Tag Archives: UTM

Google Says Disallowing UTM Parameters In URLs Will not Help With Crawling Or Rating

Google’s John Mueller said on Reddit that disallowing URLs with UTM parameters in them won’t help you to improve crawling or rating with Google Search. He added that a site should try to keep its internal URLs clean and consistent, but over time, the canonical tags should help with external links that carry UTM parameters […]

How to Use UTM Parameters to Track Social Media Success

For social media marketers, understanding the effectiveness of your online campaigns is crucial for achieving real impact. Enter UTM parameters—simple fragments added to the end of URLs that provide invaluable insights into the performance of your social media efforts. UTM parameters provide three key benefits: Measuring the ROI of social media posts Providing precise tracking […]

Google Says Links With UTM Parameters Are Not By Default Paid Links

John Mueller of Google has to say on Twitter that just because a link has UTM parameters on them, it doesn’t make it a paid link. He said “links with UTM parameters are just links.” “They’re definitely not considered paid links,” he added. In fact, we covered this topic not long ago saying URL parameters […]