A cluttered digital workspace is a significant obstacle to productivity. When you have numerous links scattered all over your dashboard, it can become challenging to locate a specific one when needed.

However, you establish a clear and organized structure by placing your links into separate folders. This categorization allows for efficient information management, ensuring each link has its designated place. You can access a specific link in seconds instead of scrolling through dozens (if not hundreds) of links.

Your dashboard feels less cluttered by assigning a folder to each category or topic. Whenever you see a link, you immediately know which folder it belongs to. This visual association saves valuable time and mental effort, preventing you from sifting through a chaotic mess of links.

But aside from keeping things neat and tidy, are there other benefits to organizing your links? Let's check them out.

Better for Collaboration

Collaboration is integral to many endeavors, whether collaborating with colleagues on a work project, sharing resources with friends, or collaborating with researchers on creative projects. Placing your links into separate folders greatly facilitates the collaboration process.

When your links are scattered around your dashboard, collaborators and other team members will have difficulty looking for a specific link. They'll have to go through several links, and they might select the wrong one. If you were to send it to them, you would have to find the link first, too.

Placing links into separate folders enables clear and concise communication among team members. Instead of sharing individual links across different platforms or sources, team members can refer to specific folders related to a particular project or topic.

You'd only have to refer to a folder for them to have access to all the relevant links. This way, everyone involved in the collaboration can easily access the appropriate resources, reducing confusion and miscommunication.

Folders are also great for resource sharing. For example, you hire a creator to make a video about your product. Having a folder dedicated to that product gives them access to the links they need to share and encourages people to click, but it can also contain all the published or to-be-published links about the product.

With this arrangement, they'll readily have all the knowledge and resources on the product, making work easier and faster.

Quick Access


Time is of the essence, especially when dealing with a demanding schedule or pressing deadlines. Scrolling through an extensive list of links to find the perfect one can be time-consuming and frustrating.

Fortunately, you can expedite access to the information you need by placing your links into separate folders.

With categorized folders, you can leverage the search functionality many link management tools provide. Instead of manually scanning through each link, you can simply enter relevant tags or keywords into the search bar.

The system will filter through your categorized folders, presenting you with the most relevant results. This streamlined approach significantly reduces the time and effort required to find specific links, allowing you to focus on the task.

Other link shorteners even place folders in the dashboard that you can easily click. This way, you can search through tags or simply click a folder and see all the links you categorized together.

Efficient Workflow


Efficiency is a critical factor in maximizing productivity. You establish a logical and intuitive structure for your digital workspace by placing your links into separate folders. You can categorize the folders based on what makes sense to you and your team and what feels comfortable.

This customization ensures that your workflow aligns with your preferences and enhances productivity.

A well-organized link management system empowers you to navigate and manage your resources more efficiently. Whether conducting research, working on a project, or simply exploring new topics, having a clear structure allows you to access relevant information quickly.

With this well-organized system, you also minimize distractions and allow yourself to maintain focus on the task at hand, resulting in a smoother workflow and improved outcomes.

How to Create Folders on Your Short.io Dashboard

While searching for links through tags is efficient, Short.io's new folders feature takes organization a step above. Instead of searching for tags (which is still an available option, by the way), you can have your folders available to you right there on your dashboard.

Here's how you can save your links into folders with Short.io.

  • Log into your Short.io account and go to your Dashboard.
  • At the left side of your links are folder icons. Press the + sign above them.
  • Name your folder.
  • Click on your new folder and create links.
  • You can also place older links into the folder by editing them, selecting the folder you want to transfer them to, and clicking SAVE.

And with that, your links are on the road to efficient categorization.

Short.io Can Do More

Assigning links into designated folders is merely one of the features Short.io has. And while it is useful, it's not nearly as impressive as geo-targeting, A/B testing, detailed statistics, UTM tracking, and more.

If you want to take your marketing skills to the next level, consider Short.io and the dozens of features it has in store for you.

A good workflow is vital to the success of any team, and Short.io will help you build that. By using folders to organize your links, you can easily find the relevant information you need with just a click or two.

And with this feature, you can make it more intuitive for the rest of your colleagues to browse your dashboard. This helps reduce the risk of mistakes, allowing you to be more efficient in what you do.