by dmayne
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Is there a good way to track 301 redirects? I have a few of these set up for direct linking via an .htaccess file. Is it better to do this from a page itself with a zero time http refresh?

I am not trying to capture anything with this campaign just direct traffic to an offer.
#301 #redirects #track
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    Long story short, there was a destination URL in all three PPC accounts that had been changed on the website, so it was had a 301 redirect applied. 301 redirects actually remove the GCLID tracking code for AdWords and the 3rd party tracking codes that start with ?utm_source=. Consider that my "something new" learned. If you think this may be an issue for you, you can test this pretty easily. To test for the GCLID, enter your destination URL into your browser with the following appended at the end: ?gclid=test The GCLID should remain attached to your destination URL. If it disappears, you're losing your tracking information. For the 3rd party tracking codes, enter your destination URL into your browser with the following appended at the end: ?utm_source=test Again, if it disappears, you're losing your tracking info.
    Thats kinda what I am seeing. Still looking for a way to implement better.
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