Surely one or more times a day you share content with your friends or family or simply on your social networks for those who follow you. Many times you will come across URLs or addresses that are long and very complex to use. There is a mechanism to simplify them and it is through URL shorteners and we are going to show you the most interesting ones.
There are two reasons why we may need or are going to use a system to shorten the URL. The first, as we have mentioned, is to generate a shorter and easier to use link. The second reason is to monitor the impressions or how many times the link has been clicked.
These simplification mechanisms store the URL in their database associated with a shorter URL. When someone clicks on this URL, they are directed to the website we use to reduce the size of the link and from there they are redirected to the destination website.
These are completely free, safe and useful services. Many of them, for a fee, allow you to generate personalized URLs, instead of random alphanumeric combinations. We have selected the ones that may be most interesting.
Bitly
It has long been the most used address shortener on the Internet, especially for monitor clicksBitly offers a detailed analysis of the number of times the shortened URL has been clicked and has a very simple interface to use.
The free version is very complete, but requires registration to use the service. It allows you to shorten a maximum of 10 addresses each month. The good thing about registering is that you will have access to see the statistics of all the links you have shared. There is a paid version that allows you to customize the links. You can access this service from this link.
TinyURL
This is one of the first websites that offered this type of service to all users. TinyURL has quite a history and for a long time was one of the most used link shortening systems. It is characterized by being very simple to use and extremely fast.
It has an interesting aspect and is that to simplify an address does not require registration. We can do it if we want to have a monitoring complete with all the links that we have created. Like the previous one, it allows the personalization of the Shortened URLs And, as in the previous case, to have this function you have to pay. If you are interested, this is their website.
T2M
Let’s move on to another option that, in general terms, is not far from the options we have seen. T2M is a fairly robust service that allows the analysis of addresses once they have been shortened and customization options.
At the moment, does not offer a free versionjust a 30-day trial plan. The most basic plan costs $5 a month and allows you to shorten as many URLs as you want, customize the address, and also have more complete statistics. If you are interested in this service, you can find their website here.
Rebranded
Quite a different option, as it is more focused on digital marketing than on the regular user. Rebrandly focuses, as its name suggests, on the branding. It has the characteristic of allowing create addresses the simpler they are customized with your own domain.
It offers detailed analysis, integration with other tools, and a very intuitive interface to use. All of these features require us to pay to enable them, as you can imagine. The free version, which requires registration, offers fewer options and the number of URLs to shorten is limited. You can try this service from here.
