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This example assumes that you are using the analytics.js tracking code. Recently bit.ly announced the addition of a premium service to its URL-tracking system. The test link includes assigning "testoffer" to the source and aff_sub parameters so you can easily find clicks and conversions in your reports.
Bitly makes money by charging for access to aggregate data created as a result of many people using the shortened URLs. How Our Link Tracking Works With LinkTrackr, creating tracking links is easy. It doesn’t work for any URL in the world, just WP.com-hosted ones. Some websites allow other websites to create links.
Some will show up as a referral from a webmail address, like mail.yahoo.com. In this article we’ll discover how to add outbound link tracking.
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