By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that will not break in email postings and never expires. Twitter.com: The truth is that the best URL shortener for Twitter is the one that’s built into Twitter. They can also be maintained when a link source is moved within a computer. The process must be fast, not handle clicks which have been deactivated by other processes and ensure links work even if the Analytics event fails.
The reason people use these services is because they provide much more than just shortening links. When you click on one of these links, you will (hopefully!) be redirected to a more familiar website.
More » AdF.ly AdF.ly takes an interesting approach to link shortening by offering its users the opportunity to earn money by using its service. We’ll want to know: Where users are going How often they’re clicking What pages they’re clicking from The anchor text they’re clicking on From the data we can take action by: Pruning unclicked links Create new content in the vein of the highly clicked links Update the current article to provide additional clarity Using GTM for Event Tracking While you can use jQuery to track the click events, we’ll be using Google Tag Manager because the auto-event tracking feature makes it a fairly simple implementation and future tweaks won’t require engineering cycles or production pushes.
If, when creating a short link, you are logged out, you'll need to save the passcode, because it is the only thing that gives edit rights. Bit.ly, which is what we integrate with in CoSchedule, uses a 301 redirect. We want tracking to work everywhere so I recommend using a library with robust cross-browser event handling.
Don't use your company name: URL shorteners can also be formed from product names, words common to your industry, slogans or even slang. Then once you’re finished, click APPLY and SAVE to generate the new tracking URL before copying it. This code defines the tracking action and delays loading of the outbound link by 100 milliseconds so that Google Analytics can track the click: Insert this code in addition to the standard Google Analytics tracking code for the page. Although disguising of the underlying address may be desired for legitimate business or personal reasons, it is open to abuse. Set up conversion tracking in Google Analytics to track contacts from clicks to purchases on your website. For example: Bitly is one of the most popular link shortening services, and the one we prefer to use with CoSchedule.