You can use this service with or without an account. Yourls is a way to homebrew your own shortened links so that you don’t have to rely on that middleman. In this example we have used Twitter. utm_medium parameter is used to describe what kind of medium we have used, in this example we have used a Tweet. utm_campaign parameter to define a campaign name, slogan, promo code, etc. utm_term parameter is used to identify paid search keywords. utm_content You could be using a variety of content types in a campaign, this element allows you to differentiate among them.
Macro Name: element text Macro Type: Custom JavaScript Custom Javascript: The .textContent property is built into most browsers which is nice, but you can always adapt the macro to use innerHTML or innerText depending on your needs. A friendly URL may be desired for messaging technologies that limit the number of characters in a message (for example SMS), for reducing the amount of typing required if the reader is copying a URL from a print source, for making it easier for a person to remember, or for the intention of a permalink. Create smart link targets to automatically route visitors by language or operating system so that we end up with engaged customers instead of bounces.
Every single email address links contains mailto: so this firing rule ensures that this tag only fires on clicks where links are “mailto” type email addresses. According to Tonic Corporation, the registry for .to domains, it is "very serious about keeping domains spam free" and may remove URL shortening services from their registry if the service is abused.[21] In addition, "u.nu" made the following announcement upon closing operations: The last straw came on September 3, 2010, when the server was disconnected without notice by our hosting provider in response to reports of a number of links to child pornography sites. Scott Hanselman wrote a short but interesting post tracing the amount of redirection that happened on a single shortened link. Under Tracking, click the Google Analytics link tracking box. You can modify these in the ga call if necessary (lines 24 to 26).
We strongly recommend you thoroughly test your campaigns that use Google Analytics tracking to ensure your links function properly. Include retargeting pixels in my links to build a fan list. Once this is on your toolbar, you'll be able to make a TinyURL at the click of a button. Some will show up as a referral from a webmail address, like mail.yahoo.com. Capturing Only External Link Clicks The firing rules is where all the magic happens.
You can also get a visual glimpse of your engagement for a different perspective. Fortunately, we can gather outbound link details ourselves. All of the links in an email ought to be tagged with campaign variables, specifying the campaign, the source and which link was clicked. Services that don’t do this can end up being blacklisted on major websites which won’t allow links from such services to be displayed. One good way to do this is to use Domai.nr, which links directly to registrars for many domain extensions. You can test that the certificate files were successfully processed by using one of your Hosted Pages. I like Bitly because it has a pretty interface and a login for all of the links you create.