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How To… Use your own domain for Twitter links

GoTryTHIS has short links for Twitter, created on twe.to, which has most of the features of the custom keyword redirects of GoTryTHIS.

Method 1:
If you want to use your own domain instead of twe.to, put this into your .htaccess of your short Twitter domain.

RewriteEngine ON
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://twe.to/$1 [R=301,L]

Method 2:
The other, potentially simpler way to do this, is to go into your domain control panel and change your short domain from a hosted domain to one that is domain forwarding or aliased to twe.to. (…)

How To… Track Craigslist ad views

I was recently asked how to track views of craigslist ads.

Instructions and video after the break.

How To… Track traffic to your home page

Some article submission sites only allow you to enter your home page, with no paths or files after it. (…)

How To… Know which Twitter tweets work best

GoTryTHIS now creates twitter links, which support campaigns, so you can tweet the same link multiple times and see which tweet generates the most traffic.

For more details, see: http://uofgtt.com/Twitter

How To… Split-test affiliate links

Split-testing affiliate links shows you which one converts better or brings in more money. (…)

How To… Use Tags

Group similar links together and organize your marketing links.

How To… Cloak your referrer

When you are sending a lot of high-converting traffic to an affiliate link there is the possibility that the people selling the product you are recommending will try to reverse-engineer your marketing to compete with you or try to cut you out entirely, saving them from paying out all those commissions to you in the future.

The first clue they have is to look in their logs and to where the traffic you are sending them is coming from, by looking at the “referrer” stats, which shows the exact URL the person clicking on your marketing links came from.

GoTryTHIS can hide the referring link by cloaking the link.

Examples:

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How To… Find your links

To find the links you created, click the “Search” tab on the “Management” page, type in some of the text from the redirect link or the link name, and press Enter. (…)

How To… Edit Your Links

At any time, no matter where they are published, you can edit anything about your GoTryTHIS links, including changing the destination and split-testing different destinations to find the most profitable or best converting affiliate program, which is great for improving commissions and doing market research.

Simply find your link and click on the link row (not the blue text) of the link in the link list. (…)

How To… Discover which copy converts to traffic best

Without any setup, you can identify what copy generates clicks on your GoTryTHIS links.

GoTryTHIS already tracks what web sites send you the traffic on the “Referrers” tab. (…)