This may sometimes be done using short, CAPTCHA-protected URLs, but this is not common.[3] Makers of URL shorteners usually register domain names with less popular or esoteric Top-level domains in order to achieve a short URL and a catchy name, often using domain hacks. Backlinks are followed by Google's robot to check if it’s a valid link.
Thus, short URLs may be more convenient for websites or hard copy publications (e.g. a printed magazine or a book), the latter often requiring that very long strings be broken into multiple lines (as is the case with some e-mail software or internet forums) or truncated. With that said, if you do need to track your URLs, or you want alternative ways to post there are plenty of ways to do it: Bit.ly: Probably the most popular URL shortener for Twitter because it was one of the first to let you track your tiny URLs. Although disguising of the underlying address may be desired for legitimate business or personal reasons, it is open to abuse.
I could probably go on and on with a dozen more URL shorteners, but lets be honest, you only need one. In this article: Using Google Tag Manager If you use Google Tag Manager to manage your Analytics tracking, follow the instructions in Analytics Events to implement events. The process takes a little work, but it’s worth it if you want have a more professional edge with your URLs. Tag Type: Select either “Universal Analytics” or “Classic Analytics”, depending on whichever you are using.
Notice we added our own custom tracking text to the parameter so we could tell this link was the “Services Brochure”. Privacy and security[edit] A short URL obscures the target address and can be used to redirect to an unexpected site. Click Macro Redirect You can specify a custom click macro by first enabling the offer tracking setting, and then passing in a URL using the following parameter: redirect For this parameter, you can include either the {redirect} or {eredirect} macro to track your clicks in another tracking system. When a request is received for a shorthand link, the registry database is searched for an associated URL. If, when creating a short link, you are logged out, you'll need to save the passcode, because it is the only thing that gives edit rights.
Click the title of the email you want to work with. If you’re linking from one site using Analytics to another using Analytics Google could record that relationship. In order to get your domain short enough to be effective as a URL shortener, you may want to consider these tips: Removing vowels: This is an effective way to shortener your organization's name and still making it easy to understand. They began to allow publishers to track the links they posted with analytics. Find the Unique Web ID for Each Version of a Campaign For A/B Testing Campaigns that test content, each combination of the campaign will have a different web ID. The following example code represents the default download tracking configuration: s.trackDownloadLinks= true; s.linkDownloadFileTypes= 'exe,zip,wav,mp3,mov,mpg,avi,wmv,doc,pdf,xls'; Use the following procedure to enable download tracking for your Adobe Analytics framework: Open the SiteCatalyst framework and expand the Link Tracking Configuration section. For example, "4" can be used for the "for" sound in a name. When you are using HootSuite, you can shorten any URL to an ow.ly or ht.ly link. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Grow your event Grow faster with Eventbrite’s built-in event promotion and social sharing tools.