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Understanding Different Types of QR Codes

Discover the different types of QR codes—from static to dynamic—and how they work. Learn how Linkly lets you create, manage, and track QR codes for smarter campaigns.

June 30, 2025
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How to Rename a Link Without Breaking It

Learn how to rename a link without breaking it by using smart redirection and custom URLs. Discover best practices and tools like Linkly to keep your links clean, branded, and fully trackable.

June 28, 2025
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Dropbox URL Shortener: Simplify File Sharing with Short Links

Simplify Dropbox file sharing with short, branded links. Learn how to shorten Dropbox URLs for cleaner, trackable, and professional-looking links using URL shorteners like Linkly.

June 12, 2025
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URL Shortener Design: Best Practices for UX and Branding

Discover best-practice principles of URL shortener design that boost UX and reinforce branding—plus tips on tracking, custom domains, and analytics.

June 5, 2025
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Spotify URL Shortener: Share Your Playlists with Short Links

Want to share your Spotify playlist more cleanly? Learn how a Spotify URL shortener helps you create short, trackable links that are easy to share anywhere online.

May 20, 2025
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Twitter URL Shortener Tools for Cleaner, Clickable Tweets

Looking for a Twitter URL shortener? Discover top tools to clean up your links and boost engagement, including Linkly—your go-to for analytics and branded short links.

May 15, 2025
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List of SaaS Directories (2025)

This is our updated list of the best SaaS directories to submit your app to.

May 14, 2025
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Amazon URL Shortener: Clean Up Long Product Links for Better Sharing

Struggling with long Amazon links? Learn how an Amazon URL shortener can help you create clean, trackable product links for better sharing and conversions.

May 13, 2025
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YouTube URL Shortener: How to Shorten and Share Video Links

Learn how to use a YouTube URL shortener to create clean, trackable video links. Share your content more effectively and boost engagement with Linkly.

April 30, 2025
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How Do You Shorten a Link for Better Tracking and Click Conversions?

Learn how to shorten URLs for better tracking and click conversions. Discover the tools, tips, and best practices to create branded, trackable links that boost campaign performance.

April 20, 2025
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How to Create a Custom URL Shortener to Strengthen Your Brand Identity

Learn how to create a custom URL shortener to boost brand recognition, increase trust, and track link performance. A step-by-step guide to branding your links effectively.

April 13, 2025
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How a Link Shortener Platform Can Improve Digital Marketing Strategies

Discover how a link shortener platform can enhance your digital marketing strategy with better tracking, branding, and performance. Learn how tools like Linkly can elevate your campaign results.

April 7, 2025
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How to Shorten URLs for Social Media, Emails, and Better Engagement

Wondering how do you shorten a link for social media, emails, or better tracking? Discover the best practices, tools, and benefits of using a URL shortener like Linkly to improve engagement.

April 1, 2025
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Top 5 URL Shortener Online Tools for Faster and Smarter Link Management

Discover the top 5 URL shortener online tools for smarter link management. Compare features, analytics, and customization options to find the best solution for your needs.

March 27, 2025
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Userbird: Linkly's New Privacy-Focused Google Analytics Alternative

Discover Userbird, Linkly's new privacy-first analytics platform. Get actionable insights without cookies, complex setups, or compliance worries. Try it free today! 🚀

March 16, 2025
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Best Link Shortener of 2025: Features, Benefits, and How to Choose the Right One

Looking for the best link shortener of 2025? Discover the top features, benefits, and expert tips for choosing the right link shortener to enhance your marketing and tracking efforts.

March 16, 2025
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Top Features to Look for in a Link Shortener Tool for Maximum Efficiency

Discover the top features to look for in a link shortener tool for maximum efficiency. From custom domains and click tracking to QR codes and retargeting, find the best solution for your needs.

March 10, 2025
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Best Free Alternatives to Google URL Shortener: A Complete 2025 Guide

Looking for the best free alternatives to Google URL Shortener in 2025? Explore top link-shortening tools with advanced tracking, custom domains, and powerful integrations.

March 7, 2025
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How to Shorten a Link in Seconds: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

Learn how to shorten a link in seconds with this easy step-by-step guide. Discover the benefits of link shortening, tracking, and customization using Linkly.

March 2, 2025
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The Top 5 URL shorteners (for 2025)

We review our picks for the best URL shorteners for 2025.

