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Manage the HTTP Status on Short.cm

HTTP is a widespread data transfer protocol, initially intended for the transfer of documents that contain links, allowing you to organize the transition to other documents. The primary task of the HTTP protocol is the exchange of data between a user application accessing web resources (usually a web browser) and a web server. The World Wide Web operates thanks to the HTTP protocol. Today, on the Short.cm blog, we’ll take a closer look at the basic 3xx status codes you manage on Short.cm. 3xx

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personal brand

Short.cm for Bloggers

The business trend of blogging is spreading nowadays. A blogger is a person who manages a personal Internet account called a blog to share thoughts, interesting articles, or news. There are various fields in which bloggers can operate. It can be anything from professional business advice to simple fashion tutorials on how to use makeup. Bloggers manage different Internet sources. The most common ones are: * CMS (i.e., websites on WordPress), * Instagram accounts, and * YouTube channels. Wh

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shortcm integrations

3 Ways Short.cm Integrates with Slack

Slack is a service for collaborative work. It is usually used for corporate chatting and sharing company news. Thanks to Slack channels and integrations with other apps, you can receive essential data there. For example, you can be notified about new clicks, visits, or updates. Today, on the Short.cm blog, we'll onboard you to all of the ways Short.cm integrates with Slack. What we will show you is not only one or two versions of integration. Instead, it's 3 variants of the Short.cm and Slack i

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advice

A Personal Brand: How to Promote

A personal brand includes all the characteristics that any enterprise possesses — a success story, broadcast values, earned audience trust, and more. In a personal branding, all that concern only a single person. Being a competent specialist is often not enough to create a successful startup or to build a career. That is why today, it is so essential to deal with reputation to get extra customers and sales. Who needs personal branding? The misconception is that personal brand is necessary only

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mobile marketing

The Importance of Mobile Marketing

The lion's share of purchases on the Internet belongs to mobile users. This is due to mobile marketing, which plays a crucial role in promoting goods and services. Mobile marketing is more popular than desktop marketing, as the number of mobile users is increasing more and more. Mobile marketing is worth being used if you need to: * Increase brand loyalty and awareness. * Stimulate repeated purchases. * Increase customer retention. * Attract new clients. * Increase sales. Pay attention t

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news

What's New

Short.cm has introduced some updates over the last two weeks. Learn the details about the new releases below. * A/B Testing Whoo, amazing news! Now you can test which version of a web page performs better. When clicking a short link, 50% of users will be redirected to the original page, the other 50%, to the variation page. Just add the variation page and track the results. * HTTP Status Choose a rule for redirection according to your needs. Here are the four options to select from

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shortcm features

Move your Website to a New Domain Without Hurting SEO

Moving to a new domain might be caused by an outdated content management system, a technical necessity for better domain extension, or project development. Whatever the reason, migrating to a new DNS takes a lot of hard work. One of the biggest questions that comes is how to overcome the whole process without destroying the current SEO ranking that you've worked so hard on. When you need to change a domain of an active website without losing a first-page ranking in Google search results, apply

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shortcm for

Short.cm for Software (API)

The Short.cm API [https://shortcm.xyz/login] is a set of codes that lets two software programs communicate with each other. Software that accesses the features and capabilities of the API calls it, and the Short.cm that creates the API publishes it. The primary shortening features can be shared thanks to the Short.cm API. Short.cm provides its API to encourage developers to build on their capabilities. So, what about implementing shortening features to software apps? Which software products co

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deep links

Redirect Visitors to the Specific Page of a Mobile Game

The mobile game industry is fast growing. As the number of smartphones is increasing, the innovative mobile apps are developed to engage the audience. The question is, how to improve user experience after the game has been created. URL shorteners come into mind when it’s about product promotion and customer engagement. So, what about applying tricky features to a mobile game industry? The shortener service inevitably transforms the way the developing game sector is operating. Deep links – a to

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email marketing

5 Email Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

Email marketing [https://www.hubspot.com/products/marketing/email?_ga=2.105091075.1475470564.1560423067-684398539.1559891770] has been around for years. It is assumed that everyone on the web understands email because we have been receiving and sending messages for years. Even my extremely nontechnical mother uses email, although she refuses to use text messages. The thought of spending 10¢ to receive a text message from her son is just too much. I love you, Mom. So although (almost) everyone

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shortcm features

How do I create a Custom Short URL?

If you’re reading this article, you might be a recent user on Short.cm. Today we’ll take a closer look at how to shorten and customize a link. In case you were stuck with shortening, continue reading. What is a short link? A short link is a long URL converted into an attractive and memorable form used to redirect visitors from one web page to another. Let’s look at the example: * A long link: https://website.xyz/must-take-things-while-travelling-abroad/best-checklist * A short link: htt

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Short.cm for SMS Marketing

Most companies send notifications to their customers via SMS — for example, the order status, a link to a personal account, a link for sale, or just a link to a website. Since SMS messages are limited by the number of characters and sending a few ones is expensive, apply a shortening service. Today, on the Short.cm blog, we’ll take a closer look at: 1. Benefits of using Short.cm for SMS Marketing. 2. Ways on how to implement SMS Marketing. What will You Benefit from Short.cm & SMS Marketing

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