Twitter Conversion tracking has never been made this easy, this SOP covers all the steps and tools you need to set up or audit Twitter tracking in 15 minutes
To track your Twitter Ads conversions from inside the platform
Ideal outcome
You are able to see how many conversions your Twitter Ads campaigns brought you, and how much they are worth to you
Why it matters
Seeing how many conversions and how much revenue each ad is bringing you, allows you to start optimizing your campaigns for the best results
Before you start
Google Tag Manager needs to already be running on your website, if you haven’t already you can follow other SOPs available for WordPress SOP 004 (web version), Shopify SOP 065 (web version), and Squarespace SOP 066 (web version). You will also need a Twitter Ads account
Key steps
20 steps
What is inside
26 headings
1Environment setup
2Generate your Twitter Universal Tag3
Log in to your Twitter Ads account here .
Click Tools → Conversion Tracking
You’ll be prompted to create a new website tag. Agree to the Terms and Conditions and click “Generate website tag for conversion tracking”
3Install your Universal Website Tag using Google Tag Manager8
Log into Google Tag Manager here.
Select the account that you want to use (the one that is being used on the site on which you want to install your tool):
Click Tags > New
Name your tag (give it a relevant name, for example: [Name of tool] - [Description]) and click anywhere in the “Tag Configuration” section:
Select “Custom HTML”:
Paste the code snippet that you retrieved from the first chapter of this SOP onto the HTML section:
Click “Triggering”:
Click ‘Submit’
4Determine the conversion events you want to track
5Generate your Conversion Events5
Log in to your Twitter Ads account here .
Click Tools → Conversion Tracking
Click “Create New Conversion Event” in the top right corner:
Setup the Conversion event that you determined in the previous chapter as such:
You will be asked for an Attribution Window. Set it according to the way you believe will result in more accurate reports for your business.
6Verifying that your tag and conversion events are successfully setup4
Open your website using Google Chrome.
Perform the required action to trigger your conversion.
Click on the Twitter Pixel Helper extension for Google Chrome icon. You should see a message indicating A Twitter Website Tag was found. In addition you should see under the success message additional details about the parameters being sent.
Lastly, you’ll want to check your data is being received correctly by Twitter as well. To do that, on Twitter Ads Manager head over to Tools → Conversion Tracking and make sure under “Website Tag” for your events you are getting a “Tracking” status.