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How to Import URLs from goo.gl into PrettyLinks
Since Google stopped supporting its link shortening service goo.gl earlier this year, many people are searching for an alternative solution. While the service is no longer available, former users can still access their links until the end of March 2019. This means you need to find a replacement URL shortener before that time, or risk losing…
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How to Quickly Create PrettyLinks Anywhere Using a ‘Bookmarklet’
Using the PrettyLinks plugin to shorten links is a simple, intuitive process. However, the standard method does require you to access the plugin in the admin dashboard. This can be time-consuming, especially if you want to create a lot of pretty links quickly. Fortunately, there’s a faster, more efficient method you can use. Thanks to…
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How to Create Your Own Link Shortening Service via Public Link Creation
Link shortening provides a number of key benefits to your website. It can result in improved visibility on search engines, as well as links that look cleaner and more trustworthy. However, a shortening tool like PrettyLinks doesn’t have to be used only for your own links. In fact, you can set up your own link…
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3 Reasons You Should Brand Your Links
Link shortening has seen something of an evolution lately, with the rising popularity of branded links. This is a type of shortened link that’s specific to a particular business, and uses an alternate domain name also known as a ‘vanity URL’. If you’ve run across these links yourself, you may have wondered why they’re necessary.…
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How to Automatically Replace Keywords and URLs Using PrettyLinks
As your site grows larger, so too will the number of links it contains. If you ever need to make sweeping changes to multiple links at once, such as by updating their destinations or keywords, the process can be time-consuming. To save you time and effort, PrettyLinks offers a Replacements feature. This enables you to…
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An Introduction to Anchor Text: What It Is and How to Use It
Anchor text – the actual text you apply a hyperlink to – is one of the most important elements of a link. Yet, it is also frequently overlooked. While it might seem like a small thing, anchor text can actually play a huge part in how many clicks a link gets, and can even affect…
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How to Use the PrettyLinks Social Buttons Bar (3 Best Practices)
A key technique for expanding your online audience is making sure your content can be shared on social media via social buttons. Each piece of content needs to be easy for users to quickly post, in a way that’s attractive and painless. To achieve this, the PrettyLinks plugin for WordPress enables you to add a…
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How to Use Link Groups to Organize Your PrettyLinks (In 3 Steps)
As your site grows, so will the number of links it contains. This can make it more difficult to find and optimize all your links, not to mention track their performance. For example, the more links you have, the harder it becomes to test how well links from different landing pages perform. One solution to…
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3 Link Maintenance Tasks to Improve Your Campaigns
Linking is an important aspect of any high-quality website. However, many website owners overlook their linking campaigns due to lack of time or knowledge. If you fail to maintain and optimize your site’s current links, you could lose traffic due to poor linking practices. For this reason, you should incorporate link maintenance tasks into your…
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How to Optimize Link Tracking With PrettyLinks (3 Key Tips)
Link tracking allows you to get a better understanding of your users’ behaviors and fully understand how visitors interact with your links. You could be overlooking crucial information if you aren’t optimizing your link tracking. Fortunately, you can easily optimize your link tracking efforts by using a link management tool, such as PrettyLinks. Its various…
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