February 25, 2025
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What Is a Short Link Generator? How It Works and Why You Need One

A short link generator helps you create compact, branded URLs that improve click-through rates and track performance. Learn how it works and why you need one.

February 25, 2025
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How a Link Shortener Can Boost Your Marketing & Social Media Strategy

Boost your marketing success with a link shortener! Discover how shortened URLs improve branding, tracking, and engagement across social media and email campaigns. Try Linkly today!

February 20, 2025
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How to Shorten Links in Seconds: Easy Steps for Social Media, Emails, and More

Discover the best link shortener to quickly create concise, trackable URLs for social media, emails, and more. Learn how to enhance your online presence with Linkly.

February 12, 2025
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List of URL Shorteners

List of URL Shorteners

September 25, 2024
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Fathom Analytics Review - A Google Analytics Alternative

A personal review of Linkly's use of Fathom Analytics, the opinionated, privacy-first analytics platform

August 28, 2024
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What is TinyURL?

What is TinyURL?

August 7, 2024
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What is a Bitly Link?

What is a Bitly Link?

July 31, 2024
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What is Google URL Shortener?

What is Google URL Shortener?

July 30, 2024
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What is QR code error correction?

What is QR code error correction?

July 29, 2024
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Static vs Dynamic QR Codes: Know the Differences & Benefits

New to the world of QR codes? Learn more about Static vs Dynamic QR Codes.

July 22, 2024
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URL Blacklist

URL blacklisting: Understand what a URL blacklist is and learn effective strategies to prevent your website from being blacklisted.

July 18, 2024
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Do QR Codes Expire?

Do QR Codes Expire?

July 18, 2024
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How QR Codes Work

Learn how QR codes work

February 23, 2024
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Rebrandly Alternative (2024)

Linkly is click tracking software that helps marketers and affiliates reach their goals. Linkly offers custom short URLs and vanity URLs with your branding. Free plan available.

November 25, 2023
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Clickmeter Alternative (2024 review)

Linkly is click tracking software that helps marketers and affiliates reach their goals.

November 25, 2023
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5 Click Tracking Software Products Reviewed (2024)

Click tracking is an essential component of any digital marketing campaign. Here’s a comprehensive list of click trackers suitable for business use. Voluum From the team at Zeropark, this tool is aimed at affiliate marketers buying wholesale traffic from ad networks. Paid only.

November 25, 2023
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Using Elixir Phoenix in a Commercial SaaS Project

Linkly is written in Elixir. I had always wanted exposure to the Erlang ecosystem, and Elixir is an easy route. I won’t cover the benefits of BEAM or Erlang directly here, as that’s been written about elsewhere. Instead, I’ll focus on the practicalities of using Elixir Phoenix for a real project.

November 25, 2023
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How accurate is IP Geolocation?

IP geotargeting & geolocation is done by looking up an IP address in a database. Consequently, the accuracy really depends upon the accuracy and freshness of the database used.

November 25, 2023
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How to track clicks on a link

Link tracking is the process of tracking who and how many people clicked on a link. There are two types of link tracking - outbound link tracking (of which Linkly is the leader), and internal link tracking (for which we recommend either Linkly or Google Analytics). How to track clicks on a link

November 23, 2023
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List of Link Rotators (Free & Paid)

Linkly gathers the best free and paid link rotators from around the web.

November 23, 2023
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Click Fraud - How to Detect & Prevent (in 2024)

Click fraud detection and protection from Linkly. Free plan for 100 clicks per month.

November 23, 2023
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List of Custom URL Shorteners

Custom URL shorteners allow you to create branded short-URLs, using your own domain. These 'vanity URLs' have much higher click-thru rates and than normal URLs.

November 23, 2023
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Linkly vs Bitly Enterprise

Linkly and Bitly Enterprise are often used interchangeably. So much so, in fact, that Linkly has a Bitly Import feature. Both Linkly and Bitly have similar starting prices, although they widely differ in focus. Obviously, as this is a Linkly blog post, it’s difficult to be objective, however

November 23, 2023
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Bitly Enterprise Pricing (2025)

Bitly is perhaps the world’s most well known free URL shortener. The challenge comes when trying to use it for business purposes. Bitly has an entry level plan at $29 per month , but after that, it’s Bitly Enterprise pricing only. In every case, Bitly’s enterprise offering is substantially more

