If you need better analytics, your best URL shortener is probably Social Media ROI with awe.sm As co-founder, I advice Shortcut The Smarter Link, which is the most versatile URL shortener. Clients that subscribe to the link tracking service can maintain the integrity of their references, and the objects can be tracked in a way that is transparent to the user. 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. If no value is provided for ad_id on a click, then conversions in that click session are rejected with the "No Transaction ID provided" error. Once Twitter (and other social media) took off and introduced the 140-character limit, that shortened link became even more important.
Undo Undo Shorten links ! @sqrl_in 19 Mar 2010 More Signin in with your twitter account and shorten your long links ! Like open tracking, it can help measure subscriber engagement. A link shortening service is a middleman, serving up a link that sits between your user and the end result. Using it for spamming or illegal purposes is forbidden and any such use will result in the TinyURL being disabled and you may be reported to all ISPs involved and to the proper governmental agencies. Then you should get rid of the sidebar ad and focus on the other two placements.
Tip: Many web pages, including Computer Hope, have a Share or E-Mail link that allows you to share it with friends. And if you currently only run one type of offer, you may still want to add it, in case you have add several different offers next month.
Click Macro Redirect You can specify a custom click macro by first enabling the offer tracking setting, and then passing in a URL using the following parameter: redirect For this parameter, you can include either the {redirect} or {eredirect} macro to track your clicks in another tracking system. 2. They hide the parameters and business logic of your ads, that is otherwise exposed to users. 3. The link service uses cookies to recognize your computer and display statistics for your link.Contents Sailthru can track the clicks of links in your emails, and attribute those clicks back to the unique customer. My third choice, which was once my first choice, is Bitly.
They can hide their nefarious links in a shortened URL meaning people either clicked on the links and quickly learned to either never trust a shortened link, or to always use a link extraction site (e.g. WhereDoesThisLinkGo) to see where the shortened link actually went before they clicked. 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. The Summary tab shows all clicks on different ow.ly and ht.ly links shared over the course of seven days. They began to allow publishers to track the links they posted with analytics. Reports are availabe in .csv format for use with Microsoft Excel or your favorite spreadsheet program. For example, if you want to know how many people click on the website link in your Twitter profile, lots of people use a bit.ly link instead of the direct link to their website. Include retargeting pixels in my links to build a fan list. A link converted by Twitter’s link service is checked against a list of potentially dangerous sites.