The Google Analytics account has to be set up and configured before the tracked campaign is sent. If no value is provided for ad_id on a click, then conversions in that click session are rejected with the "No Transaction ID provided" error. We strongly recommend you thoroughly test your campaigns that use Google Analytics tracking to ensure your links function properly. For consistency, use your URL shortener whenever possible, rather than mixing your own custom domain with other generic ones. For example, if a shell shortcut is created to link to a text document, the text document is the link source, and the shell shortcut is the link client. This can be added to existing JavaScript files or in a script block as long as it’s loaded somewhere within the HTML body (ideally, just before the closing tag). jQuery (or your alternative) must be loaded first although the Google Analytics tracking code can appear anywhere on the page. /* Track outbound links in Google Analytics */ (function($) { "use strict"; // current page host var baseURI = window.location.host; // click event on body $("body").on("click", function(e) { // abandon if link already aborted or analytics is not available if (e.isDefaultPrevented() || typeof ga !== "function") return; // abandon if no active link or link within domain var link = $(e.target).closest("a"); if (link.length != 1 || baseURI == link[0].host) return; // cancel event and record outbound link e.preventDefault(); var href = link[0].href; ga('send', { 'hitType': 'event', 'eventCategory': 'outbound', 'eventAction': 'link', 'eventLabel': href, 'hitCallback': loadPage }); // redirect after one second if recording takes too long setTimeout(loadPage, 1000); // redirect to outbound page function loadPage() { document.location = href; } }); })(jQuery); // pass another library here if required The event is recorded with the category name ‘outbound’, action name ‘link’ and the value set to the URL of the outbound page.
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. Click the name of the report you want to work with.
We want tracking to work everywhere so I recommend using a library with robust cross-browser event handling. 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. Firing Rules: Set to All Pages You want Tag Manager to listen for all link clicks on all pages – so just check the preconfigured firing rule for “All pages”. Complete control over which campaigns our clients can see in their accounts.
We want tracking to work everywhere so I recommend using a library with robust cross-browser event handling. Shortcomings[edit] Short URLs often circumvent the intended use of top-level domains for indicating the country of origin; domain registration in many countries requires proof of physical presence within that country, although a redirected URL has no such guarantee. But the webmaster of these sites must not give blanket permission to every website that exists on the internet to create links to it. If the title is not available you can manually add it. This method can create some clever domains and also have the advantage of using the domain extension itself as part of the word or words you're trying to convey. Owned Media email and SMS campaigns, web site banners and landing pages, viral posts on social media or even QR codes on physical posters.
Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. In this case, the analytics are public, so you're giving it to everyone. The second reason is because this may or may not be a product with a future. Understand which one of my marketing channels or Ads are most effective and optimize digital Ad spend. Unless you want to track URLs, you have no need to run to an outside website in order to make your URLs smaller, Twitter only counts links for a certain number of characters now. If you're willing to pay, consider Pretty Link Pro or these low cost solutions on Code Canyon. If your app is already multi-platform on Adjust, you don’t have to do anything; all your trackers are cross-platform by default. If you are using something else, then please share that in the comments below.We recently worked with a client that lists events on their own website and sends people over to Eventbrite to book tickets. If you are using something else, then please share that in the comments below.Track outbound links Find out when users click a link to leave your site. While this solution might not compete with the extremely short URLs that link shortening services can provide (and without the equivalent analytics packages), it would avoid the link shortening middleman and let your user know at a glance where your link will take them. — Is link shortening for you? You are not fully free of ads, but the advertising scheme applied on this site is reasonable. For some of our clients, it makes sense to analyze different creatives, whereas for others the creatives are not as important as the placement location. Clicked Number of recipients who clicked any tracked link.