></p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-phone-laptop fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>Unreliable Cross-Device Tracking</h4> <span class="subtitle">About 39% of the time, Google can't detect or track visitors properly when they switch devices.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>The average person owns 3 devices <b>and constantly switches between them.</b></p> <p>This is a big problem for GA4, because their “cross-device” tracking relies on users being logged in to Google on all their devices all the time.</p> <p>But studies show that Google users are only logged in to Google about 61% of the time while using the Internet ...</p> <p>Which means when your visitors switch devices, <b>there's a roughly 40% chance Google Analytics won't track them properly.</b></p> <p>The same thing happens when people switch to private browsing mode right before making a purchase (which they do all the time) ...</p> <p>Google Analytics can no longer identify the user, <b>so they have no idea where the sale came from.</b></p> <p>And this leads to even less accurate stats, and even worse ad optimization.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-funnel-dollar fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>GA4 Conversion Attribution</h4> <span class="subtitle">With GA4 conversion attribution it’s just one problem after another.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>Conversion attribution in GA4 is where everything just falls apart.</p> <p>First there are all the technical issues, like the fact that <b>you need a dedicated “thank you” page</b> for every event or sale you want to track ...</p> <p>... which is often impossible to do for things like order bumps and upsells due to limitations in the other apps you use and your specific tech stack.</p> <p><b>GA4 will also record duplicate conversions</b> because GA4 sessions timeout after 30 minutes, and they’ll record additional conversions each time people re-enter your funnel or reload your thank you pages for any reason.</p> <p>You also <b>can’t track any phone sales or other offline conversions</b>.</p> <p><b>And some conversions just won’t be tracked at all</b> due to GA4’s limited 30-90 day attribution window ...</p> <p>... which also ruins tracking of repeat customers and Customer Lifetime Value.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-database fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>GA4's Data-Driven Attribution Model</h4> <span class="subtitle">GA4 guesses — ClickMagick shows you exactly what really happened.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>But GA4’s “data-driven” attribution modeling <b>makes it even worse:</b></p> <p><i>“Google uses modeling to estimate online conversions that can’t be observed directly. Modeling allows for accurate conversion attribution without identifying users (for example, due to user privacy, technical limitations, or when users move between devices).</i>”     <span style="font-size: 16px">From <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/10596866" target="_blank">[GA4] About attribution and attribution modeling</a></span></p> <p>It may be their fanciest “AI attribution” model yet, but at the end of the day <b>it’s still just guessing</b> and making predictions because that’s all GA4 can do.</p> <p>I guess that’s better than nothing if you had no other choice ...</p> <p>But ClickMagick’s attribution is 100% accurate because it’s based only on your actual clicks and conversions, with no guessing.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-bullseye-pointer fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>GA4’s Limited Attribution Models</h4> <span class="subtitle">ClickMagick’s multi-touch attribution reveals what’s really working — top, middle and bottom of funnel.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>The only other attribution model that GA4 offers aside from data-driven attribution is the “last click” attribution model.</p> <p>Last click is generally good at showing you what gets people to buy ...</p> <p>But it doesn’t give you any insight at all into top and middle of funnel performance, so you can’t rely only on last click attribution.</p> <p><b>And you can't scale cold traffic acquisition campaigns with last click.</b></p> <p>In addition to last click, ClickMagick provides advanced multi-touch attribution models — <b>like Linear, Position-Based and Time Decay</b> ...</p> <p>... which provide even deeper insights on how the different pieces of your marketing are performing, and help you scale like never before ...</p> <p>Because you’ll be able to <b>fully optimize the different steps in your funnel independently</b>, rather than your entire funnel as a whole.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-bomb fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>Bad Data Destroys Ad Optimization</h4> <span class="subtitle">ClickMagick sends enhanced first-party conversion data to Google in real-time to improve ad optimization.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>I could go on and on but hopefully you get the picture — you can’t rely on GA4.</p> <p>Growing your business with paid ads is just a matter of scaling what’s working and killing what’s not, but you can’t do that effectively with the inadequate tracking and attribution provided by GA4.