While URL shorteners have had some incredible usage tied to the growth (and constraints) of Twitter, I question their sustainability as a business. If you're willing to pay, consider Pretty Link Pro or these low cost solutions on Code Canyon.
By tracking links, you can greatly improve your website by getting rid of items that don’t work and optimizing the ones that do. Reset Your Tracking Data Premium account holders can reset tracking data to zero at any time. You could create a complex UTM code structure for a link but then shorten it via Bitly and use the link on a piece of direct mail.
The Summary tab shows all clicks on different ow.ly and ht.ly links shared over the course of seven days. Other times it may be followed by a short readable name. WP.me is spam-free, because we are constantly monitoring and removing spam from WP.com.
Or you can use a utility to display all the backlinks to your site and copy them from there. Links that users create through the URL Shortener can also open directly in your mobile applications that can handle those links.
However, Google Analytics can also provide you information about what users do when they come on your website, which banners or links they click the most, what product placements are working better on your website, which social media campaigns are bringing you more traffic, etc. If you want a more granular approach too, use the "Just-Discovered" tab to see brand new links that are pointing to your PDF. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Technology[edit] The company uses HTTP 301 redirects for its links. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. If you send announcement emails outside the normal flow of newsletters or ads, this might be labeled "announcement". Those groups can often be subdivided further to show you exactly which publishers, affiliates, or keywords work best. Your link stats will also be public if you use this service. I can even include retargeting (remarketing) in the same link. Every blog and post on WordPress.com has a WP.me URL now. Set up conversion tracking in Google Analytics to track contacts from clicks to purchases on your website. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 29 May 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, May 29, 2011 Thanks. Use short links with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Beacons for asset tracking and proximity marketing. A real-time dashboard with traffic analytics and referrer data shows how many people shared and clicked your links. bit.ly is a free service.