From Google Event Tracking Guide Event Tracking is a method available in the ga.js tracking code that you can use to record user interaction with website elements, such as a Flash-driven menu system. Launch and use Now that you're all set up, you're ready to use your new URL shortener. What’s really great is you don’t have to add any of your own custom javascript. Answers blocks postings that contain TinyURLs,[citation needed] and Wikipedia does not accept links by any URL shortening services in its articles. In some cases, the political or cultural aspects of the country in charge of the top-level domain may become an issue for users and owners,[4] but this is not usually the case. As an example, their tracking system could have a macro for ad placement that you use to replace "AFF_SUB", and another macro for traffic source that you use to replace "SOURCE".
Assign Parameters: Here is where you assign the tag’s Category, Action, and Label. It would be advisable first to list all the links to your site and if you find any suspicious links, use this utility to examine it. When you check the box to enable tracking, we'll show the campaign title as it will appear in your Google Analytics account after the campaign is sent. To see an example implementation from Demos & Tool, check out the source code.Google Analytics provides an overwhelming quantity of information. Did you set a link to a file instead of a page on your website? This is something you’ll often hear from link shortener detractors.
We sometimes experience products selling out suddenly in the middle of a large campaign. With a premium account you can track unlimited clicks and we'll keep the data for a full 30 days. If you are using WordPress, you can take advantage of the default permalink structure to shorten URLs.
Your analysis works best with enough users to run statistical analysis. If you need to change your URL on your social network page, it's easy to do.) Bitly Bitly is at the top of the URL shortening game. Using it for spamming or illegal purposes is forbidden and any such use will result in the TinyURL being disabled and you may be reported to all ISPs involved and to the proper governmental agencies.
Using a custom domain with your link shortening service is a way to confront the spam and distrust issue. Why would a fashion magazine's site permit a pet training site to create a link to it? I once went bonkers when I couldn’t get a link click tag to work… and it all came down to a lowercase typo. This example assumes that you are using the analytics.js tracking code. Your event URL is located near the middle of the Event Dashboard, below your sales data. Just select the copy icon on the right to copy the link. A good baseline is to expect at least a few dozen users on any given tracker. Tip: Many web pages, including Computer Hope, have a Share or E-Mail link that allows you to share it with friends. Twitter.com: The truth is that the best URL shortener for Twitter is the one that’s built into Twitter.