Here at CoSchedule we bought cos.sc as our custom domain, and integrated it with Bit.ly. You may still want to track your URLs to see how well your tweets are performing. In this article we’ll discover how to add outbound link tracking. Configure short link HTTP status codes for best SEO results.
With GTM, all you have to do is add a small bit of code to your pages, and it creates a simple container where you can configure everything from GA to Ads, all through a simple admin panel. The customized bit.ly version allows you to use your own domain name for branded short links which can be easily shared on Twitter, Facebook or other social media sites. Label: {{element url}} – Also a macro, this Element URL macro records the specific link that was clicked on. Clicks: The total number of times this link has been clicked.
I have been using this tool myself for the past half year and have to say it’s the most advanced and easiest tool to use for tracking your website actions. Possibility to Archive the URLs Redirecting is not that better in elements. We wanted to see: A) How many page views the PDFs were getting B) How long people were staying on these PDFs C) How prone they were to bouncing (just in case we needed to redesign them) D) The links we were getting to the PDFs E) Where those links were coming from The solution was pretty simple. Press Control - C (Command - C if you're on a Mac) and the URL is copied to your clipboard. If you're willing to pay, consider Pretty Link Pro or these low cost solutions on Code Canyon. More » AdF.ly AdF.ly takes an interesting approach to link shortening by offering its users the opportunity to earn money by using its service.
Shortened links allow you to share long URLs in a Tweet while maintaining the maximum number of characters for your message. He tracked seven 301 redirects before he got to the actual URL destination.
This will allow you to plan your content strategy accordingly. However, if it's a direct link to a resource like a document or PDF or JPG, to track this link when using Google Analytics you may need some custom tracking methods setup on your server to track that particular link to your resource. General configuration Open the framework that has been associated with a web page, such as my-adobe-analytics-framework and . You may also want to consider joining 301works, a free service from the Internet Archive that works to create a database of all shortened URL mappings. 584+00:00", "items": [ { "kind": "urlshortener#url", "id": "", "longUrl": "", "status": "OK", "created": "2009-12-13T07:22:55.