Use an online search tool: One great tool for coming up with good domains for URL shorteners is Domai.nr, which lets you type in a full company name and the site suggests variations of it using numerous alternate extensions and other methods mentioned here and even links you to where you can purchase the domains (this is especially handy for country TLDs). Bitly makes money by charging for access to aggregate data created as a result of many people using the shortened URLs. Examples: Netflix at one time used movi.es and BarkBox, which supplies dog treat gift packages, use the URL shortener ruv.me. Some websites prevent short, redirected URLs from being posted. But as Dave Winer articulated, there’s no reason we shouldn’t have a shortener ourselves, and here we are. 🙂 People are already using it. You can also learn how to track clicks on a link in Google analytics.
Just keep in mind that there are a couple more characters in this option as compared to others like Bit.ly, Goo.gl and Ow.ly, so it's not exactly the shortest URL shortener.Welcome to TinyURL!™ Are you sick of posting URLs in emails only to have it break when sent causing the recipient to have to cut and paste it back together? You’d be able to see anytime someone who got your direct mail package in the mail, actually went to your website. Error responses If your request does not succeed, the Google URL Shortener API will return an error response. Instead it is simply a pointer that forwards traffic to a different address. If you use an affiliate plugin to format your affiliate links into something like this then you will have to enable tracking of internal links as outbound links. 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.
Go to 'Tracking Pixels (under Analyse) on your Manage page 4. My third choice, which was once my first choice, is Bitly. If it’s an outbound link, we’ll cancel the click event and initiate Analytics event tracking. For example, use link tracking to learn how users interact with your site, track file downloads, and track exit links.
Export your data to Excel, text, PDF or XML for paid accounts. If you’re not tracking your links, you’re probably leaving tons of money on the table, spending more than you can afford, and struggling to keep up with dozens of online marketing campaigns. At the top of the post creation area where you are working on your draft, you can change the slug. You can read more about this in our guide to deeplinking.
Another privacy problem is that many services' shortened URL format is small enough that it is vulnerable to brute-force search. You publicize this page through twitter, facebook, various banner placement on your website, email newsletter, etc. Many extensions are available from companies you already use for domain registration — such as Hover. With this information, you should be able to judge if a site linking to your website is a valid site or not.