Can I use bitly link in Google ads?
Google used to have their own link shortener (goo.gl) but no longer supports it. They’ve added a feature to shorten links through Bitly to make it convenient for everyone. After you create the URL, you can shorten it using your Bitly account. Go to the Campaign URL Builder.
Does Bitly affect UTM?
Fortunately, the Google Campaign URL Builder and the Bitly URL Shortener work together to help track campaign performance. In fact, they work together so well that Google has built Bitly into its UTM builder to shorten links.
Can I shorten UTM links?
Yes, you can build and shorten Google Analytics UTM Campaign URLs using the standard GA campaign parameters: Source, Medium, Name, Terms, and Content. With UTM parameters, you can tag your links to gauge the effectiveness of your campaigns and identify the best ways to drive more visitors to your website.
Can you shorten UTM links with Bitly?
Source, medium, and campaign are required for using UTMs. Because UTM parameters are case sensitive, it is best practice is to use lowercase letters for all your UTM values. When using UTMs with Bitly, add them to your long URL before you shorten it.
Does URL shortening affect UTM?
Yes, you can build and shorten Google Analytics UTM Campaign URLs using the standard GA campaign parameters: Source, Medium, Name, Terms, and Content. UTM campaign parameters are simply tags you add to a URL — when your link is clicked, the tags are sent back to Google Analytics and tracked.
Is it possible to use short links in Google AdWords?
It is not allowed as per adwords policy to use the URL which is different from the base URL (Display URL). So there is no chance of using short links. There is a tricky way you may try, Get a Domain Name and Use it for Redirection and in Display URL use your Domain.com/Keyword.
Can I add a URL shortener to a hosted site?
Yes you can but it needs to be under the same domain name as the hosted site. So if your site is mybrand (dot)com then your URL Shortener for ads should be at go.mybrand (dot)com or something like that. I’ve tried using a regular URL shortener in the past and been given a warning about it.
What is the destination URL in my ads?
Learn more The URL address of the page in your website that people reach when they click your ad. The domain of the destination URL needs to match the domain of your display URL. The destination URL isn’t displayed on your ads (the URL shown is your display URL). Was this helpful?
What are the best URL shortening services?
The original URL shortening service was TinyURL, which was launched in 2002 by Kevin Gilbertson to make links easier on his uni-cyclist site to share, and remains popular today. Other commonly used URL shorteners include bitly, (Google) and (GoDaddy).