Who Should Own GA4 and Google Tag Manager in Nepal (2026)
Hiding Google Ads and hiding GA4 / GTM are the same lock-in. Paid media without a property you can open is a PDF. Arjan KC and Gurkha Technology publish tags into client-owned containers. Ads twin: account ownership. Tracking service: conversion tracking Nepal. Dictionary: GTM.
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Why the Search case studies still need this
CPA and CPL moved when conversion events were real and the advertiser could see them:
- −42% CPA — /case-studies/kathmandu-home-services-google-ads/
- −40% CPL — /case-studies/nepal-education-consultancy-ppc/
Those are not “we have a vendor dashboard.” If the GTM login leaves with the vendor, you cannot audit the next campaign.
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Ownership map
| Asset | Company | Vendor |
|---|---|---|
| GA4 property | Admin | Analyst / editor |
| GTM web container | Admin | Publish |
| Server GTM (if any) | Company GCP/billing | Operator |
| Looker / dashboards | Company data source | Editor |
| Theme-coded pixels | Remove after GTM | Never the long-term home |
One site, one GTM container. A second “agency container” double-fires GA4 and Google Ads conversions. That inflates learning for PMax and hides bounce rate problems on landings.
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Check who has access today
| Tool | Where to look | What you want to see |
|---|---|---|
| GA4 | Admin → Account access management | A company email as Administrator |
| Google Tag Manager | Admin → User Management (account and container) | Company admin; vendor with Edit, Approve, or Publish |
| Google Ads | Admin → Access and security | Company admin; agency via its manager account or as a user |
| Meta | Business settings → Users → People, and Partners | Company owns the Business portfolio, Pixel, and ad account |
| Search Console | Settings → Users and permissions | Company as Owner |
Do this check once a quarter, and again whenever a staff member or vendor leaves.
When a vendor leaves
- Export the GTM container (Admin → Export container) and keep the file in company storage.
- Remove the vendor’s users from GA4, GTM, Search Console, and Meta, or downgrade them to read-only during a handover period.
- If Google Ads was managed through the vendor’s manager account, unlink it from your account’s access settings after confirming billing is in your name.
- Change shared passwords for any website, hosting, or plugin logins the vendor used.
- Note the date and the changes in your handover document.
Nepal handoff
- Company Google user (not a personal Gmail the intern created in 2019).
- Create GA4 + GTM; invite the practitioner.
- Link Ads / Meta through that property — not a private copy.
- Document the UTM list.
- Then spend. Click recipes: GA4 + GTM. Encyclopedic tracking: mastery guide.
If they will not complete step 1–2, treat it like a refused ads admin — do not scale.
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