Now, it’s easy to set up tracking for almost any type of link click, without a dev needing to add custom code. (Caveat: in certain cases, you may need some additional dev help, but this post focuses on the simplest types of implementations.) STEP 0: Make Sure You’re Using GTM 🙂 First, ensure you’ve got Google Tag Manager configured and working on your website. 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). The link service uses cookies to recognize your computer and display statistics for your link.Contents Sailthru can track the clicks of links in your emails, and attribute those clicks back to the unique customer.
Even after labels are published and in the hands of customers. It doesn’t work for any URL in the world, just WP.com-hosted ones. Tip: Storing unique values in the appropriate parameters can drastically improve report performance. This can be overcome by making the service a reverse proxy, or by elaborate schemes involving cookies and buffered POST bodies, but such techniques present security and scaling challenges, and are therefore not used on extranets or Internet-scale services.[original research?] Services[edit] Open source and commercial scripts are also available for redirecting and shortening links, usually written in PHP as a web application or a plugin for one of the popular applications such as Wordpress. 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. Set up conversion tracking in Google Analytics to track contacts from clicks to purchases on your website.
Often the redirect domain name is shorter than the original one. This is the programmatic side of the web site at goo.gl. It’s a free platform for scheduling and managing Tweets, like Tweetdeck. Complete control over which campaigns our clients can see in their accounts. Although the earnings are small, it can certainly add up if you can attract a lot of clicks.
The custom tracking link page enables converting a regular custom tracking link to OneLink™. As they say, barriers can boost creativity, so people have learned to be pretty witty with 280 characters, even inventing hashtags to make the whole process easier. For example, incoming clicks from PCs can be redirected to your website instead of an app store. You may also right-click any highlighted section and choose Paste from the drop-down menu.
Creating the External Link Tracker The last step is to send the link click event, along with the anchor text and URL, to Google Universal Analytics. A total of five parameters are automatically appended when you enable Google Analytics: utm_campaign: will automatically be the name of the campaign as it appears in Sailthru. utm_medium: will automatically be “email”. utm_source: will automatically be “Sailthru”. utm_term: will automatically be the name of the sending list as it appears in Sailthru. utm_content: if you are sending an AB Split or AB Winner or Auto Winner Campaign, this utm parameter will be added to your links. Google URL Shortener: This shortener is straight from Google and will be viewed as a Goo(dot)gl. By clicking on the toolbar button, a TinyURL will be created for the page you are currently at. If you do nothing but add the tracking script to your pages, you’ll be faced with an endless stream of data and reports about user activity on your site. The feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future. This tool increases your website’s virality and create a community of loyal customers who trust you and purchase from your website time after time.This tactic was actually shown to me by Jeremiah Smith (my brother) over at SimpleTiger. See more information about AppsFlyer's Tracking Link Structure and Parameters.