I can even include retargeting (remarketing) in the same link. With ClickMeter you get the same powerful link tracking and link cloaking tool most professional marketers use, but at a fraction of the cost. For a list of the file system control codes that perform operations on object IDs, see File Management Control Codes. Even websites with quality content were penalized for “spammy” back links.
Google’s URL Shortener is handy, though it does allow anyone to access the public analytics on each link. Here are some guidelines: Campaign Name This field should contain some of the most specific information about what kind of email this is.
Use custom domain URL shortening to gain a higher level of indexing on Google. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 12 Jun 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, June 12, 2011 Thanks. If it’s an outbound link, we’ll cancel the click event and initiate Analytics event tracking. Shorter URLs are appealing to look at, looks stylish and at the same time does all the functions that a normal URL is supposed to do. Services available include an ordinary, easy-to-say word as the URL with a lifetime from 5 minutes up to 24 hours, creation of a URL which will expire on a specified date or after a specified period, creation of a very-short-lived URL of only 5 characters for typing into a smartphone, restriction by the creator of the total number of uses of the URL, and password protection. Tip: Many web pages, including Computer Hope, have a Share or E-Mail link that allows you to share it with friends.
Shortcomings[edit] Short URLs often circumvent the intended use of top-level domains for indicating the country of origin; domain registration in many countries requires proof of physical presence within that country, although a redirected URL has no such guarantee. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 22 May 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, May 22, 2011 Thanks. On the desktop and mobile you can click the share icon that should resemble the share icon shown in the picture below. The tracking link automatically updates with a hashed version of the parameters in the original tracking link. Send the message and receive the results via return email within seconds.
This can be added to existing JavaScript files or in a script block as long as it’s loaded somewhere within the HTML body (ideally, just before the closing tag). jQuery (or your alternative) must be loaded first although the Google Analytics tracking code can appear anywhere on the page. /* Track outbound links in Google Analytics */ (function($) { "use strict"; // current page host var baseURI = window.location.host; // click event on body $("body").on("click", function(e) { // abandon if link already aborted or analytics is not available if (e.isDefaultPrevented() || typeof ga !== "function") return; // abandon if no active link or link within domain var link = $(e.target).closest("a"); if (link.length != 1 || baseURI == link[0].host) return; // cancel event and record outbound link e.preventDefault(); var href = link[0].href; ga('send', { 'hitType': 'event', 'eventCategory': 'outbound', 'eventAction': 'link', 'eventLabel': href, 'hitCallback': loadPage }); // redirect after one second if recording takes too long setTimeout(loadPage, 1000); // redirect to outbound page function loadPage() { document.location = href; } }); })(jQuery); // pass another library here if required The event is recorded with the category name ‘outbound’, action name ‘link’ and the value set to the URL of the outbound page. Use Custom Short URLs in my books and newsletters to encourage trust and build brand loyalty with fans. In order for this to be enabled, you must integrate with App Indexing for Android and iOS. Twitter users are used to using URL shortener to share links of news, blogs and so on since they only have space of 140 characters to share something. 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. Here's an example of an affiliate tracking link that uses both of these types of parameters: For the above tracking link, the affiliate would provide the appropriate macros from their tracking system to replace the "AFFSUB" and "SOURCE" placeholder values. This should be for the link domain only; no wildcards. All you need to do is register the domain and make a few changes to the domain configuration. 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.