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PersonalizationRules Engine

It's Raining Clicks — How Weather-Based Link Routing Turns Forecasts Into Conversions

We Gave Away 5,000 Free Accounts When Bitly Changed Their Policy — Here's What Happened

QR CodeSplit Test

How to A/B Test a QR Code on Physical Packaging

AnalyticsTrends

AI and Link Management: What's Real, What's Hype, and What's Coming

How Bot Traffic Makes Your Marketing Reports Useless (And What to Do)

Branded Short Links Get More Clicks — Here's the Data

AutomationQR Code

Your Campaign Ended But Your QR Codes Are Still in the Wild — Now What?

Clean Clicks Only: How to Trust Your Link Analytics Again

301 vs. 302 Redirects: The Difference That's Quietly Killing Your SEO

Why Your Bitly Links Might Be Hurting Your SEO (and You Don't Even Know It)

Why Your Click Numbers Are Lying to You (And How to Fix It)

AnalyticsPrivacy

Click Truth: Knowing Exactly Who Clicked Your SMS Link (Without Being Creepy)

AnalyticsPrivacy

The Marketer's Guide to Cookieless Attribution in 2026

AnalyticsPrivacy

Third-Party Cookies Are Dead. Your Links Are Your New Attribution Layer.

The Creator Economy Needs Better Link Attribution — Here's Our Take

PersonalizationRule

Device-Based Routing: Send iPhone Users to the App Store, Everyone Else to Your Website

The Event Marketer's Secret: One Link That Evolves From Registration to Replay

First-Party Pixels: How to Get Complete Analytics When Ad Blockers Block Everything

FranchiseLocation

The Franchise Marketing Playbook: One Campaign, 500 Locations, Zero Chaos

AnalyticsPrivacy

The Future of the Click: What Happens After the Cookie Disappears

GDPR, CCPA, and Your Short Links: A Practical Compliance Guide

What Is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Why Should Link Managers Care?

LocationPersonalization

Global Campaign, Local Landing Pages: Routing International Traffic the Right Way

Good Bots vs. Bad Bots: Why Your Link Analytics Need a Bouncer

Holiday Campaign Routing: Black Friday Links That Turn into Cyber Monday Links Automatically

AnalyticsPrivacy

What iOS Privacy Changes Mean for Your Marketing Links

Your Link Shortener Is a Trust Signal — Is Yours Sending the Right Message?

Link Shorteners Shouldn't Charge Extra for QR Codes — Here's Why

One Link, Two Landing Pages: The Easiest A/B Test You'll Ever Run

One QR Code for Your Entire Event: Registration, Check-In, Feedback, and Replay

LocationQR Code

Political Campaign Link Strategy: Routing Voters to Their District Resources

How to Preserve Link Equity When You Rebrand or Change Domains

How to Run a Product Launch with Links That Update Themselves

LocationQR Code

Your QR Code on That Billboard Points to the Wrong City — Here's How to Fix That

QR Code Design Tips That Actually Affect Scan Rates

The QR Code Market Hit $15 Billion — Here's What Smart Marketers Are Doing With It

QR CodeTelevision

10 Things You're Doing Wrong with QR Codes on TV Commercials

The Real Cost of a 'Free' Link Shortener

FranchisePersonalization

How a Restaurant Chain Uses One Link for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Menus

FranchiseLocation

How to Route SMS Links to the Nearest Store Location (Without Creating 200 Links)

Your Short Link Is Being Scanned by Vulnerability Bots Right Now — Here's What Happens

Smishing Attacks Increased 2,534% — How Link Shorteners Are Fighting Back

Stacking Rules: When Your Link Needs to Be Smart About Location AND Time AND Device

Static vs. Dynamic QR Codes: Why Printing a Static Code Is Like Tattooing a URL on Your Arm

PersonalizationTiming

Morning Coffee, Afternoon Deals: How Time-of-Day Routing Boosts Conversions

The URL Shortener Is Dead. Long Live the Link Management Platform.

URL Shortener Pricing in 2026: A No-BS Comparison

Why We Built 301.Pro: The Rules Engine That Links Deserve

Welcome to the 301.Pro Blog

Bitly Now Shows Ads Before Your Links — Here's What That Means for Your Brand

How to Migrate 10,000 Links from Bitly Without Breaking a Single One

5 Links a Month? What Bitly's Free Plan Actually Gives You Now