Free tool
UTM Link Builder
Add campaign tracking parameters to a URL, with consistent naming, and copy the finished link.
Your link
Where the traffic comes from: newsletter, linkedin, google.
The kind of channel: email, social, cpc, referral.
The campaign or promotion this belongs to.
Paid keywords.
Tells two links on one page apart.
Your tagged link
https://example.com/pricing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=spring_launch
- Use UTM links for links you place on other channels. Don't use them for links between pages on your own site: they overwrite where the visit really came from.
- Pick names once and reuse them. Inconsistent tags split one campaign into several lines in your reports.
How to use it
Enter the page you're linking to and fill in the source, medium and campaign. The tool adds utm_ parameters and gives you a tagged link to copy. Analytics tools such as Google Analytics read those parameters to show which campaign sent each visit.
The five parameters
| Parameter | Use it for | Example |
|---|---|---|
utm_source | Where the traffic comes from | newsletter, linkedin |
utm_medium | The kind of channel | email, social, cpc |
utm_campaign | The campaign or promotion | spring_launch |
utm_term | Paid search keywords | meta description |
utm_content | Which link or version | header_button |
Keep it consistent
- Use lowercase and underscores.
Email,emailandE-mailare three different values in reports. - Agree names once and reuse them, so one campaign doesn't split across many lines.
- Don't use UTM links on your own site. Internal UTM links overwrite the visit's real source.
Do UTM parameters affect SEO?
Not directly, but tagged URLs create copies of a page. Use a canonical link so search engines treat them as one page.
Learn more
- Canonical URLA canonical URL is the preferred address of a page when the same content is reachable at several. It tells search engines which one to index.
- Click-through rate (CTR)Click-through rate is the share of people who see your result in search and click it: clicks divided by impressions.
- Google Search ConsoleGoogle Search Console is Google's free tool that shows how your site performs in search: which queries bring clicks, which pages are indexed, and what's wrong.