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How to Determine if Your Facebook Links Are a Security Risk

Businesses rely heavily on online presence and social media to connect with their audience, and the security of their online assets has become paramount. Facebook, as one of the leading social media platforms, is a valuable tool for companies to engage with their customers and promote their brand. However, with great power comes great responsibility, and it’s crucial for businesses to assess whether their Facebook links pose a security risk. ...

How to Determine If Your Links Are a Security Risk

Understanding how to determine if your links pose a security risk is paramount to safeguarding your online presence and data integrity.  Sharing a link is more than just connecting two points; it’s about ensuring that the journey between those points is secure, reliable, and trustworthy for all involved.  Without the proper attention, URLs can harbor hidden dangers, ranging from phishing scams and malware to identity theft and data breaches. Link...

How to shorten a long URL

Nowadays, it’s rare that you’d hear the words generic, untargeted, impersonal or unbranded when it comes to marketing — which poses the question, why are people still using long, generic, unbranded links? When planning out campaigns, everything is mapped out down to the last detail, from the target audience, to messaging, CTAs, user journeys, and so much more. But one very important detail is often overlooked — the links.  In...

What is a URL Slug?

Choosing the right keyword for a URL slug is akin to selecting the perfect title for a book. It not only tells potential readers what to expect but also entices them to delve deeper into the content. Selecting the ideal keyword for a URL slug requires a delicate balance between clarity and conciseness. It’s about distilling the essence of your content into a few words that both humans and search...

Zapier and Rebrandly: 8 Zaps For Custom Short URLs

If you’re not familiar with Zapier, you are seriously missing out! Zapier allows you to connect your various different applications and tools so an action in one triggers a response in another. These mini-integrations are known as zaps. For example, you can create a zap for WordPress and Facebook, so when a new blog post is created in WordPress it automatically posts the finished blog to Facebook. Or when your...

Easily Use Goo.gl Short URLs with Your Own Custom Domain

Understanding Google’s URL Shortener Goo.gl was one of the best known free URL shorteners on the market. It allowed you to create very short URLs in seconds and lets you access, for free, some useful reports about the clicks on those short links: And while you can weigh the pros and cons of Google vs Bitly and other URL shorteners, we know that the Goo.gl URL shortener has some limitations. UPDATE – April 24, 2018:...

Best Marketing Blogs: As Chosen By Marketers

  With so many marketing blogs out there, it has become a challenge to know which ones are actually providing value, and which ones are just blowing smoke. We asked marketers from around the world what they found to be the best marketing blogs based on if they added value and taught them something. Their responses feature some popular blogs that you may already have heard of and some that...

Google’s Campaign URL Builder Review

Google Campaign URL Builder plays a pivotal role in digital marketing strategies, allowing businesses to track the effectiveness of their online marketing campaigns with precision. This tool empowers marketers to create customized tracking URLs, also known as UTM (Urchin Tracking Module) parameters, which are appended to the end of regular web URLs. These parameters serve as data beacons, providing invaluable insights into user behavior, traffic sources, and the overall performance...

Using Instagram For Business: Tips From The Experts

  I was at a restaurant for breakfast recently and a friend of mine was trying to decide if she wanted to get the pancakes or the poached eggs. To help her decide, she did something that I never would have even thought of. She took out her phone, opened Instagram and looked at all the posts that the restaurant had been tagged in by customers. Sure enough, in the...

Tools to Build and Monitor Your Online Presence

  So you’re finally ready to go online and be recognized by everybody. You want to be known for your expertise and your competencies. Maybe you’ve worked so hard for your previous employer that it’s now time to work for yourself and establish a reputation as the finest connoisseur of your niche. What do you need to do for shining in the online firmament? We’ve listed a few unmissable tools...