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Our Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

We understand some of our customers will experience tough financial times due to COVID-19. If you are having trouble keeping up with your Short.io [https://short.io/] payments, please let us know via support, and our team will consider the request and submit a proposal to help. For transparency, we can help with our own products that relate to shortening links. Unfortunately, selling domains doesn't lie within our power as it's based on the domain provider rates. On another side of the crisis a

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Benefits of Cloudflare for Short URLs

Many services rely on Cloudflare [https://www.cloudflare.com/] as it protects websites from malicious attacks and improves their performance. Cloudflare doesn't require additional third-party services or changes in your code. It operates on the web and is approachable without technical skills. How does Cloudflare differ from the usual domain provider? The standard operating process of a domain provider is based on selling domains and routing them to IP addresses. Domain providers, like GoDaddy,

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Why is my Short.io account banned?

Short.io is a place to shorten, share, and track branded URLs to benefit your business. If your Short.io account was banned, then it most likely means you have violated our community rules. Any violation of the guidelines may result in a permanent ban from Short.io. User safety is always our top priority, and we don't take violations of our policies lightly. Short.io may delete any user associated with your account that relates to actions that do not meet our Terms of Service. [ https://short.c

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How to Launch Google Analytics Tracking for Short.cm Short Links

Short.cm [https://short.cm/] directly integrates with Google Analytics (GA) [https://analytics.google.com/], meaning you can customize and access detailed analytical reports in a matter of seconds. We've checked; it takes you one minute to enable the integration. Why Google Analytics Matters for Short Links Google Analytics is a free tool for tracking detailed website statistics. The operating principle lies in embedding JavaScript code to all website pages. After that, page views, traffic sou

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Why is Video Content Important for Your Brand?

Video marketing is now the first instrument for engaging new customers and promoting products. Just look through any social network: YouTube, which has more than a billion users, or, for example, Facebook. Its News Feed is based on the video content for promoting inner Facebook video functions, such as Facebook Live. Pay your attention on fast developing app for videos TikTok and Instagram that has implemented the IGTV function. Recent research shows that articles containing any video are a mor

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How to Use Short.io for Mobile Targeting

When thinking about what operating system to select for building an app, put the application both on iOS and Android. This lets you cover two markets and engage twice as many users. Why is mobile targeting relevant now? The importance of mobile targeting is progressively growing due to some factors: * The time spent on mobile devices skyrockets every day, resulting in a steady growing CTR. The longer people are chained to smartphones, the more sources they face and visit. Even while wat

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Ways to Use Short Links on Pinterest

Pinterest is a visual search network. Imagine that you are searching for something on Google, but each site looks like an image. Today, on the Short.io blog, we'll walk you through the opportunities that Pinterest provides for businesses. Pinterest is gaining popularity among internet users. The target audience is mostly women. However, men's activity is approximately 30%. At first sight, Pinterest may seem meaningless for brand promotion, but it is much more necessary than it sounds. Note: O

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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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