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Setting the transport method to 'beacon' lets the hit be sent * using 'navigator.sendBeacon' in browser that support it. */ var trackOutboundLink = function(url) { ga('send', 'event', 'outbound', 'click', url, { 'transport': 'beacon', 'hitCallback': function(){document.location = url;} }); } You'll also need to add (or modify) the onclick attribute to your links. However, they do not always yield positive results, and can be time consuming. For more information about shell shortcuts, see IShellLink. They wanted to track users and collect transaction data so they could calculate the effectiveness of their marketing activity.
Another privacy problem is that many services' shortened URL format is small enough that it is vulnerable to brute-force search. Wait for Tags: If you want, you can delay the opening of a link until the tag has fired. Of course, you could also just fetch and inspect the Location header in the response, but using the API has two advantages: It won't update the short URL's click stats, so you can fetch a bunch of long URLs without worrying about messing up analytics.
Instead of posting the "pretty" URL, you can shorten it by removing the "www." and using the post ID in the URL (e.g. "?p=1204"). On other such services, using a URL shortener can allow linking to web pages which would otherwise violate this constraint. Twitter even lets you schedule Tweets now ... sort of.
Additionally, by collecting this data you will be able to create custom segments in Google Analytics to view the behavior of these audience members if needed.Add JavaScript code within the tags of each page where you want to track affiliate links. Each time a contact clicks a link in the campaign, the tracking information redirects them through MailChimp's servers and sends them to the intended web address. A lot of people and companies avoid using Google Analytics and other Google products out of fear that they're giving Google too much information. Undo Undo URL Shortener @URL_Shorteners_ 5 Dec 2012 More When to sell a name you make actually use. Find related extensions in the Utilities collection. Get everything hooked up Some services, such as Bitly, let anyone create a vanity URL shortener.