Before we go any further, you must upgrade to Universal Analytics. In this example we have used Twitter. utm_medium parameter is used to describe what kind of medium we have used, in this example we have used a Tweet. utm_campaign parameter to define a campaign name, slogan, promo code, etc. utm_term parameter is used to identify paid search keywords. utm_content You could be using a variety of content types in a campaign, this element allows you to differentiate among them. However, while Analytics shows exit pages it won’t tell you which links users clicked to leave your site.
Some countries place restrictions on who can register domains with its country TLD — though this is becoming less and less common as countries realize the revenue opportunities from selling domains worldwide. The custom tracking link page enables converting a regular custom tracking link to OneLink™. It’s very simple interface will allow you create custom URLs so that it’s not just a random mix of letters and numbers if you want. bit.ly/0a0b0c0 TinyURL: Another one of the first, if not the first URL shorteners for Twitter. On the left side of the offer's page, find the Generate Tracking panel and select the publisher from the Affiliate dropdown menu. Use alternate extensions "hacks": Many country code extensions can be used to help form your company name by using the characters before and after the dot to form a shortened for similar sounding version of your name.
Here is what the firing rules look like for this tag:Event Equals gtm.linkClick: You will want to use this rule for ANY and ALL link click events. Every internet user uses a search browser to surf the World Wide Web.
Then in Google Analytics go to “Content” Then under the "Site Content" drop-down click "All Pages" And search for “pdf” to see all of the PDF's that are tagged in this way. We can detect whether a link will open a page on a domain which is different to ours. Links to Sailthru Hosted Pages are not tracked and are not included in reporting. See how that one event isn’t named correctly, so it shows as undefined? Your brand, your name–it’s carried across into the very links that you are sharing. This helps let people know they aren’t spam. As long as your custom domain relates to your brand and you use it consistently, people will know that the links you are sharing have been vetted by you.
You’ll see a nice overlay at the bottom that tells you what Google Tag Manager is currently “hearing”: Go ahead and click on an email address (you may want to open the link in a new window). Professional marketers never sent traffic directly to their website or landing page. With that said, if you do need to track your URLs, or you want alternative ways to post there are plenty of ways to do it: Bit.ly: Probably the most popular URL shortener for Twitter because it was one of the first to let you track your tiny URLs. Another privacy problem is that many services' shortened URL format is small enough that it is vulnerable to brute-force search. A summary of this traffic is found in your Google Analytics reporting under Traffic Sources. Media query change tracking If you're tracking media query values, it's often useful to know if and when those values change. In some cases, the political or cultural aspects of the country in charge of the top-level domain may become an issue for users and owners,[4] but this is not usually the case. Personally, I use Hootsuite for all of my Twitter’ing so I don’t have the need to go out and shorten it separately. In April 2009, TinyURL was reported to be blocked in Saudi Arabia.[27] Yahoo! Many extensions are available from companies you already use for domain registration — such as Hover. My third choice, which was once my first choice, is Bitly.