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How to configure a domain with Namecheap

Shortening service is a platform, where you convert a long URL into a short branded link. However, before shortening you should create a domain. You need it because your website URL consists of domain and subdomains. For example, site’s name is “test.net.com”. The suffix “com” is the top-level domain, the second level is “net” and the third level of the domain is “test”. Usually, the third level is called a subdomain. So buying an available domain, you make up a name of the site URL. So that, i

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WordPress and Short.cm Zap

If you are dreaming about a personal blog or website – WordPress is what you really need. It is one of the best services for creating websites. After launching a blog or website, you need some important as well as useful apps for high-quality promotion. So Short.cm is one of them. How does Short.cm help to promote blog-posts? Short.cm has launched integration with Zapier what opened access to hundreds of apps. Creating a Zap between WordPress and Short.cm will help you to increase the CTR and

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Shopify and Short.cm Zap

All we know that XXI century is a century of modern Internet technologies and conveniences. Thus, for simplifying a buying process, there are many e-shops which let make purchases being at home. Yeah, it is highly convenient. Nowadays e-shops are popular among customers, so that don’t miss a chance to create a personal e-commerce. Shopify app helps you with this. It takes you a day to launch a business thanks to quick Shopify service. How effectively to promote e-shop? Short.cm has launched in

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Short.cm and Twitter Zap

We precisely know that you use Twitter almost every day. As well as we know that you shorten links in our Short.cm service. It seems to be nothing in common between these two apps, but it is not. As you might know, Short.cm launched integration with Zapier. Thus, it is Zapier, which helped us to connect Short.cm and Twitter for simplifying customers’ workflow. Look how it works. Once you shorten a link in Short.cm, Zapier posts it to your Twitter account with the original title and short URL.

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Eventbrite and Short.cm Zap

Use an Eventbrite, if you want more people to get to learn about your event, whether it is a music show, exhibition, workshop session or something else. Thanks to this app, you have a chance to create an event and sell tickets online. So that, people manage to find happenings data easily. However, the problem is as usual in a long URL, which hinder a successful promotion of the event. For this reason, Short.cm has launched integration with Zapier. Among hundreds of applications, you will find a

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Short.cm and Slack Zap

Slack app is one of the most popular and useful tools for organized teamwork. Whether you are in a big or small business structure, Slack inevitably simplifies and automates a work process. For customers’ convenience, Short.cm has launched Zapier integration [https://blog.short.cm/zapier-integration/]. As a result, you may create Zaps with hundreds of apps. Slack is one of them. Thus, now after creating a new short branded link, Slack sends it to the necessary Slack channel. In such a way, eac

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Short.cm and Facebook Zap

Every day we create short links. Every day we use various tools for promoting the brand. Every day we make posts on social networks for increasing the brand recognition. To simplify the workflow and make it almost automatic – use key apps, which will allow you to decrease the workload. Recently Short.cm has launched Zapier integration [https://blog.short.cm/zapier-integration/]. for customers comfort. So that, it will inevitably come you in handy. One of the key Zaps is the integration between

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The topicality of editing short URL destination

Editing a short link destination helps you to save time, money and gives protection from a mistake. Every day we share short links, but the question is how to control all of them. Once you share a short link with a wrong destination, you have a chance to edit a website you redirect users. Why should you edit a link destination? Social networks After you have posted a short branded link to your social network page with a wrong URL, you don’t need to delete a link quickly and repost it again with

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QR-codes help to promote the brand!

You may often face a black square like a zigzag. It is a QR-code (Quick Response code), which helps customers easily to follow the site. Look. “The father” of a QR-code is a barcode. Nevertheless, the usage of barcodes is available only in shops while buying products or clothes. Moreover, you need a particular device, which can determine the price thanks to the barcode. Yeah, we continue to use them, and it is supposed to be a useful invention. However, the technologies go forward. That's why

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Short.cm Now Integrates with Zapier!

Short.cm now integrates with Zapier [https://zapier.com/], meaning you can now connect it to 1,000 other web tools. With workflow automation tool Zapier, you can set up your own codeless integrations called "Zaps". Zaps will automatically send information from one tool to another, so you'll spend less time manually transferring data between your business tools and can dedicate more focus to creative, big picture tasks. Try Out Our Pre-Made Integrations No matter what other apps you use, chances

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Short branded links importance in offline marketing

The Internet continues conquering the world. Realizing this, many users prefer online marketing to offline. However, remember that proper offline marketing use may help you to engage more customers and profit than online. How? Just with the help of short branded links. Let us tell you how it works. Imagine that you decided to drive extra consumers with the help of the outdoor advertising. But the result wasn’t overwhelming, that’s why you just spent money without expected profit. Don’t take i

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The importance of HTTPS

The entire world is chained to the Internet. We always send personal data to each other and don’t think that there might be someone the third who is interested in stealing secret information. What are HTTPS & SSL and why are they so essential? HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) is a protocol for transferring data securely. It gives a chance to send information confidentially between web-browser and the second device, which is used for access the Internet. In order to make HTTPS, you ne

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