<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/feed/</link> <description>Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business</description> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:23:37 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50358</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50358</link> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:53:57 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/" title="Kristy C. Cartier" rel="nofollow">Kristy C. Cartier</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mitch-rezman/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mitch-rezman/' rel="nofollow">@mitch-rezman</a> I can't track past getting them to the registration page as my AMS (association mgmt system) isn't user friendly (and I have limited knowledge of it). I'll try to remember to report back if [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50283</guid><title><![CDATA[Mitch Rezman replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50283</link> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:11:39 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mitch-rezman/" title="Mitch Rezman" rel="nofollow">Mitch Rezman</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> I don't know if bit.ly will tell you where your registrations came from which is a metric I think I'd be interested in?</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50232</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50232</link> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:24:09 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/" title="Kristy C. Cartier" rel="nofollow">Kristy C. Cartier</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mitch-rezman/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mitch-rezman/' rel="nofollow">@mitch-rezman</a> Thanks! This looks like a good article :)</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50229</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50229</link> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:31:50 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/" title="Kristy C. Cartier" rel="nofollow">Kristy C. Cartier</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/alice-ly/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/alice-ly/' rel="nofollow">@alice-ly</a> Thanks for the tip! Guess I should setup my link list now while I'm waiting for the site to go live. That way I'll know how many I should create.<div></div><p>Alice &#038; <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow">@rich-brooks</a> &#160;Also, do you use one link [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50214</guid><title><![CDATA[Alice Ly replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50214</link> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:02:54 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/alice-ly/" title="Alice Ly" rel="nofollow">Alice Ly</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <span><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow">@kc_kreative</a> I do it the same way as Rich, and create bit.ly bundles to keep track of the multiple social links for each campaign. Be sure to edit the title of each bit.ly accordingly (i.e. Facebook, Google+ etc) [&#8230;]</span></p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50212</guid><title><![CDATA[Mitch Rezman replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50212</link> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:44:17 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mitch-rezman/" title="Mitch Rezman" rel="nofollow">Mitch Rezman</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> fyi:&#160;<a href="http://goo.gl/f9Rsm" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/f9Rsm</a></p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50208</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50208</link> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:27:43 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/" title="Kristy C. Cartier" rel="nofollow">Kristy C. Cartier</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow">@rich-brooks</a> Thanks Rich. I'll take a look at it and then start building my links! I do have to wait until the conference site is online however...</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50183</guid><title><![CDATA[Rich Brooks replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50183</link> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:48:00 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/" title="Rich Brooks" rel="nofollow">Rich Brooks</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow">@kc_kreative</a><div></div><div>I'm actually 3/4 the way through a post on using <a href="http://support.google.com/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&#038;answer=1033867" rel="nofollow">Google's URL Builder</a>&#160;for better tracking.</div><div></div><div>But since it's not done, here's a short version:</div><div></div><div>If you're really interested in getting detailed reports, [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50181</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50181</link> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:17:15 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/" title="Kristy C. Cartier" rel="nofollow">Kristy C. Cartier</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/' rel="nofollow">@supereb</a> We have a very limited/old AMS system so doubtful it can be of any help. Though I will ask my CTO. I might not be able to track true registrations; however, I'd at least like to track where people are [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50176</guid><title><![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/#post-50176</link> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:27:09 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/" title="E N Brown" rel="nofollow">E N Brown</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/bit-ly-versus-google-analytics-for-tracking/" rel="nofollow">Bit.ly versus Google Analytics for tracking</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> HI <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow">@kc_kreative</a> ---<div></div><div>I use a combination of several places for traffic. &#160;But if you are looking for conference registrations, I've not done that, so can't be of much help really. What program are you utilizing for [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>