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Short.io Shortcut for iOS

Shortcuts — is the official iOS app, which contains action templates that allow you to perform various operations. It is available starting from iOS 12. The application is installed when updating iOS; otherwise, you have to download it from AppStore. Using Shortcuts, you can automate various tasks, such as getting directions to the next Calendar event, transferring text from one application to another, creating an expense report, etc. Starting from iOS 14, Apple presented an updated home scree

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Major Tools for Teams

Have you ever wondered what percentage of the projects were completed by you alone and how many of them were due to team involvement? We at Short.io consider that managing a stack of projects without a close-knit team structure is impossible. via GIPHY [https://giphy.com/gifs/ever-flawless-meryl-M33UV4NDvkTHa] Today, on the Short.io blog, we introduce five helpful tools for teams. For teamwork to be accurately organized, it is not necessary to keep all your plans in mind. Try out the fol

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Launch Google Meet after Clicking a Link

Short.io provides iOS and Android targeting to open a mobile application after clicking a short link. Today, on the Short.io blog, we will show how to create a short link that opens a mobile Google Meet app on the specific page. When using mobile targeting, visitors will end up on a Google video meeting page after clicking a short URL. As a result, you can use the Google Meet mobile short link to redirect visitors straight to a Google video meeting, which can improve user experience. The advan

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YouTube Link Shortener

YouTube provides a built-in URL shortener, that shorten links with the branded YouTube domain - youtube. But as we already know, generic domains don't imrove brand recognition. To shorten YouTube links with the branded domain, you need to use a third-party service. Fortunately, Short.io provides a browser extension that allows one to shorten links directly from a web page. The Chrome/Firefox/Edge extensions for Short.io make it easy to create branded links on YouTube with a few clicks and lever

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Register .LINK Domains for $3 on Short.io

Link-shortening is available only with a separate domain or a subdomain. That's why Short.io provides several options: to buy a domain via any domain registrar and customize DNS, or purchase a domain that will be automatically configured via Short.io. At the very beginning, Short.io provided domains starting at $12. But there is good news: Now Short.io customers can purchase domains with '.link' TLD at only $3 for the first year of registration. The renewal price is $12. Here, you can check th

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Using Short.io for Christmas Campaigns

Launching a holiday campaign can seem quite challenging. To have success in advertising campaigns, you need to follow some golden rules: * Do research. Сhart the way before launching a campaign by analyzing and estimating how customers usually interact with the products, which payment method is the most reliable, and so on. Detect and correct the mistakes from last season's campaigns. * Conduct tests. Before a global launch of a holiday campaign, do a small launch a week or two be

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How to Create Universal Analytics (UA) Property

Since a new version of Google Analytics 4 property (formerly known as an "App + Web" property) was implemented, it is now the default version when you create a new property. For some users, it is not obvious. So how can you actually create the previous Universal Analytics version? 'You need to add a whole new property for Universal Analytics. This will send all of your site data to a new location. You won't lose your old data. It will just get split up between two different properties. However

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How to Track Referrers from WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber

For short links in WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, or other messaging apps, no referrer can be tracked on Short.io or Google Analytics. When clicking a short URL in messengers, an external browser is displayed, and no further information is passed. Such a source is categorized as 'direct.' If you share links via messengers, you should perform additional steps to get comprehensive data. This way, access can be measured through campaign tracking. What is Campaign Tracking If you still are not familia

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How to Launch SMS Bots with Short.io

SMS marketing is a tool used by many brands to improve customer service. Usually, brands send SMS to keep customers informed about updates like order confirmations, delivery fulfillment, and others. Since SMS messages are limited by the number of characters and sending a few ones is expensive, applying a shortening service has become a helpful tool. Start Link Shortening Get Started for free [https://short.io/] How would you benefit from SMS marketing? * Short messages with a call-to-action

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Canva URL Shortener

Canva has become more popular in the past years. The app's audience continues to increase as Canva is widely used for creating qualitative and engaging visual content. Canva has a massive library of graphic design templates that involve design approaches. Canva provides design templates for the following: * Blogs, magazines, and e-books * Official and methodological documents * Educational materials * Marketing campaigns * Posts and stories for social networks * Entertainment materials

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Short.io Use Cases for Black Friday Sales

It's Black Friday soon! Black Friday lasts for one day, but marketing campaigns start one or even two weeks before the time. The holidays are a golden time for e-shops, shops, and sellers. In the run-up to Black Friday, most companies actively promote discount products. Many ads with Black Friday headlines are spread on the Internet to attract people. Social networks, websites, emails, and SMSs are commonly used to promote Black Friday sales. A common mistake is using long links in promotional

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How to Drive Traffic from Audio Sources

There are other ways of interacting with links than clicking. Using QR-codes, pronouncing links, or typing URLs in the browser address bar are also forms of link interaction. Today on the Short.io blog, we'll show you how to optimize your links for voice. When we think about URLs, the things that come to mind are online ads, social media posts, brochures, and business cards. But we sometimes completely forget that users can not only see but also hear links. Thanks to Siri and Alexa, Instagram a

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