If you can't find a link here, try the Wikipedia list of TLDs. This means your URLs for blog posts will be instead of or something along those lines.
Some URL shorteners will redirect you to an ads page first before taking you to the real URL you supposed to redirected to. For those who read their emails in a browser (like Yahoo Mail, Gmail, etc.), they would still need to have HTML turned on for it to work, and even then, the email client may restrict whether any scripts embedded in the email can execute.
Shortcomings[edit] Short URLs often circumvent the intended use of top-level domains for indicating the country of origin; domain registration in many countries requires proof of physical presence within that country, although a redirected URL has no such guarantee. We want tracking to work everywhere so I recommend using a library with robust cross-browser event handling. Use an online search tool: One great tool for coming up with good domains for URL shorteners is Domai.nr, which lets you type in a full company name and the site suggests variations of it using numerous alternate extensions and other methods mentioned here and even links you to where you can purchase the domains (this is especially handy for country TLDs).
We want tracking to work everywhere so I recommend using a library with robust cross-browser event handling. He tracked seven 301 redirects before he got to the actual URL destination. Google has possibly started this process for you but the tracking code must be updated on your website pages. Undo Undo Shorten links ! @sqrl_in 2 Mar 2010 More Ten big ideas from TED - CNN.com - Thanks. Another operational limitation of URL shortening services is that browsers do not resend POST bodies when a redirect is encountered. Please note: anyone with a t.co shortened link will be able to navigate to the destination URL.
The customized bit.ly version allows you to use your own domain name for branded short links which can be easily shared on Twitter, Facebook or other social media sites. Using Link Shorteners That seems like an overpowering list of reasons to not use a link shortener, but is it? Whenever you paste a link into Buffer to be scheduled to post at a later time, it automatically shortens the link for you. This will help you give more time-oriented outreach to people who have recently pointed to your resources, these are the most apt to engage. The general idea people have about Google Analytics is that it tells you how many vistors and pageviews you are getting, where the traffic is coming from, and what content is popular on your website.