Link preview Afraid of clicking on a short link without knowing where it goes? Once you've found a domain you like, you'll need to register it. But, as Matt Cutts says in this video, the page rank and anchor text will flow through the shortened link and that there shouldn’t be any harm in using them…as long as the URL shortener is using a 301 redirect. Google Analytics doesn’t “listen” for link click events by default, so that’s why we have to go the extra work of creating a link click listener tag.
Undo Undo Shorten links ! @sqrl_in 7 Apr 2010 More Create shorter links in twitter with Thanks. Macro Name: element url hostname Macro Type: Custom Javascript Custom Javascript: Caveats If you have a Google Analytics Premium account, note that this will increase the # of events for you site. The macro below will allow you to grab just the hostname from the outbound URL.
Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Just make a link to or use the following code to make a URL input box: Terms of use TinyURL was created as a free service to make posting long URLs easier, and may only be used for actual URLs. ClickMeter is a super-easy to use web-based professional tool. The distributed link tracking service maintains file links for the following situations that occur within a domain: The link source file is moved from one NTFS file system volume to another within the same domain.
To learn more, read Troubleshooting Click Tracking. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Charts and Graphs Get free real-time graphs so you can clearly visualize your link activity and see where you're getting the most response. This can be done online, at the web pages of a URL shortening service; to do it in batch or on demand may require the use of an API.
You can’t deny the usefulness of them with social media (especially Twitter) and the additional layer of analytics you can get on your links. The volume that holds the link source file is moved to another computer within the same domain. Each time a contact clicks a link in the campaign, the tracking information redirects them through MailChimp's servers and sends them to the intended web address. From Google Event Tracking Guide Event Tracking is a method available in the ga.js tracking code that you can use to record user interaction with website elements, such as a Flash-driven menu system. More meaningful: readers at least know the link goes to your site.