TinyURL: This shortener use to be all over the internet; however, lately it has died down. The process must be fast, not handle clicks which have been deactivated by other processes and ensure links work even if the Analytics event fails. Paste the link into a text file, so you can view the entire link, and find the value that follows c= at the end of the link address. You publicize this page through twitter, facebook, various banner placement on your website, email newsletter, etc. The custom tracking link page enables converting a regular custom tracking link to OneLink™. An example Turn this URL: X0DER&pf_rd_s=center-10&pf_rd_r=11EYKTN682A79T370AM3&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1270985982&pf_rd_i=B002Y27P3M into this TinyURL: Which one would you rather cut and paste into your browser?
See also[edit] [edit] External links[edit] URL redirection and shortening at Curlie (based on DMOZ) Comparison of URL Shortening Services, SearchEngineLand. Once implemented, visit your site and click a few outbound links.
I like Bitly because it has a pretty interface and a login for all of the links you create. Note: If you will implement HSTS on your primary domain only, allowing your link domain to remain accessible via HTTP, the following actions are not needed. People have learned that shortened links can lead to any random spam page on the web.
You can use Analytics Events to track clicks on links that take users to a website other than your own. This field should be used to compare broad categories of marketing you do (or may do in the future), like emails, cpc ads, postcards, etc. Replace: Consider using letters or numbers in place of words.
Complete control over which campaigns our clients can see in their accounts. This link example: www.tiny.cc/ contains an error due to the missing protocol. You’d be able to see anytime someone who got your direct mail package in the mail, actually went to your website. This should not contain information already in the campaign name or medium fields. Many people use URL shorteners when they share links to private content, and in fact many web services like Google Maps have offered automatic generation of shortened links for driving directions that reveal personal information like home addresses and sensitive destinations like "clinics for specific diseases (including cancer and mental diseases), addiction treatment centers, abortion providers, correctional and juvenile detention facilities, payday and car-title lenders, gentlemen’s clubs, etc."[34][35] Additional layer of complexity[edit] Short URLs, although making it easier to access what might otherwise be a very long URL or user-space on an ISP server, add an additional layer of complexity to the process of retrieving web pages. The website is just as basic it was when it launched, but it does the deed. Aside from the custom domains that you can use with the premium option, you can also view campaign comparison charts, download the data as an excel file, filter clicks data, and much more.