</p> <p>But that's only the half of it, because GA4 pushes all this bad data to Google Ads, and <b>their AI algorithms use this bad data</b> to optimize your ads.</p> <p>And bad data means their AI ad optimization doesn't work as well ...</p> <p>... which means they end up showing your ads to people who are less likely to engage with your business, <b>and your results and ROI both suffer.</b></p> <p>On the other hand, ClickMagick sends your enhanced, first-party conversion data to Google in real-time, <b>with extreme precision and accuracy.</b></p> <p>And because ClickMagick's attribution is so accurate, we can always send back the Google “click id” and the other data Google is hungry for ...</p> <p>Which leads to <b>increased “event match quality” scores</b>, <b>improved ad optimization</b> and <b>increased ad ROI.</b> Guaranteed.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-chart-bar fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>Direct Response Stats & Reporting</h4> <span class="subtitle">ClickMagick gives you one-of-a-kind stats and reports you need to scale like a pro, all in real time.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>In addition to fixing all of these problems, only ClickMagick gives you the direct response stats and reports you need to truly optimize and scale.</p> <p><b>Here's what you get with ClickMagick:</b></p> <div id="product-stats" style="margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px"> <div class="product-stats-row"> <div class="product-stats-col"> <div> <p>Unique clicks</p> <p>Repeat clicks</p> <p>Bot clicks</p> <p>Cost per click</p> <p>Earnings per click</p> <p>Optins / CVR</p> <p>Sales / CVR</p> <p>Custom goals</p> </div> </div> <div class="product-stats-col"> <div> <p>Total customers</p> <p>New customers</p> <p>Repeat customers</p> <p>Lead/cust. cost</p> <p>Average order value</p> <p>Lifetime value</p> <p>Total revenue</p> <p>Frontend revenue</p> </div> </div> <div class="product-stats-col"> <div> <p>Upsell revenue</p> <p>Backend revenue</p> <p>Recurring revenue</p> <p>Ad cost / COGS</p> <p>Refunds</p> <p>Net Profit</p> <p>ROAS/ROAS24</p> <p>ROI</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>And you can see each and every one of these stats <b>for each and every traffic source, campaign or ad you have!</b></p> <p>ClickMagick has better and more visual reporting as well.</p> <p>The <b>UTM Performance Report</b> identifies your best and worst performing ads.</p> <p>The <b>Conversion Velocity Report</b> reveals how long it takes visitors to convert.</p> <p>The <b>Lifetime Value Report</b> shows you the cost to acquire a customer, how long it takes to breakeven, and how much customers are worth over time.</p> <p>And the <b>Funnel Steps Report paints a visual picture</b> of the different paths visitors take through your funnel, and gives you the data you need to optimize your funnel for the most profitable paths.</p> <p>I could go on, but you just don’t get these kinds of actionable, direct response stats and reports from Google Analytics.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-shield-alt fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>Bot & Click Fraud Protection</h4> <span class="subtitle">Only ClickMagick's ClickShield™ protects the accuracy of your stats, and your ad budget.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p>“Bots” are automated software programs that click your links, click your ads and waste your money, and even “opt in” to your list.</p> <p>Then you’ve got competitors, and other people doing “market research” repeatedly clicking your ads ...</p> <p>And even your own existing customers who search for you on Google and click your paid ad every time they want to get back to your site (happens a lot!)</p> <p><b>Google Analytics doesn't protect you from any of this.</b></p> <p>But ClickMagick has industry-leading bot filtering, and ClickShield™ ...</p> <p>Which allows you to set up rules to define the type of click behavior that’s acceptable to your business, and block the rest.</p> <p>That means <b>more accurate stats</b>, <b>less wasted ad spend</b> and <b>increased ROAS</b>.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="industries-description"> <div class="name-holder"> <div class="icon-holder"> <i class="fal fa-user-headset fa-3x" style="color: #5fac5a"></i> </div> <h4>Experience & Fanatical Support</h4> <span class="subtitle">We've helped more performance marketers and small businesses fix their tracking than anyone.</span> </div> <div class="text-holder"> <p><b>ClickMagick has helped over 122,000 small businesses</b> with tracking and attribution. I'd guess we have more experience with this than anyone.</p> <p>And we're pretty well-known for our amazing support.</p> <p>At ClickMagick, we offer onboarding calls, live chat, fast responses to tickets, and even Zoom support if you need it.</p> <p>And many users have told us our support is better than anything they've ever experienced before, because ...</p> <p><b>Our team consists of real marketers with decades of experience</b> — not low-paid, outsourced “customer support” reps who've never run an ad.</p> <p>You just can't get help like this anywhere else, and <b>with all the recent and ongoing changes in the industry</b> I really can't stress just how valuable this is.