Unless you want to track URLs, you have no need to run to an outside website in order to make your URLs smaller, Twitter only counts links for a certain number of characters now. The website is just as basic it was when it launched, but it does the deed. Your web hosting service provider will have a firewall to protect sites from virus and malware. Another consideration is that some countries also restrict what content can be used their TLDs, so if you intend in shortening content that might be in violation of these laws, you'll need to find another TLD.
Even websites with quality content were penalized for “spammy” back links. Autotrack uses events to track outbound link clicks and sets the event label to the link's URL. Some link shorteners end up on domain block lists because of heavy spammer use. The reason for this is because cookies cannot be set cross-domain, and pageviews, interest data and campaign-specific purchase attribution would not function. This is a great solution if your landing page is an actual URL your contacts will be visiting. 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.
Here, we'll go over how you can customize an affiliate tracking link to your needs using HasOffers parameters. We introduced parameters, values, macros, and how they fit into your workflow in our article on Parameters & Macros in HasOffers. Linkrot[edit] The convenience offered by URL shortening also introduces potential problems, which have led to criticism of the use of these services. They can also be maintained when a link source is moved within a computer. This way they can use shortened URLs but still give people confidence about where the link will lead. You need to make sure tag manager associates the event with this tag. The first condition allows this tag to just wait until it sees a link click event, which is the gtm.linkClick event that we were listening for above.
Links could also be added to texts and that will also affect the length. Our favorite is YOURLS, but Lessn More is another good free option. Click the “Shorten” or “Tiny!” button to shrink the size of the URL.
So in the next few pages, you will learn how to shorten links for Twitter. To shorten links for Twitter, you don’t need to do too much techy stuff. But as Dave Winer articulated, there’s no reason we shouldn’t have a shortener ourselves, and here we are. 🙂 People are already using it. You should add this script in your page header, but not within the basic Analytics tracking code snippet. 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. Creating an account at Sign-Up or Login to access great features of 2ONE and then create short URLs to track. In those cases, you can add the following parameters to your affiliate tracking link for your publisher to provide more data: Source & Affiliate Sub IDs Some of the most commonly used parameters are the traffic source and affiliate sub ID parameters: source aff_sub aff_sub2 aff_sub3 aff_sub4 aff_sub5 These parameters are used to store non-unique session information from the affiliate’s tracking system that they want passed back on conversion. Please note: anyone with a t.co shortened link will be able to navigate to the destination URL. Orientation: How you decide to design your site's layout may be influenced by whether your users view your site primarily in landscape or portrait mode. Consider alternate extensions: If your top choice isn't available, consider using a country code TLD (ccTLD) such as .to or .co. The Apple App Site Association File is not required. You can use Analytics Events to track clicks on links that take users to a website other than your own. Under the section Edit public profile URL in the right rail, click the Edit icon next to your public profile URL. Links to Sailthru Hosted Pages are not tracked and are not included in reporting. This delay can be made worse if the account is set up close to the weekend because sometimes data aggregation slows and gets pulled in on Monday. Using campaign tracking, however, you will be able to analyze your email traffic in great detail.