You will need to make sure you have the standard google tracking script on your page too. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Our link service measures information such as how many times a link has been clicked, which is an important quality signal in determining how relevant and interesting each Tweet is when compared to similar Tweets. See the company's blog to learn more about the changes that are taking place. More » TinyURL.com TinyURL used to be one of the top shortening choice in the past, and people still use it a lot today, however it does include a couple more characters compared to others like Bit.ly and Goo.gl. That redirect through our server is logged in your campaign report as a click. Macro Name: element url hostname Macro Type: Custom Javascript Custom Javascript: Caveats If you have a Google Analytics Premium account, note that this will increase the # of events for you site.
You can turn click tracking on and off in paid accounts after you've sent a few campaigns without generating any compliance issues. This will allow you to plan your content strategy accordingly.
Our favorite is YOURLS, but Lessn More is another good free option. If you do nothing but add the tracking script to your pages, you’ll be faced with an endless stream of data and reports about user activity on your site. Once you've found a domain you like, you'll need to register it. Click the name of the report you want to work with. These activities include searching for link sources and processing link source moves.
Track specific users coming through invitations and the users who sent them. Our favorite is YOURLS, but Lessn More is another good free option. This will allow you to plan your content strategy accordingly. Linkrot[edit] The convenience offered by URL shortening also introduces potential problems, which have led to criticism of the use of these services.
When you or Sailthru includes a link in your email to example.com/item/123, your email recipients will instead receive a link URL beginning with link.example.com and ending in a tracking code. By tracking those links, you can find which one is working the best. Some shortening services, such as goo.gl, tinyurl.com, and bit.ly can generate URLs that are human-readable, although the resulting strings are longer than those generated by a length-optimized service. In addition to creating short URL versions in the sidebar, you can get personalized stats about your Bitly links, create Tweets right from within the sidebar, and see who is linking to your URL on Twitter, FriendFeed and blog comments.