When this feature is used, links to your site that Sailthru includes in your email campaigns are wrapped in a redirect URL beginning with link.
Set Your Own Expiration Dates Want your links to automatically expire on a specific date? Using them ensures all parameters on the tracking link are transferred and parsed correctly for all platforms, browsers and scenarios. It's possible to shorten regular custom links or OneLink URLs: Shorten Regular Custom Link You can use as many parameters as you'd like on a tracking link and use Shorten Link to convert the link to a short one. Example: link UPDATE The above is for the older version of the API - ga.js.
With Bitly, you can track how many clicks your shortened links receive, plus bookmark and organize your links on your own personalized Bitly dashboard. You need to be signed in to your bit.ly account before you can enter tracking data for the link. Use A Custom Domain With Link Shorteners With services like Domainr and IWantMyName, you can easily get a custom domain to use with link shorteners.
As an example of how link tracking works, if your site’s domain is example.com, your link domain might be set to link.example.com. Examples: Netflix at one time used movi.es and BarkBox, which supplies dog treat gift packages, use the URL shortener ruv.me. They also allow you to track your links and provide you with the ability to understand and visualise your audience. The service includes all the custom bit.ly features plus real-time information about the page you are “shrinking.” You can also track clicks to the page and how many times that page was shared and by how many people.
Your link stats will also be public if you use this service. In 2017, Spectrum Equity acquired majority stake in Bitly for $64 million.[1] Contents Products[edit] The Bitly URL shortening service became popular on Twitter after it became the default URL shortening service on the website on May 6, 2009.[4] It was subsequently replaced by Twitter's own t.co service.[5] The company behind Bitly launched a similar service, but for online videos, to determine what videos are the most popular on the web.[6] The company offers a paid solution called Bitly Enterprise that provides advanced branding features, audience intel, omnichannel campaign tracking and more. From Australia to Zimbabwe, and everywhere in between, companies count on Campaign Monitor for email campaigns that boost the bottom line.Know which emails are working and which links are most effective. When we shorten a link, it appears like so: Our URLs are shortened and we can still use the tracking features in Bit.ly, but instead of our readers seeing Bit.ly in the shortened links, they see our custom domain. The only way to track clicks from your Facebook wall links is to use a URL shortening service for each external link that you post to your wall.