Stephen Leahy · Digital marketing, analytics and SEO

Practical guides to tracking, consent, SEO and AI search

Plain-English advice from a marketer with more than a decade of experience, so you can measure what matters and be found where your customers look.

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Start with these guides

Three places to begin if you want your numbers to be trustworthy.

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How much of your website traffic does your analytics actually see?

Why your dashboard is a sample, and how to measure the gap.

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Is your cookie banner GDPR compliant? A 5-minute checklist

Test your banner in five minutes using nothing but your browser.

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What is a tracking plan, and how do you write one?

The one document that stops your reports disagreeing.

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Analytics and tracking

Event design, attribution, tracking plans, and making your data trustworthy.

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Privacy and consent

Cookie banners, consent tools, and measuring responsibly under GDPR.

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SEO

Search intent, content, and getting found in Google.

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GEO and AI search

Getting your content understood and cited by AI tools.

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Hi, I’m Stephen

I’m a multi-award-winning digital marketing specialist with more than a decade of experience in SEO, GEO, web analytics, affiliate marketing, and content. I write plain-English guides on tracking, consent, and search so small businesses can measure what matters and make better decisions.

What I focus on

  • Tracking that follows a customer from first click to outcome
  • Measuring responsibly when visitors say no to cookies
  • SEO and AI-search visibility
  • Attribution and CRM data you can trust

Work with me

Practical, fixed-scope help for small businesses. I’ll look at your setup, tell you what is wrong, and show you what to fix first.

Tracking and consent health check

A review of what your site tracks, what fires before consent, and whether your data can be trusted.

SEO and GEO review

Where you stand in Google and AI search, and a short list of actions in priority order.

Attribution and CRM setup

Connect campaigns to leads and outcomes so you know which marketing really works.

A free self-assessment, the Tracking Health Check, is coming soon.

Not sure where to start?

Tell me about your site and what you want to measure, and I’ll point you in the right direction.