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="clear-choise" style="background-image: url('//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/compare/2aa2c10997fc0945b5e233091784e38213b72551.text-bg-2.png')"> <div class="text-holder"> <h2 class="h1"><img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/compare/293e98bc23bb7ec9b9a00abe0124d941da574050.smallLg.svg" />It’s a simple math problem</h2> <p>ClickMagick wouldn’t exist if you could rely on Google Analytics for accurate tracking and conversion attribution.</p> <p>All these issues with GA4 are costing you a small fortune, and the reason we’ve helped over 122,000 small businesses is simple — <b>ClickMagick makes you a lot more than it costs. Or you don't pay.</b></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 30px"><img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/compare/dd666cd9cd34e43b00700a3cd9585524a73c9f08.gstars.png" style="height: 18px; margin-right: 12px" /> ClickMagick TrueTracking® gives you best-in-class tracking and conversion attribution ...</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;"><img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/compare/dd666cd9cd34e43b00700a3cd9585524a73c9f08.gstars.png" style="height: 18px; margin-right: 12px" /> Every click. Every conversion. Every journey in between. 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You can have everything up and running in under an hour, <b>and I guarantee you’ll be blown away by the results.</b></p> <p>And if you have any questions, feel free to email me personally — <a href="mailto:patrick@clickmagick.com" >patrick@clickmagick.com</a> </p> <span class="sign-holder"> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/df39f2c6f9d5fdcca860acf6c646cb0530d782a4.signature.svg" /> </span> <span class="cite">Patrick Kelly, Founder</span> </div> <div class="btn-holder"> <a href="/signup/" class="btn btn-success">Try ClickMagick for free</a> <a href="/product/" class="btn btn-link-arrow">Learn more <span class="icon-right-arrow-short"></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section-feedback base-section" style="background-image: url('//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/3fba6ac7ca62efc4e415d5638ad17ae8aa39969d.Pattern-product-slider.png')"> <div class="container"> <div class="section-title"> <h2>Over 122,000 accounts created worldwide</h2> </div> <div class="feedback-wrapper"> <div class="slider-feedback"> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/9322d1ffc93db4704d8a36a244c95d8e896bcd8b.img14.png" alt="img" /> “It's not often that I'm blown away by a company - especially an internet marketing company. This is a company that actually listens to it's customers, and makes constant improvements based on the actual needs of the customer.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Ryan Even</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/075ad7f946682679159bda9a141aed29382319a3.img1.png" alt="img" /> “I'm not exaggerating one bit when I say ClickMagick is one of our most-loved apps we've ever used at our business, and it has really helped us to take things to the next level. You have managed to take things that drove us crazy — tracking, split-testing, etc. — and made them easier and more effective than ever!” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Mike Cooch</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/3ebd5845955da92a0fe462587ffe4dc9f3953a0f.img15.png" alt="img" /> “The support is outstanding. In terms of my business, I'm delighted with the results. With ClickMagick I can now see every step a prospect takes on their way to becoming a buyer, and I'm able to target my ad spend to the ad sets and creatives that are actually generating buyers. And the impact of this is enourmous. I highly recommend both the platform and the outstanding support team.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Barbara Decker</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/3cd89d190b800b0454337f688ead1a75d3962db1.img18.png" alt="img" /> “I'm a big fan of ClickMagick. Flat monthly rate not based on revenue, you don't have to hop on a sales call and I found the event match quality for the Conversions API to be great. I have it configured for a GHL funnel with order bumps, upsells and downsells. It's been great for optimizing our pixel with accurate attribution and helping us create more winning ads. The dashboard and reports are also easy to to use.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Matt Cox</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/84d64b33a4576663f8967f73d1d9cb968304245b.img2.png" alt="img" /> “ClickMagick has really helped me take my business to the next level. It's incredibly easy to use, has some awesome one-of-a-kind features, and I have received very prompt and friendly support when needed. I recommend ClickMagick to everyone.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Jan Brzeski</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/23aa02f5a62a86c7ca40e17dc9de4aeb9c70423e.img16.png" alt="img" /> “I would say this is the one tool that's irreplaceable in my business. It gives me a great overview of what's working and what's not working. The support is top notch. If you have an issue you'll hear back sometimes within minutes, always very quickly, and always with an accurate and useful answer. I highly recommend it.