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by John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc.

Best Services to Shorten URLs

November 5, 2019

We've all seen them. URLs that are so long they wrap around to a second line in a document. URL shortening services have existed for years, but which ones should you use? One key feature of a URL shortening service is the ability to stay in business. Imagine if you published a shortened URL and then the company goes out of business in a few years. All references to the URL are now broken and will never resolve. Not a good thing.

Tech Viral has a post that identifies which URL shortening services you should consider. Some will be familiar to you. Some even allow you to define what the shortened URL should be. Without further delay…here's the list.

  1. Bit.ly
  2. TinyURL
  3. Owl.ly
  4. is.gd
  5. Branch
  6. Buff.ly
  7. Bl.ink
  8. Rebrandly

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