Use an online search tool: One great tool for coming up with good domains for URL shorteners is Domai.nr, which lets you type in a full company name and the site suggests variations of it using numerous alternate extensions and other methods mentioned here and even links you to where you can purchase the domains (this is especially handy for country TLDs). This is something you’ll often hear from link shortener detractors. Use custom domains to multiply click-throughs and increase the public's awareness of my brands.
And if I was using Twitter.com to Tweet as I sometimes do, then I wouldn’t use one, I’d just let Twitter shorten it. Apply the tracking pixel to “This Event” or “All Events”. I could probably go on and on with a dozen more URL shorteners, but lets be honest, you only need one. However, you or your publisher may want to use additional parameters to store information. Owned media is often a great source for abundant (and mostly free) traffic, but it's equally important to track and measure it properly, to get more installs and better engagements from your new users. Set your own link expiration dates (great for limited time offers).
With Bitly, you can track how many clicks your shortened links receive, plus bookmark and organize your links on your own personalized Bitly dashboard. Custom Short Links To help combat concerns about following shortened URLs, many major websites have started registering their own custom short links. Using a custom domain with your link shortening service is a way to confront the spam and distrust issue. Some URL shorteners offer a time-limited service, which will expire after a specified period.
Check Enable OneLink to convert the custom tracking link to OneLink, while retaining all the added parameters to the link. Launch and use Now that you're all set up, you're ready to use your new URL shortener.
You can also monitor how many clicks your link has received, how much is it being shared online and in which countries, that too along with the real timeline of when these events took place. Click error monitoring finds and logs any broken links for me. Techniques[edit] In URL shortening, every long URL is associated with a unique key, which is the part after its top-level domain name. Enclose string literals within single quotation marks. When we shorten a link, it appears like so: Our URLs are shortened and we can still use the tracking features in Bit.ly, but instead of our readers seeing Bit.ly in the shortened links, they see our custom domain. When you schedule a link Tweet via Hootsuite, you can shorten the link to an owl.ly link. owl.ly/0a0b0c0 Google: As always, Google has something for you too. You might be listing them all on your site's main page and linking them to the relevant content page. Try CallRail free for 14 days and get better insight into your campaigns. The short URL can allow blacklisted URLs to be accessed, bypassing site blocks; this facilitates redirection of a user to blacklisted scam pages or pages containing malware or XSS attacks. In the meantime, here’s the basic breakdown of how a link click event tag works: Tag Name: Give the tag a name that makes sense to you. Tracking Out-going Links with Google Analytics With Google Analytics, you can also track outbound links on your website. Create a single responsive short link to direct readers and split into two targets based on their operating system (e.g. When you schedule a link Tweet via Hootsuite, you can shorten the link to an owl.ly link. owl.ly/0a0b0c0 Google: As always, Google has something for you too.