That limits your ability to do roll-up and drill-down reporting. Registering a short URL[edit] Some websites create short links to make sharing links via instant messaging easier, and to make it cheaper to send them via SMS.
The downside of this approach, however, is that if a user visits your shortened domain without a directory path on the end, they will be directed to a Bitly branded page. This can be done online, at the web pages of a URL shortening service; to do it in batch or on demand may require the use of an API.
To create a tracking link, simply input the destination URL in your ClickMeter account page. It appears to be written in something like base64. Some websites prevent short, redirected URLs from being posted. Here are some guidelines: Campaign Name This field should contain some of the most specific information about what kind of email this is. We help Affiliates to monitor, compare and optimize all their online marketing campaigns in one place and decide what is working and what is not.
Tag Type: Select “Link Click Listener” as the tag type. In fact, just from YouTube’s 11 characters, it can encode the numbers from one to 73,786,976,294,838,206,464 in base64. Our favorite is YOURLS, but Lessn More is another good free option.
Every access requires more requests (at least one more DNS lookup, though it may be cached, and one more HTTP/HTTPS request), thereby increasing latency, the time taken to access the page, and also the risk of failure, since the shortening service may become unavailable. Given the choice between spending time and money to find a different home, or just giving up, the latter won out.[22] Google's url-shortener discussion group has frequently included messages from frustrated users reporting that specific shortened URLs have been disabled after they were reported as spam.[23] A study in May 2012 showed that 61% of URL shorteners had shut down (614 of 1002).[24] The most common cause cited was abuse by spammers. This should not contain information already in the campaign name or medium fields. You can use your own short URLs to point to different pages on your site. 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. When a user clicks on a link that is being listened to, Google Tag Manager fires off a gtm.linkClick event. It also creates a dashboard of URLs as you go, so you can see your existing links and avoid duplication. ClickMeter is a super-easy to use web-based professional tool. You can also get a visual glimpse of your engagement for a different perspective. Tip: Many web pages, including Computer Hope, have a Share or E-Mail link that allows you to share it with friends. If you're driving internal pay-per-click traffic and want to pass the cost per click through the tracking link, you can use the following parameter: payout To enable this feature, go to Company > Customize Application > Settings > Tracking.