Short URLs - Pros and Cons

Short URLs - Pros and Cons

dustn.tv with an in-depth article on shortened URLs. When to use them, when to avoid, and how to create your own branded short link.

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A Few Things You May Not Have Known About Short URLs
Pros, cons and best practices revealed.

In case you missed it, I've gone all out to write about short URLs, their benefits, best practices and the potential negatives.

Read the full post here: http://dustn.ws/2bzkNaM

Below you can see my three tips for using short URLs:

1. Only on social media, never inside anchor text.
2. Never for your pins on Pinterest (it may get taken down).
3. Never shorten an already shortened link.

In the full post I also go over how to create your own custom branded short URLs and potentially increase your click-throughs by 26%!

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