Outbound link tracking The table below shows the top ten links visitors to this site have clicked on in the last seven days. This is compatible with most web browsers and platforms as long as your bookmarks or favorites allow javascript. In order to form the key, a hash function can be made, or a random number generated so that key sequence is not predictable. When you check the box to enable tracking, we'll show the campaign title as it will appear in your Google Analytics account after the campaign is sent. STEP 3: Simple Tag Testing After you’ve saved your new tag, go ahead and select Preview, and then Debug: Then, open up your website to a page you’d like to test.
Setting the transport method to 'beacon' lets the hit be sent * using 'navigator.sendBeacon' in browser that support it. */ var trackOutboundLink = function(url) { ga('send', 'event', 'outbound', 'click', url, { 'transport': 'beacon', 'hitCallback': function(){document.location = url;} }); } You'll also need to add (or modify) the onclick attribute to your links. People have learned that shortened links can lead to any random spam page on the web. Be sure that you spell gtm.linkClick exactly as it looks: this field is case sensitive. The real benefit of using this link shortener comes with using it in conjunction with HootSuite itself for all your social media marketing. Finally, URL shortening sites provide detailed information on the clicks a link receives, which can be simpler than setting up an equally powerful server-side analytics engine, and unlike the latter, does not require any access to the server.
But like I said, on Twitter, the Twitter folks have already figured out the whole URL shortening thing. Then you should get rid of the sidebar ad and focus on the other two placements. You can always view clicks over a period of 24 hours, a month, and a custom date range. A total of five parameters are automatically appended when you enable Google Analytics: utm_campaign: will automatically be the name of the campaign as it appears in Sailthru. utm_medium: will automatically be “email”. utm_source: will automatically be “Sailthru”. utm_term: will automatically be the name of the sending list as it appears in Sailthru. utm_content: if you are sending an AB Split or AB Winner or Auto Winner Campaign, this utm parameter will be added to your links.
Some link shorteners end up on domain block lists because of heavy spammer use. Bitly also offers a paid version, but it's pretty pricey. Tagging your emails like this will give insight into how your emails compare to other types of marketing, how specific messages work across all mediums, which types of links work best in your emails, etc.
0 token, or both—whatever option is most convenient for you. If you already have a domain you want to use just point it at our site and add it to your account. Launch and use Now that you're all set up, you're ready to use your new URL shortener. They can also be maintained when a link source is moved within a computer. One of the risks of choosing a URL shortening service is to have some assurance that they are filtering out spam and virus links. Transnational law[edit] Shortened internet links typically use foreign country domain names, and are therefore under the jurisdiction of that nation. That’s what tells the systems at Instagram and YouTube which photo you require, and it does it in 11 characters to make it as short as possible. The general idea people have about Google Analytics is that it tells you how many vistors and pageviews you are getting, where the traffic is coming from, and what content is popular on your website. URL shorteners are nothing new, Tiny URL has been around for 100 years, but WP.me is different in a few ways. You are also able to use the same tools such as bookmarklets and third-party apps using their API with your custom domain name. Shortened links allow you to share long URLs in a Tweet while maintaining the maximum number of characters for your message. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 20 Jun 2011 More Revision 362: * Updated toolbarbutton styles Thanks. Some websites prevent short, redirected URLs from being posted. To store unique session information—like click IDs or user hashes—use the affiliate click ID or unique value parameters instead.