Its e-commerce platform is simple, yet efficient.” — Marketing Director, Sony World Photography “We leverage Eventbrite’s data capture functions to help with marketing initiatives. On this page enter your Google Analytics tracking ID and click the Save button. More » Is.gd Is.gd provides one of the simplest URL shortening experiences by giving you nothing more than a field to input your long link so you can instantly transform into a shorter one.
In the background, Analytics sends data by requesting an image beacon. If hosted elsewhere, in the ‘URL to the YOURLS API’ field enter ‘’. In the example above we have created a link to be shared on Twitter, as a tweet. utm_source parameter identifies the source of traffic this could be a site, a social media network, newsletter, app, etc.
Click the blue “Post” button to add the link to your page. Whatever the case, the answer seems to be using a link shortener. For consistency, use your URL shortener whenever possible, rather than mixing your own custom domain with other generic ones. This means you couldn't register, for example, domain.uk. In the “Auto-Append Link Parameters” field write the new or current parameter with its respective value, such as utm_medium=MorningEmail You can turn on this setting independent of the Link Tracking setting.
Sometimes a short URL is useful simply to give someone over a telephone conversation for a one-off access or file download, and no longer needed within a couple of minutes. Include retargeting pixels in my links to build a fan list. A link converted by Twitter’s link service is checked against a list of potentially dangerous sites.
This real-time report gives you detailed tracking information about every single click your link receives, as it happens. Link shortening adds another of redirection to an “already creaky system“, according to Joshua Schachter, the founder of Delicious. To double check, replicate the campaign and look at the tracking options you selected. Add Campaign name and any other parameter (optional): Add the name of the campaign to differentiate between the different creatives you are running with that specific owned media source. In Tiny, click the “Stats” page button under the URL to access the statistics.