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Vince Czaplyski</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/670c401aaac559ce20b1ee4bdcc65d2530cbbf1e.img3.png" alt="img" /> “After generating millions of dollars online, I've seen what works and what doesn't. And for a very long time I struggled with the techie stuff that usually comes with tracking ... But I can confidently say ClickMagick is by far the most accurate, fun and simple way to track your clicks — with all the advanced features you'll ever need. This is a MUST HAVE tool.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Shaqir Hussyin</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/f12412f09c7c40641b4514c9f47e2fb4d69f4c7f.img17.png" alt="img" /> “The customer support have gone above and beyond for me. Just in terms of helping me set everything up. They go in to so much detail, they really know their stuff, and can help to simplify tracking and attribution - which as we all know can be quite a daunting task. The ClickMagick team obviously really care about their customers.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Silas Haigh</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/6a73b24a3db9bd672baf234653dbdbe323fbe0d3.img4.png" alt="img" /> “I have found ClickMagick to be an invaluable tool in building my business online. If you're not using ClickMagick you definitely should because it will really help you scale your business, and it's the most affordable solution of its kind.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Dana Beck</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/218fa380beba52fbac83827d3eb477360fffdec6.img5.png" alt="img" /> “I've used lots of different tracking tools in the past, and nothing compares to ClickMagick. It's got an extremely easy to use interface. Everything is laid out right there in front of you with just a few clicks. With ClickMagick, tracking is just 100 times easier and more efficient.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Chuck Nguyen</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/6b7c2824c6c8f7c9ea3077168ffb7a635c0e6888.img6.png" alt="img" /> “Let me tell you this is an awesome tracking app. ClickMagick is one-of-a-kind because not only does it track everything, very accurately, but it also gives you lots of extra tools that no other tracking software has out there. I definitely recommend it, and I'm going to be using it for a long, long time.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Jay Anello</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/23f2756546ccd9b0ec839db5ccce4ba015a05649.img7.png" alt="img" /> “I always thought, when I create my own company, I'm going to make sure the support is spot on, because there's nothing worse than bad support. ClickMagick's team must live in the support desk because you always get a competent answer, you don't have to keep going back and forth, and you get help fast every single time.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Mark Tetzner</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/a020a42b3f0c2276f8c21e68989de527f2c01a69.img8.png" alt="img" /> “ClickMagick is awesome. Their support is top notch too as they actually do listen to your feedback, and they are constantly adding new features on a monthly basis. All in all, highly recommended for newbies AND advanced users.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>John Lee</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/d01a7e90ea5f9fab1de741c631be1fcb1f0452b2.img9.png" alt="img" /> “ClickMagick is by far the best ad tracker on the market. The creators of the software are constantly taking suggestions and implementing upgrades. It was super easy to switch from my old tracking software to ClickMagick. This is a great product and I recommend it to anyone looking for a tracking solution.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Josh Hundsrucker</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/ffa0c5eded250e06b151044207726412f52735ab.img10.png" alt="img" /> “I'm beyond grateful to be using ClickMagick. It's exactly what I had been looking for. What really separates ClickMagick from the other services is the great level of feedback that is accepted. I've suggested several features and they've implemented them quickly. Do your business a favor and sign up. 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I must admit I left ClickMagick to find a cheaper and better alternative but quickly returned to using ClickMagick.” </p> </div> <div class="logo-bottom"> <h5>Mehboob Meghani</h5> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/217960c73ef7fe11033f82825f6ade890593442c.smallLg.svg" alt="logo" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feedback-item"> <div class="feedback-card"> <div class="image-wrap"> <p> <img src="//cdn.clickmagick.com/images/website/v3/feedback/9014dc821f7e5ecd9db22c47384a17da739d3465.img13.png" alt="img" /> “ClickMagick is an awesome tracking service that helps you to track your ads and focus on where your most profitable clicks are coming from. This has been a game-changer for me, and the support is awesome as well. I would recommend ClickMagick to any serious marketer who is wanting to take their online business to the next level. 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