Sign In to Google Tag Manager Create a Account Name the Container for your site Accept the Terms & Conditions Copy & Paste the GTM code block at the start of the
tag on your site Setup the Link Tracker Add a tag to capture all the link clicks Create a macro to save the anchor text Add a tag to fire off the Google Analytics Event Add a rule to capture only the clicks on external links Save a version and publish 1. Don't use spaces, symbols, or special characters. Join 250,000 in-the-know marketers and get the latest marketing tips, tactics, and news right in your inbox.
And as with YouTube, if that limit was hit, they just have to add another number, which raises the limit to 1,152,921,504,606,846,976. With that said, if you do need to track your URLs, or you want alternative ways to post there are plenty of ways to do it: Bit.ly: Probably the most popular URL shortener for Twitter because it was one of the first to let you track your tiny URLs.
Notice we added our own custom tracking text to the parameter so we could tell this link was the “Services Brochure”. I'm sure there are also better ways this can be done, so if you have your own way of doing it please leave me some comments below!Link tracking is what seperates the men from the boys in online advertising.
I can even include retargeting (remarketing) in the same link. If you notice a difference in how links perform against each other, you may decide to change how your emails are laid out, or you may start to pay more attention to which pictures or phrases you use.
Given the choice between spending time and money to find a different home, or just giving up, the latter won out.[22] Google's url-shortener discussion group has frequently included messages from frustrated users reporting that specific shortened URLs have been disabled after they were reported as spam.[23] A study in May 2012 showed that 61% of URL shorteners had shut down (614 of 1002).[24] The most common cause cited was abuse by spammers. I once went bonkers when I couldn’t get a link click tag to work… and it all came down to a lowercase typo. Check back later to see the statistics on how your link did. This doesn’t change the way the PDF document is displayed or downloaded by your users. My third choice, which was once my first choice, is Bitly. Yourls is a way to homebrew your own shortened links so that you don’t have to rely on that middleman. Click the name of the report you want to work with. If you aren't logged into your HasOffers account, HasOffers will treat the click as legitimate traffic.