A friendly URL may be desired for messaging technologies that limit the number of characters in a message (for example SMS), for reducing the amount of typing required if the reader is copying a URL from a print source, for making it easier for a person to remember, or for the intention of a permalink. Open the app where you would like to paste the address. Notice we added our own custom tracking text to the parameter so we could tell this link was the “Services Brochure”. If you choose to edit the default title, make sure you don't include any special characters.
In 2017, Spectrum Equity acquired majority stake in Bitly for $64 million.[1] Contents Products[edit] The Bitly URL shortening service became popular on Twitter after it became the default URL shortening service on the website on May 6, 2009.[4] It was subsequently replaced by Twitter's own t.co service.[5] The company behind Bitly launched a similar service, but for online videos, to determine what videos are the most popular on the web.[6] The company offers a paid solution called Bitly Enterprise that provides advanced branding features, audience intel, omnichannel campaign tracking and more. Crawlers are not allowed behind our login, and do not have a way to get into accounts. But if you do a search on terms such as “creating custom short urls”, you can find many articles that go into details of how to do this. This can be added to existing JavaScript files or in a script block as long as it’s loaded somewhere within the HTML body (ideally, just before the closing tag). jQuery (or your alternative) must be loaded first although the Google Analytics tracking code can appear anywhere on the page. /* Track outbound links in Google Analytics */ (function($) { "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. A summary of this traffic is found in your Google Analytics reporting under Traffic Sources.
Enter data in the required fields and click 'Track Now.' This utility will display the URL, and if it is indexed by search engines and its PR value. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 20 May 2011 More Revision 361: Increased max-version Thanks.
Please note: anyone with a t.co shortened link will be able to navigate to the destination URL. Complete control over which campaigns our clients can see in their accounts. If you are using something else, then please share that in the comments below.Advertisement Link Tracker Link Building isn’t enough. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. The nice thing about it is that it’s a short link, about 70% smaller than the permalink for this post. The website is just as basic it was when it launched, but it does the deed.
Alternate and Custom Domains Do you love our service, but hate our domain name? Here are 5 URL Shorteners that I actively use: Bitly: This website allows you to create an unlimited amount of bitlinks, which come with analytics and tracking. Unfortunately, reports would be misleading if one or more outbound sites didn’t use Analytics. This is key to search engine optimization as it ensures that search engine spiders won't think the shortener URL is the "real" URL to the page. Customizable links Custom keywords, titles, limits on clicks and availability, you name it: make your short links as you like and change their settings at any time. There is no way to stop affiliates from adding their own custom payout on click using this parameter. Click 3 Last Click: The time and date when the link was last clicked.Link tracking is what seperates the men from the boys in online advertising. Twitter.com: The truth is that the best URL shortener for Twitter is the one that’s built into Twitter. Tracking Search Traffic to the PDF Add a URL parameter to every link pointing to each PDF document on your site. If you need to change your URL on your social network page, it's easy to do.) Bitly Bitly is at the top of the URL shortening game. This ability is installed on the browser via the TinyURL website and requires the use of cookies.[31] A destination preview may also be obtained by prefixing the word "preview" to the TinyURL URL; for example, the destination of is revealed by entering . In November 2009, the shortened links of the URL shortening service Bitly were accessed 2. On Twitter and some instant-messaging services, there is a limit to the number of characters a message can carry – however, Twitter now shortens links automatically using its own URL shortening service, so there is no need to use a separate URL shortening service just to shorten URLs in a tweet.