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. There are a lot of options for shortening your links, and some even provide additional services like link bookmarking and analytics on your clicks. See also[edit] [edit] External links[edit] URL redirection and shortening at Curlie (based on DMOZ) Comparison of URL Shortening Services, SearchEngineLand.
For example, the URL "" can be shortened to "", and the URL "" can be shortened to "". Links could also be added to texts and that will also affect the length.
The original URL produced a QR code that is too big to fit on the label so we shorten it first. Example: South Park Studios uses cart.mn to recreate, in a shortened form, the name of one of its most well known characters. While your link is legitimate, the link shortening service you’re using could cause it to be blocked.
You can also put it in your bookmarks instead of the links toolbar. This is helpful for tracking: File Downloads Video Engagement External Link Clicks Internal Link Clicks Email Link Clicks Additionally, when setting up event tracking you will be able to add categories, actions, labels to see specific link information or high-level link click information.
Tracking links in Google Analytics using UTM Source Google Analytics has this amazing feature called custom campaigns. When you enable the tracking of downloads, only the file types that you specify are tracked. The traffic that you drive to a URL will primarily be assigned to that URL, and the data in parameters will be added as long as they don’t conflict. On 14 August 2009 WordPress announced the wp.me URL shortener for use when referring to any WordPress.com blog post.[11] In November 2009, shortened links on bit.ly were accessed 2. See time spent on attachments Find out exactly how long email recipients are spending on your presentation slides and any other PDF or PPT file you send.