Brian - TGL
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Does anyone have any experience or thoughts about adding UTM parameters to the URL in the GBP (website.com/?utm_source=gbp) vs using a 301 redirect like website.com/gbp which then forwards to website.com/?utm_source=gbp?
This is in the case that there is not a specific page yet to direct the GBP traffic to (a clean services page etc.)
I like to be able to see the traffic source in Fathom Analytics but I hate how sloppy a URL looks in the profile with UTM parameters (I think the longer a URL is the less likely people are to click on them).
Eventually, once a destination page is made, the redirect could then be updated to the destination page is my thinking, but I'm wondering if there are any aspects of that process that might interfere with what Google is expecting.
This is in the case that there is not a specific page yet to direct the GBP traffic to (a clean services page etc.)
I like to be able to see the traffic source in Fathom Analytics but I hate how sloppy a URL looks in the profile with UTM parameters (I think the longer a URL is the less likely people are to click on them).
Eventually, once a destination page is made, the redirect could then be updated to the destination page is my thinking, but I'm wondering if there are any aspects of that process that might interfere with what Google is expecting.