Guides, tips and honest takes on short links, analytics and QR codes.
To shorten a Google Docs, Sheets or Slides link, set General access to Anyone with the link, click Copy link and paste it into a shortener. …
A Facebook Page with a username already has a short official link, facebook.com/yourname, and m.me opens a Messenger chat. Post and video links are long. Here …
Your Etsy shop already has a short link, yourshopname.etsy.com. Shorten long listing links, and use an editable short link for QR codes on packaging, per-channel click …
To shorten a Dropbox link, click Share, then Copy link, and paste the whole link into a URL shortener. Here is what dl=1 and raw=1 do, …
They can. Mailchimp, Brevo, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign and MailerLite all tell senders to avoid public link shorteners like bit.ly in email. Here is why shared short domains …
Host your menu on a web page you control, add it as the Menu link in Google Business Profile, and make the QR code from an …
Zoom's built-in short option, the Personal Link, needs a licensed user on a Business, Education or Enterprise account. Anyone else can shorten the full invite link, …
To shorten a Spotify link, copy it from Spotify's Share menu and paste it into a URL shortener. Here is what spotify.link is, how to copy …
To shorten your LinkedIn URL, edit your public profile URL so it reads linkedin.com/in/yourname. Add a short link only for click counts or a link you …
The shortest Instagram links are usually the official ones: www.instagram.com/ plus your username for a profile, and a post or reel link with ?igsh= trimmed. Shorten …
Google Maps already makes short links: tap Share on a place, pin or route. Here are Google's steps for Android, iPhone and computer, which Maps links …
An expired short URL can sometimes be revived by its owner: Bitly lets you reactivate it, and Rebrandly can free the ending for reuse. Here is …