Everything You Need to Know About Link Cloaking - Part 66
June 29, 2018 John Hughes Pretty Links
How to Quickly Create Pretty Links Anywhere Using a ‘Bookmarklet’
Using the Pretty Links 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…
June 22, 2018 John Hughes Pretty Links
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 Pretty Links doesn’t have to be used only for your own links. In fact, you can set up your own…
June 8, 2018 John Hughes Pretty Links
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.…
June 1, 2018 John Hughes Pretty Links
How to Automatically Replace Keywords and URLs Using Pretty Links
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, Pretty Links offers a Replacements feature. This enables you…
May 28, 2018 John Hughes Pretty Links
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…