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!Add JavaScript code within the tags of each page where you want to track affiliate links. Every access requires more requests (at least one more DNS lookup, though it may be cached, and one more HTTP/HTTPS request), thereby increasing latency, the time taken to access the page, and also the risk of failure, since the shortening service may become unavailable. The source parameter is a place to store information about various traffic sources for a tracking link. You can also put it in your bookmarks instead of the links toolbar. When using Google Analytics to track your link, the most common setup is to have the Javascript tracking code for Google Analytics placed on a page where your contacts visit.
But like I said, on Twitter, the Twitter folks have already figured out the whole URL shortening thing. We want tracking to work everywhere so I recommend using a library with robust cross-browser event handling. 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. Clicks are segmented just as well as installs, so you can test it right in your browser. Your app might offer users to invite friends to their apps or send referrals. Set your domain Log in to the application () using your GoDaddy login information.
Adding tracking directly to your site If you have added the Analytics tracking code directly to your site, you can copy and paste the script below into your own pages to set up Event tracking for outbound links. This data is useful in aggregate to determine the response to your emails, including attributing purchases to sends, and also at the individual level to determine a user’s engagement and interaction with Lifecycle Optimizer rules and Audience Builder filters.
Notice we added our own custom tracking text to the parameter so we could tell this link was the “Services Brochure”. Privacy and security[edit] A short URL obscures the target address and can be used to redirect to an unexpected site. When a link domain is enabled, it is also used to serve your Hosted Pages, which will also become accessible via HTTPS after following these instructions. This means your URLs for blog posts will be instead of or something along those lines.
Bag.gy is a standard link shortener, too, with password protected link options if you want them. Tip: There are also many browser add-ons that you can utilize to make copying long addresses easier. 1 billion times.[12] Around that time, bit.ly and TinyURL were the most widely used URL-shortening services.[12] One service, tr.im, stopped generating short URLs in 2009, blaming a lack of revenue-generating mechanisms to cover costs and Twitter's default use of the bit.ly shortener, and questioning whether other shortening services could be profitable from URL shortening in the longer term.[13] It resumed for a time,[14] then closed. Bitly also offers a paid version, but it's pretty pricey. You should see a new tag pop up telling you that it tracked the email link click event: Once you’ve confirmed the tag works, the next step is to save a new version and publish everything. Hanselman was redirected through a convoluted path that used link shortening for analytics and tracking, and found the end result frustrating from a user standpoint. Then you should get rid of the sidebar ad and focus on the other two placements. To request a subset of the above information, set the projection parameter to ANALYTICS_CLICKS or ANALYTICS_TOP_STRINGS.