When a user clicks on a link that is being listened to, Google Tag Manager fires off a gtm.linkClick event. On the Setup step, provide a title for the email in the Google Analytics title for email field. You can use this service with or without an account. Also, a custom domain might improve the amount of clicks your link receives. According to RadiumOne, URL shorteners that offer vanity domains can increase sharing up to 25 percent. You will need to make sure you have the standard google tracking script on your page too. As they say, barriers can boost creativity, so people have learned to be pretty witty with 280 characters, even inventing hashtags to make the whole process easier.
Our favorite is YOURLS, but Lessn More is another good free option. You can also get a visual glimpse of your engagement for a different perspective. Typically, it’s used for recording on-page JavaScript-controlled interactivity such as opening a widget or making an Ajax call. For consistency, use your URL shortener whenever possible, rather than mixing your own custom domain with other generic ones. If you’d like to override the default value of email for utm_medium or add new utm parameters to your links, then go to the Advance tab of your template/campaign.
The Click Map shows you a visual representation of how each link performed in your campaign. It’s also popular so a lot of people recognize that a Bitly link is a shortened link and don’t automatically think it’s spam.
You can also log into your Buffer account on the web or by downloading the mobile app to track your analytics and see how many clicks that your links have gotten. This app quickly sees which of your links are more efficient in driving incoming traffic to your site. The volume that holds the link source file is moved to another computer within the same domain. Custom URLs are easy to remember and are generated by the user itself. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better.
Networks and publishers frequently use one or both of these to track the performance of campaigns, websites, or banners in their reports. Enclose string literals within single quotation marks. One of the most popular link shorteners is Bit.ly, and their use of the .ly domain has been a problem for some. Most Twitter clients like YoruFukurou will shorten long URLs for you, but for other occasions when you need to shorten URLs, there’s Bitly.com. Tracking Link Parameters Depending on which tracking protocol your offer uses, its affiliate conversion link may already include parameters for offer ID or affiliate ID. Using the parameters generated by default, HasOffers has enough information to create a session and redirect the user to the offer URL. To search for name spaces Search four directory levels down from the last directory. Advantages of Using Your Own Domain URLs: Promote your site (branding): when people retweet, your domain will fly around. The real benefit of using this link shortener comes with using it in conjunction with HootSuite itself for all your social media marketing. Before you can configure ad-hoc link tracking, the following configurations must have already been implemented: The SiteCatalyst framework is configured to enable ad-hoc link tracking. Open the Universal Links settings page in My Sailthru under Setup > Universal Links.