Is there an easy way to see how many shared a particular link to one page of your website?
getxb
1:45 pm on Jan 16, 2011 (gmt 0)
Thanx for asking the question.
desigac
3:35 pm on Jan 17, 2011 (gmt 0)
You can go to your facebook account to know about it and you just see your link to get the details about shared links.
Bobaloula
4:55 pm on Jan 17, 2011 (gmt 0)
Use the google URL builder, its designed for making track-able urls for adwords but I customise it for Twitter, newsletters etc.
I don't know if I'm allowed to publish the url but type URL builder into your search bar click through and add the details into the little boxes.
This will generate a URL that will appear in your Analytics when its clicked.
This may not tell you how many people shared a link but it will tell you out of those people how many followed the link back to your site which to me is more important.
Hope this helps
gpilling
4:09 pm on Jan 18, 2011 (gmt 0)
@Bobaloula
That is a neat idea. Do you use a code to obfuscate the tags, or do you just put in plain english tracking words?
Bobaloula
12:35 pm on Jan 19, 2011 (gmt 0)
You would use a tiny url code for the tweet anyway because the link would be massive, but in general I use plain English so long as its not visually messy.