You get valuable tracking information including when the link was clicked, where it came from, the search keywords used, the IP address of the visitor and more. Having a link shortener protects users from malicious sites that engage in spreading malware, phishing attacks, and other harmful activity.
This delay can be made worse if the account is set up close to the weekend because sometimes data aggregation slows and gets pulled in on Monday. To enable it, you can upload your own SSL certificate for the link domain using the same workflow that Sailthru provides for enabling Apple’s iOS Universal Links. Hover over the open or click percentage for any sent campaign to see the number of opens or clicks. To use custom campaigns, you add UTM parameters to your URL which are then recorded in your custom analytics report.
Even after labels are published and in the hands of customers. Some offer features that go beyond a basic link shortener. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 26 Jun 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, June 26, 2011 Thanks. This is something you’ll often hear from link shortener detractors. To enable outbound link tracking, you need to add a little javascript to your website, and add a little code with each outgoing link that you want to track.
Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Note that requests containing JSON content bodies must be accompanied by a Content-Type: application/json request header. Top-level domains of countries such as Libya (.ly), Samoa (.ws), Mongolia (.mn), Malaysia (.my) and Liechtenstein (.li) have been used as well as many others. Short URLs, for example, will be subject to linkrot if the shortening service stops working; all URLs related to the service will become broken. Click rate Percentage of total recipients who clicked any tracked link in the campaign.
A name everyone instantly trusts when they see the URL. Once upon a time, the best link building campaigns involved using the same anchor text and quantity was more important than quality. The .ly namespace is controlled by Libya, you see, and the use of it is governed by strict rules. For example, to expand , send the following request: GET For instance, you could issue the following curl command: curl '' If successful, the response will look like: { "kind": "urlshortener#url", "id": "", "longUrl": "", "status": "OK" } id is the short URL you passed in. longUrl is the long URL to which it expands. To store unique session information—like click IDs or user hashes—use the affiliate click ID or unique value parameters instead. Often the redirect domain name is shorter than the original one. Shortened links allow you to share long URLs in a Tweet while maintaining the maximum number of characters for your message. For example: This will redirect users to mylandingpage.com if and only if their device isn’t supported by the app store to which the tracker points.