If a website includes Google Analytics code, adding a Google URL when linking to the site will allow for advanced analytics. This presentation gives an overview of how to create Google URLs.
2. If a website includes Google Analytics code, adding a Google
URL when linking to the site will allow for advanced analytics
Google URLs track the following parameters:
• Campaign Medium
• Campaign Name
• Campaign Term (paid keywords)
• Campaign Content
Google URLs are easily created using Google’s URL builder:
https://ga-dev-tools.appspot.com/campaign-url-builder/
3. Best practices when building Google URLs:
• Case sensitive
• Consistency
• Simplicity (single word if possible)
• Descriptive
Sample Google URL* (Talent Acquisition):
• Website URL: https://jobs.highmarkhealth.org/job-details/manager-
medicare-advantage-appeals/J103315/1/
• Source: LinkedIn
• Campaign Medium: OrganicPost
• Campaign Name: FeatureJob
• Campaign Content: MedAdvAppeals
Final URL: https://jobs.highmarkhealth.org/job-details/manager-medicare-advantage-
appeals/J103315/1/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=OrganicPost&utm_campaign=FeatureJob&utm_content=MedAdvAppeals
* Note capitalization
4. What does all of this look like on the back-end of Google
Analytics?