With the URL Shortener API you can write applications that use simple HTTP methods to create, inspect, and manage goo.gl short links from desktop, mobile, or web. Our favorite is YOURLS, but Lessn More is another good free option. If your account has multiple link domains, the link domain used to rewrite links is dynamically chosen per-link, based on the destination of the link.
You can also put it in your bookmarks instead of the links toolbar. The key to protecting your SEO, then, is to choose a link shortening service that uses a 301 redirect. This is key to search engine optimization as it ensures that search engine spiders won't think the shortener URL is the "real" URL to the page.
Ever heard the saying, ”the shorter the better?” Well, I actually, made that up. For example, .in, the TLD for India, is good for names ending in the "en" or "in" sound. .es, Spain's TLD, is good for plural names ending in "-es". When you are using HootSuite, you can shorten any URL to an ow.ly or ht.ly link. I have used Google Analytics, bitly, ConversionFly, and ClickMagick works the best for me.
Instead of posting the "pretty" URL, you can shorten it by removing the "www." and using the post ID in the URL (e.g. "?p=1204"). In this example, we’re creating tag that tracks any click on an email address. 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.
Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 20 May 2011 More Revision 361: Increased max-version Thanks. Some offer features that go beyond a basic link shortener. You can also put it in your bookmarks instead of the links toolbar. If you're comfortable with Web hosting and setting up simple PHP and mySQL applications, there are several free scripts you can use to set up a URL shortener on your own server, giving you much more control. In the example above we have created a link to be shared on Twitter, as a tweet. utm_source parameter identifies the source of traffic this could be a site, a social media network, newsletter, app, etc. The service includes all the custom bit.ly features plus real-time information about the page you are “shrinking.” You can also track clicks to the page and how many times that page was shared and by how many people.