More » Goo.gl Here’s Google’s very own URL shortener, which is a popular choice that’s useful for just getting the job done as quickly as possible. This will allow you to plan your content strategy accordingly. The downside of this approach, however, is that if a user visits your shortened domain without a directory path on the end, they will be directed to a Bitly branded page. It wasn’t long before link shorteners quickly became more than mere link shorteners. Keys can be generated in base 36, assuming 26 letters and 10 numbers. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better.
After using the backlink check tool you can use this tool to further analyze the value of each individual link. To use custom campaigns, you add UTM parameters to your URL which are then recorded in your custom analytics report. Don’t fall for one of those “build your Twitter follower count fast” programs. You need to be signed in to your bit.ly account before you can enter tracking data for the link.
Export your data to Excel, text, PDF or XML for paid accounts. You’ll play a “prove you’re human” game before your shortened link is produced. Once you are set, you can now view cool stats and detailed charts of your links (e.g. unique and non-unique clicks). Consider alternate extensions: If your top choice isn't available, consider using a country code TLD (ccTLD) such as .to or .co.
Having a link shortener protects users from malicious sites that engage in spreading malware, phishing attacks, and other harmful activity. Most URL shortening services offer basic analytic data that tracks the total number of clicks, the time of the click and the country or territory location of the person who clicked the link. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 22 May 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, May 22, 2011 Thanks. Want to take your link tracking to the next level?
I could probably go on and on with a dozen more URL shorteners, but lets be honest, you only need one. Notice we added our own custom tracking text to the parameter so we could tell this link was the “Services Brochure”. We then redirect the user to the destination URL. Note: Not all user types have access to this checkbox. Click 3 Last Click: The time and date when the link was last clicked.Linking out to high quality websites can be an important UX and SEO signal. Similarly, when the IOleLink implementation cannot find a file, for example, in its BindToSource method, it automatically calls on the tracking service. Some URL shortening services support the forwarding of mailto URLs, as an alternative to address munging, to avoid unwanted harvest by web crawlers or bots. Get everything hooked up Some services, such as Bitly, let anyone create a vanity URL shortener. In this example, we want to use several newsletters such as the "jan2018-newsletter" campaign name, which is the ‘c’ parameter in the tracking link. Don't use your company name: URL shorteners can also be formed from product names, words common to your industry, slogans or even slang. It’s one of the earliest link shorteners out there and allows you to customize the actual shortened link (again, if the customization is not yet taken).