Smart URL Shortening with SiteDetour
Create custom, agile, trackable, short links that provide valuable user insights, lead to deeper levels of engagement, and increase conversion rates.
Tiny Links for a Big Impact
Short links distinguish you from the sea of long, unintelligible URLs. They’re easier to remember and more user-friendly, leading to more versatile use cases and higher conversion rates.
Track Each Click for More Insight and Better Campaigns
Short links provide valuable insights on audience behavior. Learn about visitors to your website so you can deepen relationships and build better campaigns.
Secure, Convenient, and Memorable
SiteDetour’s URL shortener makes it easy to create a short link that replace long, unsightly URLs with tidy, customized—and dare we say cute—web addresses that visitors will want to click again and again.
Completely Secure Redirects
Let visitors know exactly where they’ll end up with short links, fostering trust and peace of mind. Meanwhile, our URL shortener automatically handles SSL certification and renewal. It also scales to handle unlimited traffic so you don’t have to worry about any malfunctions.
A Streamlined User Experience
Our platform seamlessly sends visitors from a QR code scan to your website—or from a customized short link to your webpage—without a hitch. Not only do short links look good, they’re easy for users to remember for future visits.
Trackable Metrics
Learn about your visitors with metrics such as number of clicks, referral source, time of day visited, device type, and more. This insight allows you to connect more deeply with your audience by building informed campaigns that meet their preferences.
How it works
Add a title and description
Add a name and a short description for your Short Link
Add a custom path
Create a custom path that specifies what visitors will see when they scan a QR code. If you don’t want to specify a custom path, SiteDetour will autogenerate one for you.
Specify your target URL
Specify where you want visitors to end up
Need to make a change?
Launch your short link and track user metrics.
Full-Suite Support
We offer a full suite of tools to support your management of redirects and links.
Dynamic QR Code Generation
Ship QR Codes at scale and update their destinations after they’re live.
Real-time User Analytics
Track and analyze the performance of your Redirects, URLs and QR Codes.
Personalized Destination Targeting
Dynamically direct users to unique locations based on your own targeting criteria and logic.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find quick answers to common questions about URL Redirection.
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Where can I learn more about how to use short links in a smart QR code campaign?
We’ve created plenty of resources to help you learn how to use short links in a well-executed smart QR code campaign. Visit our blog to learn more—we’ve got posts on everything from defining a smart QR code to noteworthy examples for designing your own campaign.
Can my vanity URL be used in a smart QR code campaign?
Yes, absolutely. Short links and vanity URLs overlap. To set up a short link for your website or with a smart QR code, get in touch today.
Where can I use vanity URLs?
The better question is where can’t you use them! Vanity URLs are handy on printed materials, digital campaigns, or any occasion where you want people to quickly and easily identify your web address.
What’s the difference between a short link and a vanity URL?
Vanity URLs are customized short links that reference some aspect of your brand. Vanity URLs can be used the same way as short links—and they contain the added bonus of brand recognition.
When are short links used?
Short links can accompany smart QR codes. When a user scans a QR code, an abbreviated version of a website address pops up. This lets users know where they’re headed. Short links are also used as vanity URLs.
Why use a short link?
Short links are secure links that facilitate a smoother user experience for transitioning from one destination to another. They inspire trust and are easier to remember, making them preferred options for digital campaigns.
What is a short link?
A short link is a bite-sized version of a full-length URL. From the user’s perspective, it works exactly the same as the longer version.
Get Started With Free www Subdomains
SiteDetour is the only URL Redirection platform that allows you to use your www subdomain for free.
