Guides, tips and honest takes on short links, analytics and QR codes.
BL.INK has no free plan. New accounts get a 21-day trial with one domain, 1,000 links and 1,000 tracked clicks per link, then plans listed from …
Most free QR code generators make static codes that never expire. The trap is a dynamic code from a free trial or capped plan. We checked …
What Dub's free plan includes in 2026, what happens when you pass its limits, what the paid plans cost, and when another shortener fits better.
What Short.io's free plan includes in 2026, why its 1,000 links are a lifetime limit, what each paid plan costs, and when another shortener is a …
What Rebrandly's free plan gives you in 2026, what each paid plan costs, the limits you hit first, and the free alternatives if you need more …
What FattyURL gives you for free, with and without an account, what the paid plans add, how ads on free links pay for the free tool, …
Platform by platform: where links are clickable, which networks wrap or block short links, why some short links show no preview, and the rules for email …
How to turn a long Amazon product link into a short one, for shoppers and for Amazon Associates, and why affiliate links need more care than …
YouTube already gives you a short link. Here is how to get it, start it at a set time, clean it up, and when a custom …
Three ways to share a Google Form with a short link: Google's own forms.gle link, a readable custom link that counts clicks, and a QR code …
Whether your QR code won't scan at all or opens the wrong page, here is how to find the cause, fix it, and stop it happening …
Four free ways to make a long link short, when each one is the right choice, and how to keep a short link working, readable and …