Brent Crouch – My Online Journal

Here is an excellent article I found written by Chris Casarez on how to track any outbound link using Google Analytics. This is perfect for tracking newsletter sign-ups, affiliate links, product downloads, or any other outbound link.
http://www.seoracle.com/google-analytics-how-to-tutorial/track-outbound-links-and-file-downloads-with-google-analytics
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