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Filtering Short Links with API

Sometimes you need to find out which short link is the most clickable. This information could be necessary to conclude what topics are the most engaging for visitors to improve your marketing strategy. Short.io doesn't provide filtering links by clicks from the dashboard, but we've implemented another way that could fit your needs. Filtering short links in descending order with API Free access to the API is available on Short.io. The only requirement is to have a Short.io account to provide a

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Short.io Integrates with Trello and Slack via Integromat

Short.io integrates with Trello and Slack via Integromat simultaneously. How? With Integromat, complicated chains of apps could be built to create advanced integrations. The idea of the integration with Trello and Slack is when creating a new card on Trello, a link to this card will be shortened and sent to a specified Slack channel. Your team members will at once see that a new task was added. No one can miss it. Below is the instruction that describes steps on how to customize the integratio

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How to Track Video Conversion with Short Links

The number of video blogs is growing faster and faster. Customers are now influenced by videos more than by texts. Cisco's Visual Networking Index states that video marketing takes 80% of global internet traffic. Moreover, according to another survey, consumers prefer watching a video description of a product over reading about a product. Media ComScore published results that state 64% of users buy a product after watching a video. All the survey results lead us to conclude that video marketing

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Short.io Integrates with Integromat

Short.io is rich in integrations, and we're pleased to present a new integration with Integromat. Integrations are intended to simplify the work process and make it automatic. Integromat is no exception. Short.io Integrations Discover [https://support.short.io/hc/en-us/categories/360001953191-Integrations-and-Extensions] What is Integromat? Integromat is a powerful tool for automating manual processes. Integromat will connect apps, services, and smart devices into automated scenarios and wil

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3 Tips to Pick the Best Domain Extension

The domain name is more than the address of your website. It represents your business idea; it identifies you and your company online. A domain is an influential marketing tool. Even one word of 5–6 letters, from which the domain name is composed, can significantly affect a user's decision to visit the site. The domain name determines the first impression of the brand, which remains in the visitor's memory. How to Choose a Domain for a Custom Link Shortener Read [https://blog.short.io/best-d

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How to Choose a Domain for a Custom Link Shortener

Thinking of which branded domain to choose for shortening links is the primary task before creating URLs. Further success is based on the choice you'll make. A short link with a generic domain hides the brand name and content you share. While using generic short links, you intensively promote another brand instead of your own. Unless you use a branded domain to tell others about the content, you’re missing out on a massive branding opportunity. So today, on the Short.io blog, we’ll take a clos

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Save Time With Short.io: Create Short Links Straight from Slack

Slack is a service for collaborative work. It is usually used for corporate discussions and for sharing company news. Thanks to Slack channels and integrations with other apps, you may customize essential notifications about new clicks, visits, or updates, for example. Short.io integrates with Slack to create links straight from the workspace. How to Configure It The integration lets you create short links straight from one of your Slack channels. It works like a bot: you type '/shorten' and s

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Short.io for E-commerce: Increase Sales

With digitalization, e-commerce has taken a leading role in the shopping industry. Most customers prefer buying products sitting at home rather than experiencing parking hassles. If you have already launched your online store, keep up with the latest ways to increase conversion and sales. Today, on the Short.io blog, we'll cover the methods to promote an e-shop with the help of a shortening service. There is no need to completely redesign the site or increase the advertising budget to boost onl

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How to Grow Your YouTube Rankings with the Help of SEO

Image source [https://unsplash.com/photos/peLs78VbU50] When we think about search engine optimization, we tend to focus on content optimized to show up in Google’s results. Yes; that’s an important element of SEO… it’s possibly the most important one. But if we don’t expand our reach, we’re missing out on great opportunities. When publishing videos on YouTube, you should also focus on SEO. Just think about it. YouTube also has a search function. When you want to watch a particular video, you

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Why Can't I Post Short Links on Facebook?

Protecting customers’ privacy is at the heart of Facebook. Facebook does a lot to safeguard privacy, so they’re taking action regarding potential abuses and they are putting stronger protective measures in place to prevent future abuse on the platform. Generic domains are compromised by spammers When posting a short link on Facebook, you might face the error message “Your content couldn’t be shared because this link goes against our Community Standards. If you think this doesn’t go against our

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Simple Registration with Single Sign-On

Single Sign-On (SSO) allows grant secure user access to a service for quick corporate login. On Short.io, Enterprise customers are provided with a simple process setup and assurance in a secure and private system. What is SSO? SSO gives organizations control over login to business applications via an SSO provider by allowing them to use one login to access the number of different systems. The concept of SSO is using a single username and password for many corporate apps. With SSO, Short.io does

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5 Ideas for Video Content

Video marketing plays a leading role in the modern online world as social networks are bursting with video posts. Instagram provides two lead video functions (i.e., IGTV and Stories), Facebook launched Stories, and YouTube has Live Sessions. TikTok is another popular application that is based on publishing videos. The time of appealing images with influential text has passed, and now, it is time for the new era—the era of video streams. On the Short.io blog, we'll walk you through the video met

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