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January 10, 2026

# The UTM Tracking Parameters Checklist: What to Verify Before You Publish

Run through this before you consider UTM tracking parameters actually done:

1. Standardize a naming convention (lowercase, hyphens not spaces) across your whole team before generating any links, and stick to it without exceptions.
2. Use `utm_source` for the platform (facebook, newsletter), `utm_medium` for the channel type (social, email, cpc), and `utm_campaign` for the specific initiative — don't mix these roles.
3. Keep a shared log of every UTM combination created, so nobody accidentally creates a near-duplicate variant that fragments reporting.
4. Avoid tagging internal links with UTM parameters — it can incorrectly reset session attribution in some analytics setups, misreporting the original traffic source.
5. Double-check this after any site migration or major redesign, not just at launch.

None of these individually take long. The value is in doing all of them, every time, instead of remembering most of them most of the time.

Pair this with the SERP snippet preview checklist if you're doing a fuller pre-launch pass.

UTM Campaign Builder runs through most of this automatically.

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