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Links and clicks

Make short links to share in ads, posts or e-mails, and see every click on them.

Watch it done: a short silent video with captions · 0:50. The steps below show the same thing picture by picture.

Before you start

  • Log in as the site owner.
  • Open ADMIN › Integrations.

Make a short link

Step 1. Click the Links tab.

Step 1: Click the Links tab.

Step 2. Links are short addresses you share, for example in an ad, a social post or an e-mail, so you can count the clicks. Click Add New Link.

Step 2: Links are short addresses you share, for example in an ad, a social post or an e-mail, so you can count the clicks. Click Add New Link.

Step 3. Product ID (required): the product the link is for, for example an ASIN from Amazon.

Step 3: Product ID (required): the product the link is for, for example an ASIN from Amazon.

Step 4. Target Url (required): the page the link takes people to.

Step 4: Target Url (required): the page the link takes people to.

Step 5. Medium: where you will use the link: Social, PaidSocial, CPC, Display, Video, Email, Affiliate, or Unknown.

Step 5: Medium: where you will use the link: Social, PaidSocial, CPC, Display, Video, Email, Affiliate, or Unknown.

Step 6. Click Save.

Step 6: Click Save.

Step 7. "Changes Saved Successfully". Your short link (/x/ followed by a code) is listed with its product, target and medium, with Edit and Delete.

Step 7: "Changes Saved Successfully". Your short link (/x/ followed by a code) is listed with its product, target and medium, with Edit and Delete.

Someone clicks it

Step 8. A visitor who clicks the short link lands on the target page.

Step 8: A visitor who clicks the short link lands on the target page.

Step 9. Back in ADMIN › Integrations, open the Clicks tab.

Step 9: Back in ADMIN › Integrations, open the Clicks tab.

Step 10. The click is recorded: the link, source, campaign, ad and click IDs if the ad sends them, the address, the location and the time. (The visitor's IP address and place are hidden in this picture.)

Step 10: The click is recorded: the link, source, campaign, ad and click IDs if the ad sends them, the address, the location and the time. (The visitor's IP address and place are hidden in this picture.)

Check it worked

Open your short link in a private window, then look at the Clicks tab: the click is there.

Good to know

  • Make a separate link for each ad or post, so the Clicks tab shows which one works best.

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