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How can I track engagement with my documents?

Iulia Shnai

Iuliia Shnai

Understanding how your shared documents are received and interacted with is crucial for effective communication and improvement. Whether you're sharing reports, proposals, or any important documents, tracking activity can offer valuable insights into viewer engagement and content effectiveness.

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Papermark emerges as a standout tool for securely sharing documents while providing detailed analytics on viewer behavior. This guide will walk you through the process of tracking activity on your document using Papermark, from setup to analysis.

How to track activity on each page of shared document?

  1. Sign up or log into Papermark: Begin by navigating to Papermark and either signing up for a new account or logging into an existing one.

  2. Upload your document: You can upload the files to Papermark in 3 core ways:

  • During onboarding
  • Adding one file
  • Adding Notion link
  • Bulk upload (by just dropping files)

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  1. Adjust document settings for security and access: Post-upload, customize your document's access controls. This can include setting view and download permissions for link, adding password protection, and specifying an expiration date for the shared link, thereby enhancing the document's security.

Link settings

  1. Generate your document's trackable link: With your preferences in place, generate a unique, trackable link for your document. This special link is equipped with analytics capabilities, allowing you to monitor how it is accessed and engaged with.

  2. Distribute your trackable link: Share your document by sending the trackable link to your target audience through email, social media, or other preferred communication methods. This link leads them to a secure and branded viewing page.

  3. Observe and analyze engagement: Take advantage of Papermark's detailed analytics dashboard to track your document's performance. Key metrics provided include viewer count, time spent on each page, and much more, offering a comprehensive understanding of engagement.

Analytics

  1. Improve or use new versions: Armed with analytics from Papermark, you can make informed decisions on how to refine your document and your approach to sharing it. Tailoring follow-up communications based on specific engagement metrics allows for more effective interactions with your audience. Upload new document versions

Advantages of document activity tracking with Papermark

  • Robust security features: Maintain control over who views your document and safeguard sensitive information with password protection and link expiration.

  • In-depth analytics: Gain critical insights into viewer engagement, identifying what captures attention and what doesn't, allowing for continuous content optimization.

  • Professional sharing: Papermark ensures your document is presented in a manner that is both professional and consistent with your branding, enhancing the viewer's experience.

  • Simple document updates: Update your document directly on Papermark, and the changes will automatically apply to the existing trackable link, eliminating the need to redistribute.

Conclusion

By leveraging Papermark to track activity on your documents, you unlock a deeper understanding of how your content is received and engaged with by your audience. This guide not only simplifies the process of setting up and sharing your documents with trackable links but also highlights the importance of using analytics to drive improvements. With Papermark, document sharing becomes a strategic asset, enabling you to enhance document impact, security, and ultimately.