With the URL Shortener API you can write applications that use simple HTTP methods to create, inspect, and manage goo.gl short links from desktop, mobile, or web. Build trust & increase click rate: people tend to click on the links that they trust rather than unknown URLs (ie. bit.ly/buSzh might be a spam link).
One of the risks of choosing a URL shortening service is to have some assurance that they are filtering out spam and virus links. In 2011, the bit.ly address was set to redirect to bitly.com.[clarification needed] The .ly TLD is controlled by the Libyan government, which has previously removed one domain deemed incompatible with Muslim law.[12] Any shortened URL generated with bitly can also be accessed by replacing that domain with any one of the following: bitly.com j.mp (registered to bitly, and using the top-level domain of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States). To store unique session information—like click IDs or user hashes—use the affiliate click ID or unique value parameters instead. This article is part of our HasOffers Basics series. In addition to easy link shortening, you can use the service with your own domain, customize the characters at the end of your links, get real-time statistics and even see which countries your clicks are coming from. I'm sure there are also better ways this can be done, so if you have your own way of doing it please leave me some comments below!Storing a reference to a file or directory by using its path and file name is not reliable.
These parameters are also stored by HasOffers and can be passed in affiliate conversion links via HasOffers macros. I hope this article has helped you understand a little more about how URL shortening works. Our link service measures information such as how many times a link has been clicked, which is an important quality signal in determining how relevant and interesting each Tweet is when compared to similar Tweets.
Enter the name of this tracker, select link to a network and from the drop down list, select the network that this tracker should be linked. UA code is the unique identifier for each Analytics account you create. Backlinks: These are those links by which a visitor to your website can click and go to another website.
This should not contain information already in the campaign name or medium fields. Clicks per unique opens Percentage of recipients who opened your campaign and then clicked a link. Type or paste the full URL of the link that you want to add to your Facebook wall into the input field. Your decision should depend on whether you need simple shortened URL or you require an in-depth approach.URL Shortener @URL_Shorteners_ 31 Dec 2012 More Google Chrome temporarily blocks for malware risk Thanks. Add X-Robots-Tag to my short links for granular control over how Google makes content available through search results. Click the owl head in the upper-left corner of the screen. To view stats for your custom campaigns go to Google Analytics Reporting » Traffic » Sources » Campaigns and you will see something like this. 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. Don't use spaces, symbols, or special characters. First, we walk OACurl through the OAuth login dance in order to acquire an auth token: $ oacurl-login --scope That should launch a browser window asking for permission to authorize OACurl to the Google URL Shortener data on your Google account. Google Analytics does not track outbound links by default. With TinyURL, you can also make a smaller URL that will work for any page on your site. It is more focused on what happens once a visitor comes to your site.You probably want to use event tracking - this is a simple Javascript function to can fire from the click event on your links. Google Analytics even has a URL Builder tool where you can generate a URL with UTM parameters. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better.