Don't use your company name: URL shorteners can also be formed from product names, words common to your industry, slogans or even slang. Bit.ly, which is what we integrate with in CoSchedule, uses a 301 redirect.
Replace: Consider using letters or numbers in place of words. It’s very simple interface will allow you create custom URLs so that it’s not just a random mix of letters and numbers if you want. bit.ly/0a0b0c0 TinyURL: Another one of the first, if not the first URL shorteners for Twitter. You just end up following other people who fell for the same thing and you’re all tweeting to each other, without any of you really listening to what the other ones have to say.You get a whopping 280 tiny Twitter characters to say what you want to say in a tweet. Simply enter your long URL and click the Shorten button.
Click the Shorten button, and voila your long URL is shortened and ready for you to use. In the example above we have created a link to be shared on Twitter, as a tweet. utm_source parameter identifies the source of traffic this could be a site, a social media network, newsletter, app, etc. STEP 3: Simple Tag Testing After you’ve saved your new tag, go ahead and select Preview, and then Debug: Then, open up your website to a page you’d like to test. At that time, Google will completely disable the URL shortener and all associated data will be lost. In the Settings & Tracking section of the Campaign Builder, check the box next to Google Analytics link tracking.
To add affiliate sub IDs, check the Add Sub ID box. Bitly is known as one of the pioneers of URL shortener. 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. Tracking Out-going Links with Google Analytics With Google Analytics, you can also track outbound links on your website.
One of the most popular link shorteners is Bit.ly, and their use of the .ly domain has been a problem for some. When a link domain is enabled, it is also used to serve your Hosted Pages, which will also become accessible via HTTPS after following these instructions. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Although the earnings are small, it can certainly add up if you can attract a lot of clicks. DyingLinks gives you control over how long you want your shortened link to be available, along with some other control and privacy features. Determines unique and non-unique click distribution.