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Real estate UTM builder.

Pick a channel, choose the project and objective, and the campaign name follows one convention every time.

01The builder

Free · runs in your browser · nothing uploaded

02The basics

Five tags, one link

What UTM tags actually do.

UTM tags are short labels added to the end of a link. When someone clicks, your analytics reads the labels and records exactly where the visit came from.

No extra code is needed for GA4 to read them. The five standard tags answer five questions about every visit, and GA4 uses the source and medium to decide which channel the visit belongs to.

The five tags

TagAnswersExample
utm_sourceWhere did the click come from?google, facebook, newsletter
utm_mediumWhat type of traffic is it?cpc, paid_social, email
utm_campaignWhich campaign was it?spring-sale_202611
utm_contentWhich ad or link was clicked?hero-banner, video-a
utm_termWhich keyword or audience?running shoes
03Why it matters

Four reasons to tag every link

Why it matters for reporting.

01

Credit goes to the right campaign.

Without tags, a click from an email or WhatsApp message often shows up as Direct, and the campaign that earned it gets no credit.

02

Channels are compared fairly.

One naming convention across every channel means paid, owned and partner traffic line up in the same report.

03

Leads and revenue connect to marketing.

Stored with each lead, UTM tags show which campaign produced customers, not just clicks.

04

Budget follows results.

Clean data shows which ads and messages to scale and which to stop.

04How it works

From link to report

Tag the link. Then trust the report.

Use the builder

Step 01

Paste the project page or launch landing page.

Step 02

Choose the channel, including portals, brokers and offline placements.

Step 03

Build the campaign name from project, phase, unit type, objective, buyer market and date.

Add the selling angle as content.

Step 04

Copy the link for ads and brokers, or download the QR code for billboards and brochures.

The naming convention

Pattern{project}_{objective}_{date}

Examplepalm-heights_launch_202611

Parts are joined with underscores and words inside a part use hyphens, so you can split the name back into columns in a spreadsheet or Looker Studio. Optional parts are skipped when empty. You can switch the separator under Formatting rules.

05Cheat sheet

Source, medium and GA4 channel

Every channel, mapped to GA4.

The source and medium each preset uses, and the GA4 default channel it reports under. Unassigned means GA4 has no default rule for it; add a custom channel group rule.

Channelutm_sourceutm_mediumGA4 channel
Google Ads: SearchgooglecpcPaid Search
Google Ads: Performance MaxgooglecpcPaid Search
Microsoft AdvertisingbingcpcPaid Search
Facebook lead or traffic adsfacebookpaid_socialPaid Social
Instagram adsinstagrampaid_socialPaid Social
TikTok adstiktokpaid_socialPaid Social
Snapchat adssnapchatpaid_socialPaid Social
LinkedIn ads (investors)linkedinpaid_socialPaid Social
Google Ads: DisplaygoogledisplayDisplay
Google Ads: Demand GengooglecpcPaid Search
YouTube adsyoutubecpvPaid Video
BayutbayutreferralReferral
Property FinderpropertyfinderreferralReferral
DubizzledubizzlereferralReferral
99acres99acresreferralReferral
MagicBricksmagicbricksreferralReferral
Other portalportal-namereferralReferral
Broker or agency partneragency-namereferralReferral
Broker network emailbroker-newsletteremailEmail
Buyer database emailnewsletteremailEmail
WhatsApp message or broadcastwhatsappsocialOrganic Social
SMSsmssmsSMS
Instagram bio or storyinstagramsocialOrganic Social
LinkedIn postlinkedinsocialOrganic Social
Billboard or OOH QRbillboardqrUnassigned
Brochure or print ad QRprintqrUnassigned
Roadshow or exhibition QRroadshowqrUnassigned
Sales gallery QRsales-galleryqrUnassigned
Radio spot vanity URLradioaudioAudio
06Tips

For real estate marketers

Tips that keep the data clean.

01

Give every broker their own source.

When leads arrive in the CRM, you can match them to the right agency without arguing over spreadsheets.

02

Use a different QR link per billboard location, with the location in utm_content.

It's the cheapest way to compare outdoor sites.

03

Tag the buyer market, not just the ad targeting.

India, UK and GCC buyers respond to different angles and close at very different rates.

04

Pass the UTMs into hidden fields on your enquiry form and into your CRM.

Real estate sales cycles are long, so first-touch source has to live with the lead.

05

Keep the project name identical across every channel and every phase so lead reports add up.

07For your developer

Store UTMs with every lead

Get UTM data into your CRM.

GA4 counts visits. Your CRM or database records who became a lead or customer. Unless the UTM tags are saved with each record, the two never meet, and you can't tell which campaign produced which sale. Share this brief with your website developer.

What to ask for

Step 01

Read the UTM tags and ad click IDs from the URL on every page load.

Step 02

Save them in a first-party cookie for 90 days.

Keep a first-touch copy that is never overwritten, and a last-touch copy that updates on each new tagged visit.

Step 03

Ignore visits without UTM tags, so an untagged return visit never wipes the saved values.

Step 04

Add hidden fields for every value to every form: contact, booking, sign-up and checkout.

Step 05

Fill the hidden fields from the cookie when the form is sent.

Step 06

Store each value in its own column on the lead or order record, and map the same fields into the CRM.

Step 07

Test it: open a tagged link, send a form, and check the record shows the right values.

Fields to add to each lead or order

FieldWhat it holds
first_utm_source … first_utm_termFirst tagged visit. Set once, never overwritten.
last_utm_source … last_utm_termMost recent tagged visit before the form was sent.
gclid, fbclid, msclkidAd click IDs, for offline conversion uploads.
landing_pageFull URL of the first page seen.
referrerThe site the visitor came from.
first_touch_at, last_touch_atTimestamps of both visits.

A starting point for the developer

const KEYS=['utm_source','utm_medium','utm_campaign','utm_content','utm_term','gclid','fbclid','msclkid'];
const q=new URLSearchParams(location.search);
const hit={};KEYS.forEach(k=>{if(q.get(k))hit[k]=q.get(k);});
if(Object.keys(hit).length){
  hit.landing_page=location.href;hit.referrer=document.referrer;hit.at=new Date().toISOString();
  const save=(n,v)=>document.cookie=n+'='+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(v))+';path=/;max-age=7776000;SameSite=Lax';
  if(!document.cookie.includes('utm_first='))save('utm_first',hit);
  save('utm_last',hit);
}

Never put names, emails or phone numbers in UTM tags. Store them only in your own database, under your privacy policy.

08Questions

The ones that come up most

Common questions.

01How do I track leads from property portals like Bayut or Property Finder?

Portal enquiries usually arrive directly in your CRM or the portal's dashboard. UTMs track the visits portals send to your own website, such as clicks on your developer page link. Tag those links with the portal as the source and referral as the medium.

02How should I track billboards and print ads?

Use a QR code with UTM tags, or a short vanity URL that redirects to a tagged link. Put the billboard location in utm_content. GA4 will report medium qr as Unassigned unless you add a custom channel group, which takes a couple of minutes in GA4 admin.

03How do I compare the same project across different buyer markets?

Add the market to the campaign name, for example "palm-heights_2br_launch_india_202610". You can then filter or split the campaign name to compare cost per lead and site visits by market.

04Can I track leads from WhatsApp?

UTMs track the click to your website. For WhatsApp-first funnels, use a tagged landing page with a WhatsApp button that passes the campaign into the pre-filled message, so sales can see where the chat came from.

05Should brokers use their own UTM links?

Yes. Give each broker a tagged link with their agency as the source. It keeps their traffic separate from your own campaigns and makes commission disputes easier to settle.

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