So we can say That Bitly is a superior alternative. In choosing a source, think in terms of broad categories so that you can do roll-up reports for each type of email.
In other words, www is arbitrary and no different than any other subdomain. 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. You can shorten a link right away, although you’ll need to enter a CAPTCHA code.
Shortcomings[edit] Short URLs often circumvent the intended use of top-level domains for indicating the country of origin; domain registration in many countries requires proof of physical presence within that country, although a redirected URL has no such guarantee. If you’re setting up a new Tracking ID and selected “Get Tracking ID”, you’re taken to a page showing the "Tracking ID," which you'll need to copy and paste into Eventbrite.
Some countries place restrictions on who can register domains with its country TLD — though this is becoming less and less common as countries realize the revenue opportunities from selling domains worldwide. 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.
The nice thing about it is that it’s a short link, about 70% smaller than the permalink for this post. Maybe you find an interesting photo or song, or you want to refer people to another article someone else wrote. URL shortening service Bitly was accessed more than 2 Billion times in November 2009. Further data will appear in the Behavior > Events pane after a few hours.Contents Sailthru can track the clicks of links in your emails, and attribute those clicks back to the unique customer. This can be added to existing JavaScript files or in a script block as long as it’s loaded somewhere within the HTML body (ideally, just before the closing tag). jQuery (or your alternative) must be loaded first although the Google Analytics tracking code can appear anywhere on the page. /* Track outbound links in Google Analytics */ (function($) { "use strict"; // current page host var baseURI = window.location.host; // click event on body $("body").on("click", function(e) { // abandon if link already aborted or analytics is not available if (e.isDefaultPrevented() || typeof ga !== "function") return; // abandon if no active link or link within domain var link = $(e.target).closest("a"); if (link.length != 1 || baseURI == link[0].host) return; // cancel event and record outbound link e.preventDefault(); var href = link[0].href; ga('send', { 'hitType': 'event', 'eventCategory': 'outbound', 'eventAction': 'link', 'eventLabel': href, 'hitCallback': loadPage }); // redirect after one second if recording takes too long setTimeout(loadPage, 1000); // redirect to outbound page function loadPage() { document.location = href; } }); })(jQuery); // pass another library here if required The event is recorded with the category name ‘outbound’, action name ‘link’ and the value set to the URL of the outbound page. On 14 August 2009 WordPress announced the wp.me URL shortener for use when referring to any WordPress.com blog post.[11] In November 2009, shortened links on bit.ly were accessed 2. Generate Tiny URL To shorten URLs and hide publisher tracking information, check the Generate Tiny URL box. Check Validation: Also optional, but this just makes sure the user “really” clicked on the link. 3) Directly - enter a domain or URL into a browser's address bar. • Entering a domain or URL into the browser's web address field is known as direct navigation or "type-in" traffic and amounts to about 10% of internet traffic (a browser's address bar shows the current URL and will also accept a pasted-in or typed-in URL that the user wishes to go to). • Social interface to the Web relies on email and networking sites. That’s a lot of back and forth just to get me a a web page.