Urchin Tracking Module – sounds fun, right?
Don’t worry, we’ll make it fun-ish and most importantly, educational.
Urchin Tracking Modules, more commonly referred to as UTMs are a must have in tracking your marketing initiatives.
Why?
Because UTMs tell Google where traffic is coming from and what campaigns directed users to your site.
Let’s get into the nitty gritty.
The meat of UTM tags contain 5 elements for tracking. The first 2 are required.
- Campaigns: This identifies which campaign the link rolls into. (ie: promotion or webinar)
- Medium: This tells you where traffic is coming from (ie: email or social)
- Source: A more detailed look into where your traffic is coming from.
- Content: this one is a variable to let you identify more about which specific link was clicked on.
- Term: Rarely used. Primarily for PPC campaigns.
So, how the heck do you build a UTM?
First, recognize that there are quite a few ways to do it. Here’s how the folks at Flywheel do it.
- Start with strategy: Just like everything else, it all starts with a solid strategy. Frame your strategy around these questions: Where’s the traffic coming from? How’s it coming to me? Why is it coming?
- Define your parameters: Your parameters are the backbone of your UTM tags. Head over to this page and see how Flywheel sets up theirs.
- Find a UTM tool: Check out today’s 🔥 tool recommendation. 👇
- Reporting: It’s all about that data. Head over to Google Analytics and click Acquisition > All Traffic > Source/Medium. Alternatively, dive in deeper by clicking Acquisition > Campaigns > All Campaigns.
That was a lot to unpack. Make sure you click that read more button to dive in deeper and definitely check out the tool recommendation.
