For example, if someone was on the /about/ page, and clicked on an email address, then Google Analytics will record /about/. When the link targets URLs that match this filter, the link is not tracked. Whether you send out marketing emails or occasional newsletters, you can use Google Analytics to track the effectiveness of your emails. It allows for custom domains so you can brand your shortened link.
Answers blocks postings that contain TinyURLs,[citation needed] and Wikipedia does not accept links by any URL shortening services in its articles. Undo Undo URL Shortener @URL_Shorteners_ 14 Dec 2012 More Thanks.
In the background, Analytics sends data by requesting an image beacon. 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. For example, if you want to know how many people click on the website link in your Twitter profile, lots of people use a bit.ly link instead of the direct link to their website. Fortunately, we can gather outbound link details ourselves. In November 2009, the shortened links of the URL shortening service Bitly were accessed 2. When storing unique values from an affiliate's tracking system, use a combination of the following parameters: aff_click_id aff_unique1 aff_unique2 aff_unique3 aff_unique4 aff_unique5 You can use up to one click ID parameter and five unique value parameters, each of which appear in your conversion report and event tracer.
The downside of this approach, however, is that if a user visits your shortened domain without a directory path on the end, they will be directed to a Bitly branded page. Reports are availabe in .csv format for use with Microsoft Excel or your favorite spreadsheet program.
Get everything hooked up Some services, such as Bitly, let anyone create a vanity URL shortener. In addition to using bit.ly as a tool integrated into third-party tools you can also use it directly at the bit.ly website. Then, use the tracking link in your ads and promotions. Upload the certificate and its corresponding key. You are also able to use the same tools such as bookmarklets and third-party apps using their API with your custom domain name. On Twitter and some instant-messaging services, there is a limit to the number of characters a message can carry – however, Twitter now shortens links automatically using its own URL shortening service, so there is no need to use a separate URL shortening service just to shorten URLs in a tweet. Creating large sets of extremely small segments will not result in useful data for your analysis. Write down this value and the combination title or description it goes with so you can reference it when you view your data in Google Analytics later. Before you send your campaign, make a note of these unique IDs so you'll know which Google Analytics title goes with which combination of your campaign. If you are using WordPress, you can take advantage of the default permalink structure to shorten URLs.