This is accomplished by attaching the method call to the particular UI element you want to track. With any premium account, you get complete control over lots of configurable options, all in one place. A Microsoft Security Brief recommends the creation of short-lived URLs, but for reasons explicitly of security rather than convenience.[6] History[edit] An early reference is US Patent 6957224, which describes ...a system, method and computer program product for providing links to remotely located information in a network of remotely connected computers. Each Adjust tracker can segment users up to four levels deep: Network-level trackers are your top segments that you create in the dashboard; Campaign-level trackers are the 2nd level of segmentation, appearing right below your network segment in your dashboard; Adgroup-level trackers are the 3rd; and Creative-level trackers are the 4th.
An example Turn this URL: X0DER&pf_rd_s=center-10&pf_rd_r=11EYKTN682A79T370AM3&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1270985982&pf_rd_i=B002Y27P3M into this TinyURL: Which one would you rather cut and paste into your browser? A few well-known websites have set up their own URL shortening services for their own use – for example, Twitter with t.co, and Google with goo.gl. To learn more, read Troubleshooting Click Tracking. Tracking ID You can either manually type your unique Google Analytics ID into this field (ex: UA-########-1) or use a convenient macro that plugs this in for you. Orientation: How you decide to design your site's layout may be influenced by whether your users view your site primarily in landscape or portrait mode.
Launch your Web browser and go to the Web page for your preferred URL shortening service. 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. Shorten URL (e.g. bit.ly/buSzh) is meaningless because readers don’t know where the link is directing to.
To view the report Overview for a campaign, follow these steps. Some URL shortening services support the forwarding of mailto URLs, as an alternative to address munging, to avoid unwanted harvest by web crawlers or bots. It does not allow for a custom domain at this time. Bitly provides smarter analytics tool that enable one to experience real time experience of how their shared link is performing online. However, depending on the ad environment, and the pop-up option selected, your user could be left unintentionally stranded. Setting the transport method to 'beacon' lets the hit be sent * using 'navigator.sendBeacon' in browser that support it. */ var trackOutboundLink = function(url) { ga('send', 'event', 'outbound', 'click', url, { 'transport': 'beacon', 'hitCallback': function(){document.location = url;} }); } You'll also need to add (or modify) the onclick attribute to your links.
But, as Matt Cutts says in this video, the page rank and anchor text will flow through the shortened link and that there shouldn’t be any harm in using them…as long as the URL shortener is using a 301 redirect. Creating the External Link Tracker The last step is to send the link click event, along with the anchor text and URL, to Google Universal Analytics. Once you are set, you can now view cool stats and detailed charts of your links (e.g. unique and non-unique clicks). Tip: There are also many browser add-ons that you can utilize to make copying long addresses easier. With GTM, all you have to do is add a small bit of code to your pages, and it creates a simple container where you can configure everything from GA to Ads, all through a simple admin panel. Creating the External Link Tracker The last step is to send the link click event, along with the anchor text and URL, to Google Universal Analytics. Having a link shortener protects users from malicious sites that engage in spreading malware, phishing attacks, and other harmful activity. In order to access Google API you need to get API Key. The Google Analytics campaign title combines the MailChimp campaign title with the date and the Campaign ID.