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Tracking a link in craiglist

by Richy Burns
7 replies
Hi All,

I have a site and am going to be using a FB page, Craigslist and google SEO to drive traffic to the site. Is there a way i can track how many clicks come specifically from Craigslist visitors to my ads clicking on my website address?

thanks

Rich
#craiglist #link #tracking
  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Hill
    I use HyperTracker: HyperTracker.com - ad tracker

    It's not free but it does a good job of tracking the number of clicks. It also tracks conversions as well.

    There might be free alternatives out there but I've used this for 5 years and it works for me.

    Kevin
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    • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
      I understand that Google Analytics will do this. I read a report yesterday, which, funnily enough, cited tracking his website visitors arriving from Craigslist.
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanzona
    I think any good stats tracker like Stat Counter, for instance will do that. Just install it on your landing page, and you'll be able to see specifically where your traffic came form.
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    • Profile picture of the author spiker12
      Someone suggested pixelsite.info but this got my CL post blocked for some reason?

      I tried this but it does not seem to be showing any hits, or at least I am in my GA account and don't see any hits? Maybe I'm doing something wrong. Does this work for anyone currently?
      http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...analytics.html
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonl70
    Any analytics or traffic stats app for your site should show you this, as it only involves checking the 'referer' in the http reqest (which is usually logged in your webserver logs already).
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    • Profile picture of the author jasonl70
      oh, and keep this in mind - using CL to drive traffic to your site can put your account at risk, so tread lightly.

      Originally Posted by spiker12 View Post

      Someone suggested pixelsite.info but this got my CL post blocked for some reason?
      any sort of traffic counter is against the CL tos - they do not allow it. You'll probably have to "roll your own" in order to fly under the radar.
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  • Profile picture of the author redcell1
    craigslistadtracker might do it.

    Also try getclicky, their analytics tell you.
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    Just here to see the shenanigans.

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