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At Track Number Of Times This Link Is Clicked? mark the check box to enable link tracking. - OR - unmark the check box to disable it. The general idea people have about Google Analytics is that it tells you how many vistors and pageviews you are getting, where the traffic is coming from, and what content is popular on your website. Although disguising of the underlying address may be desired for legitimate business or personal reasons, it is open to abuse. Build trust & increase click rate: people tend to click on the links that they trust rather than unknown URLs (ie. bit.ly/buSzh might be a spam link). Sometimes a short URL is useful simply to give someone over a telephone conversation for a one-off access or file download, and no longer needed within a couple of minutes.
In addition to using bit.ly as a tool integrated into third-party tools you can also use it directly at the bit.ly website. When using tiny URL, the link must be less than 500 characters or the destination will be cut off. Some countries place restrictions on who can register domains with its country TLD — though this is becoming less and less common as countries realize the revenue opportunities from selling domains worldwide.
Best Features 5 best URL Shortener services/tools Chose right reasons for opting for any service 5 Reasons Why URL Shorteners Are Useful I hope this helps, I will be happy to answer any further queries, feel free to ask via comments. Creating a shortened page slug is simple in WordPress. When you are using HootSuite, you can shorten any URL to an ow.ly or ht.ly link.
I like Bitly because it has a pretty interface and a login for all of the links you create. You should see a new tag pop up telling you that it tracked the email link click event: Once you’ve confirmed the tag works, the next step is to save a new version and publish everything. Google Analytics even has a URL Builder tool where you can generate a URL with UTM parameters. Build trust & increase click rate: people tend to click on the links that they trust rather than unknown URLs (ie. bit.ly/buSzh might be a spam link). See the URL get method in the Reference document for more details. Effectively the data passed is the same as before, however the call is different. For example, if you want to know how many people click on the website link in your Twitter profile, lots of people use a bit.ly link instead of the direct link to their website. Use short links with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Beacons for asset tracking and proximity marketing. With our unique CTID, you are much less dependent on cookies, and have more reliable data.