How to track forwarding URLs sent via DNS settings
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Buongiorno from hot a humid wetherby UK.
A client has gone ahead and set up DNS forwarding from www.ramsdens.tv to http://www.ramsdensforcash.co.uk now they wonder why theyve got no data showing in Google analytics.
So knowing theyve gone ahead with this method of forwarding how is it possible to measure referrals originating from www.ramsdens.tv
My only thought is to add a tracking parameter on the baclk of the forwarding url.Thanks in advance
David -
Brill thanks
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yes you are right
go to https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1033867?hl=en
and fill up the utm variables and you can track it from campaign sources in GA.
you will have something like this :
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} oldomain\.xxx RewriteRule ^$ http://www.newdomain.com/?utm_source=redirects&utm_medium=olddomain.com&utm_campaign=301_Redirects [R=301,L]
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