UTM (short for Urchin Tracking Module) parameters are great for marketing links because they provide detailed tracking and analytics. Here’s why:
- Source Identification: They specify the source of traffic (e.g., Facebook, Google), helping to identify which platforms are driving traffic.
- Campaign Tracking: They track specific marketing campaigns, allowing marketers to evaluate the effectiveness of each campaign.
- Medium Differentiation: They distinguish between different types of marketing mediums (e.g., email, social media, PPC).
- Content Performance: They track different content pieces within a campaign, providing insights on what content resonates best with the audience.
- ROI Measurement: They help in calculating the return on investment (ROI) for different marketing efforts.
Dub's UTM Builder
To make it easier to add UTM parameters to your links, Dub provides a UTM builder that allows you to easily populate UTM parameters for your links. Here's a live demo that you can play around with.
Here are the UTM parameters that Dub supports:
Parameter | Code | Description |
---|---|---|
UTM Source | utm_source | The source of your traffic (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.). |
UTM Medium | utm_medium | The medium of your traffic (e.g. social, email, etc.). |
UTM Campaign | utm_campaign | The name of your campaign (e.g. summer2023) |
UTM Term | utm_term | The term of your campaign (e.g. running+shoes) |
UTM Content | utm_content | The content of your campaign (e.g. logo+link) |
Referral | ref | The website that is sending traffic to your link. |
As you can see, we also support an increasingly common parameter ref
– as popularized by sites like Product Hunt and OSS Gallery.
How to use the Dub UTM Builder
To use the Dub UTM builder, follow these steps:
First, create a link using the Dub link builder.
![The Dub.co link builder](https://assets.dub.co/help/dub-link-builder.png)
Scrolling down to the UTM Builder section, toggle the switch to open the UTM builder.
![Use the UTM builder to populate UTM parameters for your links](https://assets.dub.co/help/utm-builder.png)
Here, you can populate the UTM parameters for your link. Some example values include:
- UTM Source:
twitter
- UTM Medium:
social
- UTM Campaign:
summer2023
Click the Create link button to generate the link with the UTM parameters.
Voila! You've got a link with UTM parameters.