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Downtime: How to Keep Short Links Working

Downtime is a period when a service is functionally unavailable for use. Downtime can occur unexpectedly, or it can be planned. Unexpected downtime often happens when a system is unable to work due to an unplanned event. There are some spread reasons, which could cause an unexpected downtime: * Web Hosting Issues. * DNS Issues. * DDoS attacks. * Natural Disasters. Short.cm rarely experiences downtime (knock on wood), but no one is safe. In case Short.cm is downtime, your short links won’t

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shortcm features

Domain Types You Can Add to Short.cm

When registering on Short.cm or adding a new domain, you are offered to choose a type of domain you want to use. Today, on the Short.cm blog, we'll take a closer look at each option. 1. Experiment mode: Free subdomain Short.cm provides a generic domain “shortcm.li” for testing purposes. Add a subdomain, for example, “something.shortcm.li” if you want to learn how Short.cm works. Generic domains are usually used for spamming, so they have a terrible reputation. That is the reason why shortcm.li

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news

What's New

Short.cm introduces some updates over the last two weeks. We continue redesigning our website, so the focus is on improving the internal web pages. API Page [https://short.cm/api] We improved the API page by making it easy to navigate. That helps to find the content you're looking for much faster. The API page has a clear structure. Now you can test the codes straight on the page. Just click "Try it out." Link Edit Window A redesigned Link Edit window now has branded icons and buttons. It in

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email marketing

What is an Effective Email Marketing Strategy?

You can launch a regular email marketing campaign, use the random titles and subjects, get the clicks, and even sell the products. However, you will never build a sustainable business growth without a clear strategy. An email marketing strategy includes two primary steps: the goals to achieve with the email marketing, and actions needed to achieve these goals. Set the goals We highlight 3 main directions to set the goals: 1. Website traffic and leads from the emails. 2. Brand trust – open t

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advice

How to Track Short URLs

Tracking short URLs is possible for analyzing the data on each step of the customers’ journey. The goal is to get robust data about users' behavior, the number of redirections, the completed orders, and so on. On the Short.cm blog, we introduce some tools and methods on how to evaluate the performance of the short URLs. Note: All the ways, listed below, may be used on Short.cm. Take your laptop and try implementing them at once. Short.cm Statistics Short.cm provides the statistics for the br

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social media

The Reason Facebook Blocks Short Links

Protecting customers’ privacy is at the heart of Facebook. Facebook does a lot to safeguard privacy, so they’re taking action regarding potential past abuses and putting stronger protective measures in place to prevent future abuse of 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 Comm

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shortening service

Short.cm — an Alternative to Goo.gl

On April 2018, Google URL Shortener closed down the service for new users. The previously registered customers can use Goo.gl up to March 30, 2019. If you still use Goo.gl, it's a good time to choose a URL shortener you'll move to. Short.cm shortening service provides all Google shortener's features and even more. Here are the advantages of joining Short.cm. Branded Domains As Goo.gl lets shorten links only with a generic domain, you might face the drop in the conversion rate. With Short.cm, r

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news

What's New

Short.cm introduces some updates over the last two weeks. Learn the details about the new releases below. Desktop Application Short.cm launched a desktop application for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. It runs on the user’s desktop or laptop computer. The main benefits of the desktop application are high efficiency and user interface flexibility. Learn the detailed instruction on how to install the Short.cm app Learn [https://shortcm.xyz/desktop-app] Android App Release Say hello to t

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advice

The Supreme Guide to Analyzing Competitors' Ads

Competitors’ analysis is a primary task in marketing. Someone might say that it is not essential, as it requires much time. Others assert that competitors' research is important in all stages of company development as it lets save money. On the Short.cm blog, we explore one of the methods of analyzing competitors’ ads to help you draw your own conclusion. You need to understand what to analyze and why. These are the options, which are essential while analyzing the competitors’ ads: * queries

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shortcm features

How to Install the Short.cm Desktop App

Short.cm launched a desktop application for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. It runs on the user’s desktop or laptop computer. The main benefits of the desktop application are high efficiency and user interface flexibility. Note: The Short.cm desktop app requires Chrome 71+ for Windows and Linux; or Chrome 73+ for macOS. Windows App 1. Open Google Chrome browser. 2. Go to your Short.cm account. [https://short.cm//] 3. Open User Menu. 4. Choose "Integr

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news

What's New

Short.cm introduces some updates over the last two weeks. We continue redesigning our website, so the focus is on improving the internal web pages. 1. Roll API key Now you can roll an API key at any moment. For example, in case of changing a developer, or if you are not sure in the privacy of your current API key. 2. User Menu The old user menu was inconvenient, especially if you had many domains. Now open the user menu with a click and select the necessary items easily. Do you like Short.cm

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shortcm features

How to Customize a Main Page Redirect

Redirection is the technique which is performed when the request of moving to unavailable webpage hits the server. Redirections automatically re-route users and a search engine from one web page to another. Short domain and Redirection The main page redirect is a necessary step in shortening links. Such redirection lets send visitors to any page of your site. If the users directly visit your short branded domain, by mistake or deliberately, they will be routed to a specified page of your main w

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