Google Analytics does not track outbound links by default. Often regular unshortened links may be aesthetically unpleasing.
This article is part of our HasOffers Basics series. Undo Undo URL Shortener @URL_Shorteners_ 5 Dec 2012 More Have you voted on changes? Your link stats will also be public if you use this service.
Effectively the data passed is the same as before, however the call is different. Tinyarro.ws, and qoiob.com use Unicode characters to achieve the shortest URLs possible, since more condensed URLs are possible with a given number of characters compared to those using a standard Latin alphabet.[citation needed] Services may record inbound statistics, which may be viewed publicly by others.[5] Expiry and time-limited services[edit] Many providers of shortened URLs claim that they will "never expire" (there is always the implied small print: so long as we do not decide to discontinue this service—there is no contract to be breached by a free service, regardless of "promises"—and remain in business). Tag Name: You can name a tag anything you like: “Link Click Listener” seems like a pretty obvious place to start. For example, the URL "" can be shortened to "", and the URL "" can be shortened to "".
It's useful to know whether your user's screens have such capabilities, so you can build your site accordingly. Privacy and security[edit] A short URL obscures the target address and can be used to redirect to an unexpected site. TicketSpice offers premium services at additional cost. This should not contain information already in the campaign name or medium fields. You can, of course, freely rename your tracker as long as it stays at that level.
Use custom domain URL shortening to gain a higher level of indexing on Google. This code defines the tracking action and delays loading of the outbound link by 100 milliseconds so that Google Analytics can track the click: Insert this code in addition to the standard Google Analytics tracking code for the page. Transnational law[edit] Shortened internet links typically use foreign country domain names, and are therefore under the jurisdiction of that nation. You need to be signed in to your bit.ly account before you can enter tracking data for the link. If so, you may use the same campaign name for some of your emails, cpc ads and banner ads so that you can get a sense of how well the overall campaign is performing. It might be worth checking your computer for viruses with an antivirus utility such as CureIt from «Dr.