Tracking Out-going Links with Google Analytics With Google Analytics, you can also track outbound links on your website. Before You Start Here are some things to know before you begin this process.
This method can create some clever domains and also have the advantage of using the domain extension itself as part of the word or words you're trying to convey. Finally, URL shortening sites provide detailed information on the clicks a link receives, which can be simpler than setting up an equally powerful server-side analytics engine, and unlike the latter, does not require any access to the server. Further data will appear in the Behavior > Events pane after a few hours.Trackers are the foundation of campaign tracking and nothing can be done without them. Saving the Anchor Text with a Macro We’ll want to save the anchor text of the link.
Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. See the company's blog to learn more about the changes that are taking place. More » TinyURL.com TinyURL used to be one of the top shortening choice in the past, and people still use it a lot today, however it does include a couple more characters compared to others like Bit.ly and Goo.gl. I have used Google Analytics, bitly, ConversionFly, and ClickMagick works the best for me.
Google has possibly started this process for you but the tracking code must be updated on your website pages. Notes: Your custom URL can have 5-30 letters or numbers. Simply enter your long URL and click the Shorten button. We can use event tracking to record outbound links but there are a number hurdles to overcome: the event must be recorded on all browsers and not impede navigation we should not need to manually identify or attach separate handlers to every outbound link, and we must ensure the event is recorded before the outbound page starts to load. Link Tracking Features Shell shortcuts include heuristic link tracking that uses a tree search algorithm to find a match for a moved link source.
You rely on this provider to keep your link viable into the future. Have you tested the Google Analytics URL parameters? Many sites that accept user-submitted content block links, however, to certain domains in order to cut down on spam, and for this reason, known URL redirection services are often themselves added to spam blacklists. According to Tonic Corporation, the registry for .to domains, it is "very serious about keeping domains spam free" and may remove URL shortening services from their registry if the service is abused.[21] In addition, "u.nu" made the following announcement upon closing operations: The last straw came on September 3, 2010, when the server was disconnected without notice by our hosting provider in response to reports of a number of links to child pornography sites. Example: link UPDATE The above is for the older version of the API - ga.js. All that you need to do is to get in your search browser and go to smallseotools.com and search for the 'Link Tracker' icon and click on it. You can also get a general overview of both open and click statistics from the Campaigns page in your account.