How To Use Bitly For Social Media Tracking

How to Use
For Social Media

Tracking
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Open www.bitly.com
Click on Sign-up
Create a Free Account
You can opt to sign

up using the
following:
Facebook
Twitter
Creating an account in Bitly
Create a Free Account
In this tutorial, click on Sign

Up With Facebook
Click on Okay
Click on Okay one more

time
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Then, click on Create New

Bitly Account
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Click on
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This is the Bitly Dashboard
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URLs that have been

shortened by bitly are
called bitmarks
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Now, lets shorte a URL

Click here to learn
more!
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Open a website of your

preference.
Click here to learn
more!
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O our ro sers address

bar, select the complete URL
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Hit Ctrl+C or C to copy the

selected URL
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Go back to Bitly Dashboard
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And paste the link here

Ctrl+V or V
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This appears
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Go to Custom Bitlink
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Click on > i o
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And select bitly.com
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Then, click here to customize

the link
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Fill in the Link
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And click on Save
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Your new link is created
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Click on Copy
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Open a new tab
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Paste your link here
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On your keyboard, hit

Enter .
Click here to learn
more!
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Viola! Youre redire ted

to your website.
Click here to learn
more!
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Cli k o the x i o
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Bit arks ou e ade

appear here
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Next, click on Your Bitlinks
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Click on the pencil icon to

Edit Bitlink
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This appears
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Notice the Title automatically

appears here
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Click on the box to edit the

title
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Then, click on Save
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Click here to Add a Note
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Click on Save
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Cli k o the x i o to
exit
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Introducing a new
way to organize your
Bitlinks:
Tags!
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Tags is the new and
improved version of bundles

Tags are designed to make it
easier to search, filter and sort
through the links in you Bitly

account
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Notice the 4 buttons on

the right side of the action
panel
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Tag button is the third one
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Click on the tag bitlink
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Create a new tag or pick

an existing tag and hit
Apply
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I this ase, lets create a

new tag.
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Tick the box to create Blog

as the new tag.
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Then, click on Apply.
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Your tag will appear here
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O e ou e started
tagging in your Bitly
account, you can filter
your Bitlinks by those
tags.
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Click on the blue Filter

button next to Search bar of
the action panel
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Pick what you want to

filter your links by and hit
Apply.
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Click on Tags
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Then, tick the box for Blog
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And click Apply
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Filtered tags will appear hear

then hit Apply
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Your Bitlinks list will

automatically update to
sho o l the li ks ou e
tagged.
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You a tell if oure

checking out your Bitlinks
in a filtered view by the
flag at the top of the list.
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Tagged something by
mistake? No worries!
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Just hit the x o a tag to

delete it from your link
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You can also share

your Bitlink via:
Twitter
Facebook
Email
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Click on the arrow icon
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Click on the envelope icon

to share bitlink via email
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But before we proceed,

we need to verify your
email address.
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Open your email account
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Click on Sign in
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Locate your email from

Bitly
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Click to open your email
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Click the link to verify your

email address
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Go back to your bitly

account dashboard.
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Click on the dropdown arrow

and select Settings
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Notice that your email

address is successfully
verified
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Lets pro eed to connect an

account and click here
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Click on Connect to Twitter
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Click here to authorize app
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Your Twitter account is now

connected
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On your Dashboard, click on

the arrow icon to share your
bitlink via email
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Click on the envelope icon
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Fill in with a recipient

email address and
message
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When done, click on Email

to send
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Lets share our Bitli k ia

Facebook.
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Click on the arrow icon
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Then, hover your pointer

to f i o
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And click Post
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Aside from URL

trimming, Bitly also
offers tools
Click here to learn
more!
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To view statistics related

to users that click on the
link.
Click here to learn
more!
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Lets tra k a d i terpret li k

statistics!
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Now, click on Stats
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This is the li ks statisti s

overview
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A total of 7 people have

clicked on the link
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This means that the link was

saved ones using bitly
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Hover your pointer here to see

detailed report
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These graph shows the

number of clicks the link has
received on a per day basis.
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The most number of clicks

happened on Oct 6
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This geographical distribution

refers to the total statistics
gathered by bitly from clicks
and where the bitlink was
shared.
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71% came from the

Philippines
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Referrers determine the

source of the click (email,
Facebook, blog, twitter,
etc.)
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Data is available in pie-chart

or in numbers
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6 of them clicked on the link

from Email Clients, IM, AIR
Apps and Direct
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You can create

an unlimited number
of bitmarks in bitly,
and use them to
measure and track site
statistics.
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You can read other great

resources and tutorials on my
blog. Please visit Your Stellar
Virtual Professional Partner on
the website below. I would
love to read your comments
and suggestions.
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Always do your best. What

you plant now, you will
harvest later.
-Og Mandino

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Create a Free Account

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You can opt to sign

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Click on Okay one more

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Then, click on Create New

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This is the Bitly Dashboard

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URLs that have been

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Now, lets shorte a URL

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Open a website of your

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O our ro sers address

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Hit Ctrl+C or C to copy the

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Go back to Bitly Dashboard

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And paste the link here

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And select bitly.com

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Then, click here to customize

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Fill in the Link

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And click on Save

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Your new link is created

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Open a new tab

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Paste your link here

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On your keyboard, hit

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Viola! Youre redire ted

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Bit arks ou e ade

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Next, click on Your Bitlinks