Note: If you will implement HSTS on your primary domain only, allowing your link domain to remain accessible via HTTP, the following actions are not needed. You can use your own short URLs to point to different pages on your site. A Microsoft Security Brief recommends the creation of short-lived URLs, but for reasons explicitly of security rather than convenience.[6] History[edit] An early reference is US Patent 6957224, which describes ...a system, method and computer program product for providing links to remotely located information in a network of remotely connected computers.
The service imports all of your short URLs and stores them and will also take over your URL shortening domain if you decide to close it, ensuring links posted throughout the Internet continue to work.Use branded short links to build customer trust and increases conversions. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. If you need assistance with your account, please contact our support team.Home Send better email campaigns Subscribe to our email course to learn how to create and send high-performing email campaigns that drive results for your business.
Wikipedia entries on TLDs typically include information on all these restrictions in the right sidebar of each TLD's entry. Bonus: Using your custom URL shortener with WordPress If you want to use your custom URL shortener with your WordPress website without having to manually log in to your URL shortener every time, you can use the free WP to Twitter plugin. For example, let’s say that you have a page on your blog where you sell an ebook. Open the Universal Links settings page in My Sailthru under Setup > Universal Links. This can be added to existing JavaScript files or in a script block as long as it’s loaded somewhere within the HTML body (ideally, just before the closing tag). jQuery (or your alternative) must be loaded first although the Google Analytics tracking code can appear anywhere on the page. /* Track outbound links in Google Analytics */ (function($) { "use strict"; // current page host var baseURI = window.location.host; // click event on body $("body").on("click", function(e) { // abandon if link already aborted or analytics is not available if (e.isDefaultPrevented() || typeof ga !== "function") return; // abandon if no active link or link within domain var link = $(e.target).closest("a"); if (link.length != 1 || baseURI == link[0].host) return; // cancel event and record outbound link e.preventDefault(); var href = link[0].href; ga('send', { 'hitType': 'event', 'eventCategory': 'outbound', 'eventAction': 'link', 'eventLabel': href, 'hitCallback': loadPage }); // redirect after one second if recording takes too long setTimeout(loadPage, 1000); // redirect to outbound page function loadPage() { document.location = href; } }); })(jQuery); // pass another library here if required The event is recorded with the category name ‘outbound’, action name ‘link’ and the value set to the URL of the outbound page.
Top links clicked The URLs that were clicked the most in your campaign. View Click Results on the Links Page The Links page tells you how each URL performed in the campaign. To view individual link results, follow these steps. You should see the activity in the Analytics Real-Time > Events panel. The website is just as basic it was when it launched, but it does the deed. Determines unique and non-unique click distribution. Note that longUrl may not be present in the response, for example, if status is "REMOVED". status is "OK" for most URLs.
Get all the handy power of a link in a much smaller package, right? Want to take your link tracking to the next level? How Our Link Tracking Works With LinkTrackr, creating tracking links is easy. If the http protocol isn’t visible in the navigation bar, copy and paste the link and it should appear. This is compatible with most web browsers and platforms as long as your bookmarks or favorites allow javascript. Add retargeting pixels in short links to track interest in specific products and maximize advertisement ROI. Some offer features that go beyond a basic link shortener. This is a nice extra feature if branding is important to you or if you want to make your link easier to memorize. The solution… We’ll attach a click event handler to the body element. Ad-hoc link tracking enables you to track download links, external links, and event and variables data. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. The key to protecting your SEO, then, is to choose a link shortening service that uses a 301 redirect. If you're driving internal pay-per-click traffic and want to pass the cost per click through the tracking link, you can use the following parameter: payout To enable this feature, go to Company > Customize Application > Settings > Tracking. Some ad campaigns may be super profitable, but the unprofitable ones eventually cause you to bleed.