You have to create an account to track all these reports. With TinyURL, you can actually customize the end letters and numbers as an option. On 14 August 2009 WordPress announced the wp.me URL shortener for use when referring to any WordPress.com blog post.[11] In November 2009, shortened links on bit.ly were accessed 2. Apply the tracking pixel to “This Event” or “All Events”.
Other reason, we don’t have to deal with ads when using it. You can copy a long URL and paste it in the URL text box of Bitly.com. It would be advisable first to list all the links to your site and if you find any suspicious links, use this utility to examine it.
To send the results to other people, enter their email addresses in the CC field. 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. Techniques[edit] In URL shortening, every long URL is associated with a unique key, which is the part after its top-level domain name. 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.
To override the link tracking configuration of the Adobe Analytics framework and to enable link tracking for the current link, select Custom Link Tracking. (Optional) To track events with the link click, add SiteCatalyst event names in the Include Adobe Analytics Variables field. This tells you whether it’s working and resulting in actual page views and ticket sales—and whether that money or time is being well spent. If you have stored your links in some document, you can copy/paste from there.
You can also get a visual glimpse of your engagement for a different perspective. With TinyURL, you can actually customize the end letters and numbers as an option. Use insights from tracking reports to understand who my customers are, spot product micro trends and ratchet up results on the next campaign. You may also want to consider joining 301works, a free service from the Internet Archive that works to create a database of all shortened URL mappings. Replace: Consider using letters or numbers in place of words. Let's say that you have a website with the homepage that is at: Entering that URL into TinyURL will create a URL like With this you can then redirect someone to anywhere within your site by appending a slash and the pages filename to it. Bit.do Bit.do is the first Bitly alternative I suggest since it is very simple. I like twitter because it stands out uniquely with awesome features.