Copying an address on a mobile device Open your preferred mobile Internet browser. OLE linking includes the same heuristic link tracking.
They keep URLs that are loaded with UTM tracking tags from looking ugly by hiding the length and characters in the UTM tracking system. Maybe you want a simple URL to put in a print add, or want to be kind to mobile readers of your content. You can use initials for one or more words or, if it works, all of them. Not all protocols are capable of being shortened as of 2011, although protocols such as http, https, ftp, ftps, mailto, mms, rtmp, rtmpt, ed2k, pop, imap, nntp, news, ldap, gopher, dict and dns are being addressed by such services as URL Shortener. To use custom campaigns, you add UTM parameters to your URL which are then recorded in your custom analytics report. ClickMeter is a link tracking tool that focuses on tracking links for your website so that you can monitor relevant clicks.
Personally, I use Hootsuite for all of my Twitter’ing so I don’t have the need to go out and shorten it separately. Don't use your company name: URL shorteners can also be formed from product names, words common to your industry, slogans or even slang. SOCIAL as a short and memorable name that forwards directly to your LinkedIn profile. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better.
If you're willing to pay, consider Pretty Link Pro or these low cost solutions on Code Canyon. It's usually a good idea to announce, on any of your social media services you plan to use the shortener on, that you'll be shortening links through a custom domain form now on just so users feel comfortable clicking the links. Don't use your company name: URL shorteners can also be formed from product names, words common to your industry, slogans or even slang. 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. After learning this bitter lesson, SEO became careful in selecting and placing links to their websites.
Like open tracking, it can help measure subscriber engagement. So set-up URL forwarding (using a 301 redirect) to . Other reason, we don’t have to deal with ads when using it. Bitly also offers a paid version, but it's pretty pricey.