Real-time Reporting Every account (even the free one) gets access to the heart and soul of our tracking system - the line item report. Edit short URLs or QR codes to fix broken pages any time I need it. This can be done online, at the web pages of a URL shortening service; to do it in batch or on demand may require the use of an API. Note: If you will implement HSTS on your primary domain only, allowing your link domain to remain accessible via HTTP, the following actions are not needed. Autotrack uses events to track outbound link clicks and sets the event label to the link's URL. You'll also get detailed statistics for every link when you sign up for an account, and you're paid via PayPal for payouts as low as $5. More » Bit.do Bit.do is another great alternative that's both simple and powerful.
They began to allow publishers to track the links they posted with analytics. Using it for spamming or illegal purposes is forbidden and any such use will result in the TinyURL being disabled and you may be reported to all ISPs involved and to the proper governmental agencies. Click the owl head in the upper-left corner of the screen. You can also view a world map where your last 50 clicks came from. This can be added to existing JavaScript files or in a script block as long as it’s loaded somewhere within the HTML body (ideally, just before the closing tag). jQuery (or your alternative) must be loaded first although the Google Analytics tracking code can appear anywhere on the page. /* Track outbound links in Google Analytics */ (function($) { "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. Twitter even lets you schedule Tweets now ... sort of.
See the URL get method in the Reference document for more details. You should see the activity in the Analytics Real-Time > Events panel. If you're comfortable with Web hosting and setting up simple PHP and mySQL applications, there are several free scripts you can use to set up a URL shortener on your own server, giving you much more control. One of the most popular link shorteners is Bit.ly, and their use of the .ly domain has been a problem for some. How often do you get that kind of data from printed marketing?
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. Use custom domains to multiply click-throughs and increase the public's awareness of my brands. Tag Type: Select “Link Click Listener” as the tag type. Choosing A Link Shortener There are no shortage of link shorteners out there. Bag.gy is a standard link shortener, too, with password protected link options if you want them.
We wanted to see: A) How many page views the PDFs were getting B) How long people were staying on these PDFs C) How prone they were to bouncing (just in case we needed to redesign them) D) The links we were getting to the PDFs E) Where those links were coming from The solution was pretty simple. For more information on how to set up Google Analytics tracking manually, take a look at Google's help pages for URL building and tagging your links. But like I said, on Twitter, the Twitter folks have already figured out the whole URL shortening thing. I also worry that because shorteners are essentially open proxies of HTTP they’ll be exploited by spammers and malware distributors to the point where businesses, anti-phishing, and anti-virus services will be forced to block them. Share Your Tracking Pages We built this feature specifically for customers who had their own clients and wanted to share their tracking data with them. If it’s an outbound link, we’ll cancel the click event and initiate Analytics event tracking. Using campaign tracking, however, you will be able to analyze your email traffic in great detail. A friendly URL may be desired for messaging technologies that limit the number of characters in a message (for example SMS), for reducing the amount of typing required if the reader is copying a URL from a print source, for making it easier for a person to remember, or for the intention of a permalink. 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. If, when creating a short link, you are logged out, you'll need to save the passcode, because it is the only thing that gives edit rights. In addition to using bit.ly as a tool integrated into third-party tools you can also use it directly at the bit.ly website. Testing Tracking Links To test if your offer is properly directing, click on the test link on the offer's Tracking page. However, we don’t want to exclude any href that starts with 2 slashes because those are usually fully qualified absolute URLs that are trying to be protocol relative (typically sites that have both HTTP and HTTPS experiences).