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Track Webpage Analytics using CloudFiles

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Learn to get access to all information pertaining to your content including webpage analytics at the same place in CloudFiles. 

CloudFiles is an excellent content engagement analytics tool that allows you to convert your documents into easily sharable links that can be tracked with a detailed page by page analytics. CloudFiles can also be used to track the engagement your webpage receives from it’s audiences. Normally, website builders and other tools are only able to provide aggregate data on your webpage. However, with CloudFiles webpage analytics you can track individual recipients as well as get segmented analytics from different inbound sources.

To get access to webpage analytics, follow the steps:

Uploading a URL

Login to your CloudFiles native account & Navigate to the content library. 

Next, click on upload option. Here, enter the url of your webpage to be tracked. Give it a name for easy tracking later. In the next screen enter a name for your link(s).

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Your link is now created. 

Setting Expiry Settings

Now enter the security (email requirements) and expiry settings (Time/views) as per your needs.

This link can now be shared on your different channels. You will be able to discover the activity your content webpage generates on different channels, which can be used to optimize your content creation and promotion strategy.

It’s analytics can be viewed by going to the analytics section of the url. Check this article out to learn how to view analytics.

Track the engagement of your webpages by using CloudFiles URL upload feature.

CloudFiles enables getting webpage analytics as well just like file analytics. It does so by treating a webpage URL as a single page file and providing all the analytics applicable to file links, on this webpage link as well. This powerful feature enables you to really consolidate your content in a single trackable library. Along with your file content like case-studies, proposals, you can also add your online digital content such as blog pages and enable secure sharing, analytics and automations on those.

Tracking Webpage Analytics Using CloudFiles

Here is a step-by-step guide to track analytics on webpages using CloudFiles

Step 1: Go to the library tab and choose New button. Next choose the upload file option.

Step 2: Go to the URL tab. You can create links out of web URLs through this tab.

Step 3: Enter the URL you intend to track and enter a name (any name) for that URL. Click on the upload button to load that URL into CloudFiles.

Note: Always use "https" URLs. Http URLs don't support time tracking through CloudFiles

Step 4: Get the link of the newly created file in CloudFiles' content library and share it with the world. You can track analytics and automate your workflows just like any other file in the library.

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