Another operational limitation of URL shortening services is that browsers do not resend POST bodies when a redirect is encountered. To use custom campaigns, you add UTM parameters to your URL which are then recorded in your custom analytics report.
The Google Analytics account has to be set up and configured before the tracked campaign is sent. Before you can configure ad-hoc link tracking, the following configurations must have already been implemented: The SiteCatalyst framework is configured to enable ad-hoc link tracking. Shorten URL (e.g. bit.ly/buSzh) is meaningless because readers don’t know where the link is directing to. With that said, if you do need to track your URLs, or you want alternative ways to post there are plenty of ways to do it: Bit.ly: Probably the most popular URL shortener for Twitter because it was one of the first to let you track your tiny URLs. If you set up tracking this way, you won't be able to see the Google Analytics statistics in MailChimp.
Once you’ve pressed this, you’ll be brought to the URL Forwarding page. Therefore, as a Twitter marketer who needs to track link performance, you should use bit.ly. If you are using something else, then please share that in the comments below.Track outbound links Find out when users click a link to leave your site. With most shortened URLs, you have no idea what website the link is really associated with. For example, say you are using UTM codes to track website traffic. Setting the transport method to 'beacon' lets the hit be sent * using 'navigator.sendBeacon' in browser that support it. */ var trackOutboundLink = function(url) { ga('send', 'event', 'outbound', 'click', url, { 'transport': 'beacon', 'hitCallback': function(){document.location = url;} }); } You'll also need to add (or modify) the onclick attribute to your links.
4. Ow.ly Ow.ly is another URL shortener that doesn’t require you to see ads. Another reference to URL shortening was in 2001.[8] The first notable URL shortening service, TinyURL, was launched in 2002. The shortest possible long-term URLs were generated by NanoURL from December 2009 until about 2011, associated with the top-level .to (Tonga) domain, in the form , where xxxx represents a sequence of random numbers and letters.[15] On 14 December 2009 Google announced a service called Google URL Shortener at goo.gl, which originally was only available for use through Google products (such as Google Toolbar and FeedBurner) and extensions for Google Chrome.[17] On 21 December 2009, Google introduced a YouTube URL Shortener, youtu.be.[18] From September 2010 Google URL Shortener became available via a direct interface.
Use this field to describe the type or location of the link. The default value of None causes no event tracking. True to its name, the URL macro plug the URL of the page that the link click occurred on. If you can't find a link here, try the Wikipedia list of TLDs. Click on the space to enter your link and paste it there. Choosing A Link Shortener There are no shortage of link shorteners out there.