Then in Google Analytics go to “Content” Then under the "Site Content" drop-down click "All Pages" And search for “pdf” to see all of the PDF's that are tagged in this way. Click alert emails contain vital tracking information and can help you follow up on hot leads, gauge your marketing campaigns, or prompt you to check your affiliate statistics. Upgrade to a premium account for more advanced features. Creating the Link Click Listener The Link Click Listener tag allows you to capture user click events on all or specific targeted links.
Get the details/analytics of Short URL //Request Format: var request = gapi.client.urlshortener.url.get({ 'shortUrl': "", 'projection':'FULL' }); //projection can be 'FULL',"ANALYTICS_CLICKS" or "ANALYTICS_TOP_STRINGS" //JSON Response { "kind": "urlshortener#url", "id": "", "longUrl": "", "status": "OK" } Google URL Shortener API PHP Example $longUrl, 'key' => $apiKey); $info = httpsPost($postData); if($info != null) { echo "Short URL is : ".$info->id."n"; } //Short URL Information $shortUrl=""; $params = array('shortUrl' => $shortUrl, 'key' => $apiKey,'projection' => "ANALYTICS_CLICKS"); $info = httpGet($params); if($info != null) { echo "Long URL is : ".$info->longUrl."n"; echo "All time clicks : ".$info->analytics->allTime->shortUrlClicks."n"; } //Get Full Details of the short URL $shortUrl=""; $params = array('shortUrl' => $shortUrl, 'key' => $apiKey,'projection' => "FULL"); $info = httpGet($params); var_dump($info); function httpsPost($postData) { $curlObj = curl_init(); $jsonData = json_encode($postData); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_URL, ''); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-type:application/json')); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_POST, 1); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $jsonData); $response = curl_exec($curlObj); //change the response json string to object $json = json_decode($response); curl_close($curlObj); return $json; } function httpGet($params) { $final_url = '?'.http_build_query($params); $curlObj = curl_init($final_url); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0); curl_setopt($curlObj, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-type:application/json')); $response = curl_exec($curlObj); //change the response json string to object $json = json_decode($response); curl_close($curlObj); return $json; } ?Overview The Google URL Shortener at goo.gl is a service that takes long URLs and squeezes them into fewer characters to make a link that is easier to share, tweet, or email to friends. For example, a standard tracking link like: shortens to something like: You can also append unencrypted parameters to a shortened URL.
Without tracking those metrics, how do you know which method is working the best? You can copy the resulting bit.ly link and use it in your tweets, in your e-mail, or even on your website. Just like you, I also hate that kind of URL shorteners. Links to files on removable media are not maintained. A link converted by Twitter’s link service is checked against a list of potentially dangerous sites. Manage your sales Manage smarter with 24/7 access to data, reports, and check-in tools on any device.
Its popularity influenced the creation of at least 100 similar websites,[9] although most are simply domain alternatives. In the Settings & Tracking section of the Campaign Builder, check the box next to Google Analytics link tracking.
In this case, this is what I used: Category: Email Link Click – I manually named this, so it’s easy for me to see that this category includes any link on an email address. All links will automatically be rewritten when they are included in your emails, wrapped in a unique tracking URL that uses the Link Domain you have set on your Settings Page. To activate link tracking for a given template or campaign, within its settings, simply ensure that the Link Tracking option is set to Yes. We recommend turning on link tracking; if link tracking is disabled, the attribution described above will not function. If everything is set up correctly in Google Analytics, a record of this visit should appear in your Google Analytics account. Once you are set, you can now view cool stats and detailed charts of your links (e.g. unique and non-unique clicks). Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Generate Creative Code If you've added creative assets to the offer, there will be a dropdown menu below the tracking link where you can select the desired creative: When the creative is selected, the generated creative ad tag code for the publisher and offer appears in a new text box. A short link which expires, or can be terminated, has some security advantages. Notice we added our own custom tracking text to the parameter so we could tell this link was the “Services Brochure”. Why would a fashion magazine's site permit a pet training site to create a link to it? Also, a custom domain might improve the amount of clicks your link receives. According to RadiumOne, URL shorteners that offer vanity domains can increase sharing up to 25 percent. Using a custom domain with your link shortening service is a way to confront the spam and distrust issue. Personally, I use Hootsuite for all of my Twitter’ing so I don’t have the need to go out and shorten it separately. Using campaign tracking, however, you will be able to analyze your email traffic in great detail. The more clicks you get on your AdF.ly links, the more money you earn.