November 23, 2023
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Linkly - A PixelMe Alternative

Linkly is a free alternative to PixelMe , the retargeting pixel custom link shortener, and offers a number of additional features to boot. Linkly vs PixelMe: Retargeting Pixels If you're trying to build custom audiences with Facebook Pixel or Twitter Audience Tags , you'll want to add those tr

November 23, 2023
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Some Linkly Alternatives

On Capterra: Linkly vs RocketLink (and in the UK ) Linkly vs Clickmeter, PixelMe & RocketLink

November 23, 2023
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Rebrandly Alternative

Linkly is an alternative custom URL shortener to Rebrandly. Use your domain to create branded short-URLs, with retargeting, smart redirects, conversion tracking and more.

November 23, 2023
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ClickMeter Alternative

Linkly & ClickMeter are both platforms for creating tracking links. Here's a feature showdown to see which is better.

November 23, 2023
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ClickMagick Alternative

Linkly is modern click tracking software. Linkly is free for 2000 clicks per month.

November 23, 2023
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Bitly Alternative

Linkly is a bitly alterantive with more features, and is targeted at professional marketers. Both of them are custom URL shorteners. Features common to Bitly & Linkly Both allow you to shorten long URLs, track clicks, and create visual reports. Both allow you to use a custom domain to

November 23, 2023
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Sniply Alternative

Linkly is an alternative to Sniply. Create a free account and track 2000 clicks.

November 23, 2023
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RocketLink Alternative

Linkly is an alternative to RocketLink.io. Try Linkly free for 2000 clicks per month with all features included.

November 23, 2023
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Click tracking software compared

In this article, we compare click tracking software . What is click tracking software? Click tracking software is software used to track clicks on link, normally used by affiliate marketers to determine the performance of their marketing. Types of Click Tracking Software Generally, there are

November 23, 2023
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How Psychometric Success increased its revenues with Linkly

Psychometric Success, the leading numerical and verbal reasoning practice aptitude test site, increased its revenues by using Linkly's vanity URLs and Linkify text features.

November 23, 2023
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How URL shorteners work

URL shortening , sometimes called link shortening , is used to shorten long and nasty URLs into something more readable and shareable. At its very essence, an URL shortener is a link that 301 redirects into a new destination. Algorithms for Link Shortening When you create a short-link with any l

November 23, 2023
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GDPR, CCPA & Retargeting Pixels

Privacy laws are a new and important part of the way we think about personal information online in years to come, especially as marketers. The purpose of these laws is to protect individual’s privacy and give clear guidelines and responsibilities for how companies process and protect sensitive

November 23, 2023
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6 Best URL Shorteners and How to Choose the Right One [2025 Review]

What are URL shorteners? A URL shortener, as the name suggests, is a tool that shortens long and complicated links for websites without changes to the underlying address. They are simple, quick, and easy to use.  A basic URL shortener will take your link and replace it with another domai

November 23, 2023
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How WikiJob.co.uk Uses Linkly to Increase Revenues

WikiJob produces global content for those interested in jobs and careers, aptitude tests , personal finance, trading , and products and wellness. The site offers well-researched free content to help millions of visitors succeed and make the right choices. WikiJob has a small but busy team of c

November 23, 2023
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List of 7 Free GeoIP Databases (2025)

What is a Geo IP database? List of 5 Free GeoIP databases.

November 23, 2023
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How TestHQ.com uses Linkly to Improve Conversion Rates

TestHQ.com is a popular practice aptitude test provider, which sells courses and assessments to help job seekers pass their interview assessments. TestHQ.com is built using Kajabi, an off the shelf e-learning solution. While Kajabi supports multiple currencies, it isn’t able to direct users to the

November 23, 2023
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Link Rotators - Everything you need to know (2024)

Link rotators - how to use, A/B testing, conversion tracking and more. Linkly has a free link rotator for 2000 clicks per month.

November 23, 2023
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What is Base 62?

Base 62 is the algorithm used by most URL shorteners to generate custom short links. To answer how it works, the first question we need to answer is: what are bases? What is a base? When counting up, the base is the number of numbers that you count before add another digit. We all get taught

November 22, 2023
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What is a Bitly Link?

What are Bitly Links? Bitly is the first large link shortener, originally designed to help Twitter users share links and keep tweets under the 140 character limit. They’re characterised by the form:

November 22, 2023