How can I track on my facebook page shared links without using short url redirect service?

[JonsonSwartz]

Hi,

I wondering how can I track and analyze on all my shared links in my facebook business page without using short url redirect service like: “Tiny” url or “bitly”?

Thanks in advance.

[matbennett]

1. I don't have problem with bitly but i just wondering how google refer to those links that direct to site 1 (bitly) and redirect to my own site?

bitly links redirect using a 301 header. This does differ from one service to another, so it is always good to check via a page like this:  http://www.webconfs.com/http-header-check.php  (just paste in your shortened link and look for the HTTP response)

Using a 301 means that and PageRank is passed along that link to the final destination page.

2. There is any way to track those link throughout google analytics ?

Yes.  If the links are pointing to your site then add analytics campaign tracking variables to them and you'll get lots of additional data.  This tool helps: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1033867?hl=en

3. Do you have any idea were can looking for the script mentioned above?

I can't stress this enough: I have not used this script. However a quick search for [short url script] turned this up.  http://yourls.org/  I suspect that there are many others though.

[JonsonSwartz]

Thanks for your replay!

In Backwards:

1. I don't have problem with bitly but i just wondering how google refer to those links that direct to site 1 (bitly) and redirect to my own site?
2. There is any way to track those link throughout google analytics ?
3. Do you have any idea were can looking for the script mentioned above?

[matbennett]

If you are talking about link that you published to other people's websites, you are stuck with short URL services I am afraid.

The shortener services track the use of your link by redirecting them through a script that monitors traffic.  That is what you get reported back.  If the links are direct then you don't get that  tracked, so no data to report.

You could work around that by setting up your own redirect script.  You'd then post your own URLs and get them to redirect, picking up the data on the way.  Quite easy to write, but I am sure that someone will have already written this and made it available somewhere online.

If the links are to your own pages anyway then you can use analytics to monitor their use.  Using campaign tracking variables on the link will let you track particular posts.

Other than that you are stuck with the metrics provided by the places that you post the links.  Those are not that helpful I know.

What is the particular problem with the likes of bitly?  What are they not given you that you need?