Docs/Tools and templates
UTM link builder
Build consistent, trackable links for every placement. Values are lower-cased and hyphenated automatically so your reports stay tidy.
Updated September 2026
Conventions we use
- Lower-case, hyphenated.
local-expert-spring-2026, neverLocal Expert Spring. Analytics tools treat different capitalisation as different campaigns. - Source = who (the publisher, show or platform). Medium = what (newsletter, podcast, display, sponsored, social). Campaign = why (the campaign name, the same across every placement).
- Content separates placements inside one campaign —
sponsor-bannervsfeatured-item, or300x250vs728x90. - Never put personal information or prices in a URL.
The full guide, with examples per channel, is in How to build links with UTM parameters.