How To Track Clicks On Your Shortened Links

TweetBurner and Bit.ly, among others, allow you track clicks on your shortened links.

Yes, you can track how many times people click on your shortened link.

From the different choices out there I’ve only tried TweetBurner (www.twurl.com), the one I use, and www.bit.ly, another popular choice.

Here’s how to set it up so you can track your shortened clicks usign twurl.com, regardless whether you shorten them at the site or through an application like TweetDeck or Twirl:

1. Create a TweetBurner account.
   

   Create an account.

2. Link your Twitter account to your TweetBurner account.
   

   Link your accounts

3. Select the “twurl” option for shorten urls in TweetDeck or Twirl.
   

   For TweetBurner, select "twurl" in your desktop application.

4. Voilá. It’s ready. Shorten your link from the webpage or application and quench your curiosity with little graphs on the tracking site.
   

   Check the number of clicks.

While writing this post I’ve noticed that TweetBurner seems to count “robots’” clicks while bit.ly doesn’t. In other words, bit.ly seems more accurate. I will be using it from now on.

If you use any other service or have more to add, please feel free…

Tags: strategies, tweetdeck, twirl