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Set Link Expiration for Short URLs in Bulk

Short.cm integrates with Zapier meaning that you can make magic with short links. Today, on the Short.cm blog, we'll show how to set link expiration automatically for the newly created short URLs. Each time you shorten a link, it will have an automatically implemented expiration date. For example, if integrating Short.cm with WordPress via Zapier, short links with the implemented link expiration will be created for each new article on WordPress. At the example below we integrate Short.cm with

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5 Methods That Innovative Companies Use Collaboration Software

Collaboration is a top priority for company owners, which is why the market for teamwork software is booming. This is brought about by the need to organize a diverse and global workforce and the increasingly complex internal and intertwined processes. On top of that, 70% of employees from around the world are often working outside of their offices, CNBC points out in an online piece. There are also those who are remote workers, whose number is steadily growing. Apart from flexible and remote wo

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Short Links for TikTok

TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/en/] has skyrocketed recently and is now the fastest-growing platform in the world. Bloggers, influencers, corporate brands, and personal brands have already used TikTok in full swing. How TikTok benefits promotion The video app is one more channel for increasing brand awareness. Although for now, there's no opportunity to monetize from TikTok, users find the application beneficial. TikTok provides a chance to engage more followers and increase brand recognition.

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API: Generate Short Links from your Website

API (application programming interface) is a collection of predefined classes, functions, procedures, structures, and constants that are formed in programming code. Usually, API is applied for internal use or by customers who want to implement the features of their favorite app on the website. API makes the developers' work easier. By using a pre-written code, a developer implements the features much quicker. Short.cm provides free API for developers and offers a useful source of collection co

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Rules for Posting Short Links on Facebook

Protecting customers' privacy is at the heart of Facebook. Facebook works hard on the security and safety of users, so it takes strong steps when it comes to potential abuses 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 Community Standards, let us know.' Why does this message appe

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URL Shortener for Instagram: How to Create a Custom URL

Instagram is a social network for sharing photos and videos of everyday life. It's the most popular social network and is used not only by personal accounts for sharing images of daily routine. Also, many companies leverage Instagram as a tool for promoting a brand; Instagram, thanks to enormous traffic, drives profit to businesses. Applying custom links in your Instagram bio and stories is possible with Short.cm. Sharing URLs to Instagram is allowed only in a profile description and Instagram s

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Why is Cloaking Forbidden for Some Short URLs?

Link Cloaking hides the original URL and shows only a short link in the browser address bar. However, not all the destination URLs may be masked. On Short.cm, in case of cloaking prohibition, you see the error: "Cloaking is forbidden by destination URL with X-Frame-Options header." Why is cloaking forbidden * X-Frame-Options header The website, you're trying to cloak, has the X-Frame-Options header. What does it mean? X-Frame-Options header tells your browser how to behave when handling

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The Short.cm Affiliate Program

Our Affiliate program was discontinued on August 23, 2022. Affiliate marketing is an additional tool for promoting a brand and raising income. Affiliate programs make sense for businesses and people who want to set one more channel of earning money. Three primary roles are involved in an affiliate program: * a business – the service that launches an affiliate program (like Amazon, Airbnb, Short.cm); * a partner – the one who takes part in the affiliate program and promote a particular af

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A URL Shortener for Quora

The most common way of using short links is leveraging them on social media. While not the same kind of social network as Facebook or Instagram, Quora [https://www.quora.com/] provides some specialties that no other social network possesses. It's considered to be a source of knowledge, where people ask for help based on various topics. Why Quora is Good for Brand Promotion You can sell products on Facebook, via contextual advertising, and thanks to SEO. By applying Quora, brand promotion is als

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Short.cm Single Sign-On: How to Use

Single sign-on (SSO) simplifies logging into an application. SSO has some advantages and disadvantages, so continue reading to consider whether SSO is worth implementing or not. As a corporate administrator, you allow team members to log into Short.cm without a registration. With SSO, Short.cm does the identity-verification process according to a corporate email, so members can log in without creating a password, just specifying their corporate email. Short.cm and SSO help to solve some enterp

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How To Set up Retargeting on Short.cm

2% is the average index of customers who purchase when visiting a site. The remaining 98% of visitors simply leave the website without reaching the finish action—buying a product. Retargeting is a tool that helps convert website visitors into customers/buyers. The instrument displays ads only to those users who have recently visited the site and took some actions (added a product to the cart, clicked on a link, registered, or added payment info). How does Retargeting Work? Let's say Kate is br

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Tools for in-depth Analysis

Analysis is the basis of any project meant to detect the strengths and weaknesses of certain activities. Analytical reports show how a product is operating and developing. Statistical analysis reveals audience behavior, acquisition, and conversion. Today, on the Short.cm blog, we'll walk you through the tools that help analyze the work of your website. Hotjar [https://www.hotjar.com/] If you are working on improving your customers' journey, walk a mile in the customers' shoes to understand thei

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