You should add this script in your page header, but not within the basic Analytics tracking code snippet. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Many extensions are available from companies you already use for domain registration — such as Hover. Fallback parameters allow you to send users that are using the wrong platform to another location.
The ad tag includes the affiliate tracking link and corresponding impression pixel for display banners types so impressions can be tracked right away. Bitly also offers a paid version, but it's pretty pricey.
However it does not include clicks on this link for other Links modules or any other types of modules. There’s no default macro that allows you to get the anchor text of the link, so we’ll create a custom Javascript macro to easily do this. You can use your own short URLs to point to different pages on your site. The tracking link automatically updates with a hashed version of the parameters in the original tracking link.
These special error resistant links also work great in spoken form (Siri changes links to all upper case). If you go to that website, there is an edit box near the top of the page where you can paste in a longer URL for a web page, such as , and then click on the Shorten button. You can also find out how many clicks your particular bit.ly link got compared to the total clicks on the long link.
You can also use it to determine how to format your emails and what types of information to include. Get everything hooked up Some services, such as Bitly, let anyone create a vanity URL shortener. For consistency, use your URL shortener whenever possible, rather than mixing your own custom domain with other generic ones. Before we go any further, you must upgrade to Universal Analytics. Some URL shortening sites, such as TinyURL.com, will also offer you an option to specify your own “key” or alias for the longer URL you supply.