VK link shortening: 3 best short link services

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The Internet, or World Wide Web, became possible only thanks to hyperlinks. They make it possible to move between sites with one click of the mouse. Sometimes the length of a particular link becomes very long, and this is inconvenient. The solution to this problem is services for creating short links. Now we will tell you how VK links are shortened and what tools are used for this.

Short link service vk.cc

The vk.cc link shortener is available at 2 links vk.cc and vk.com/cc. Both links lead to the same page.

Link shortening service vk.cc

In the empty field you need to insert the link that you want to shorten and click the “Shorten” button.

After shortening, the finished short link will appear in the same field. All you have to do is copy it and place it where you want or send it in a message to a friend.

Through the short link service vk.cc you can view statistics on generated links. In statistics you can see the number of clicks on your link.

To view statistics you need to click on the area marked in the screenshot below. If you click on the link itself, it will take you to that link and not to the statistics.

Recently shortened vk.cc links

You can see the number of clicks on a link without going into statistics; it is visible in the lower left corner of the line.

View statistics

Viewing statistics may be necessary if you placed your referral link in some group, for example, and want to see how many people clicked on it in order to evaluate how effective your ad was.

Important! If you do not check the “Statistics are visible only to you” checkbox, then everyone can see it and also evaluate the effectiveness of your advertising. So don’t forget to bet if you don’t want to share information with your competitors.

All links you have previously shortened will be available on the vk.cc page in the “Recently Shortened Links” section if you are logged into your account.

One thing is that this service will not shorten links that it does not like.

But he doesn’t like everything that has to do with spam, third-party cheating services, and dubious earnings. Those. Most likely, it will not be possible to shorten referral links.

If you receive the message “It is impossible to shorten this link,” this means that your link is on the list of unwanted VKs.

Message “This link cannot be shortened” in the vk.cc service

Pros and cons of the vk.cc service

pros

1. You can go directly from Vkontakte
2. View statistics available

Minuses

1. Not all links can be shortened
2. VKontakte registration required

Conclusion: The service is good for shortening long links, for example, with utm tags, suitable for targetologists and SMM managers. Doesn't shorten all links.

What are link shorteners and why are they needed?

A link shortener is an online service that converts a long link into a short one. This is done to give the link a compact appearance, making it easier to fit into a presentation or send as a message. The reasons don't end there. Link shortening is useful if necessary:

• save space;
• hide referral link;
• find out statistics on clicks;
• do it carefully.

But it is not recommended to use shortened links in emails - email clients are distrustful of redirects and send such emails to spam. And it is also undesirable to use shortened URLs on sites where the link should be permanent. If the service closes, then the links will go down. This could lead to a problem.

How to shorten links using Clicker

Another link shortener belongs to Yandex and is good because it does not pick on links and shortens any links indiscriminately.

Located at clck.ru.

The interface is extremely simple: insert your link and click.

This service does not provide statistics, but it does generate a QR code.

For those who don’t know, I’ll explain that the QR code can be scanned through a mobile phone scanner and get a link from it, so as not to type it in with your hands on your phone.

Pros and cons of the link shortener Clicker

Pros:

1. Simple interface
2. Does not require registration
3. Generates a QR code
4. Shortens all links without restrictions

Minuses:

1. Does not provide or store conversion statistics

How to switch if VK blocks?

If you want to see the “forbidden” and follow a blocked link, then there are options. Let’s immediately clarify that it’s better to do this from a computer (more convenience and faster):

• Open Chrome, Firefox.
• Find the link you need.
• Press Ctrl+Shift+C.
• Point to the link, copy.
• The console will jump to the code.
• Double-click after the title.
• Copy the link.
• Paste into a new open window.

As you can see, it will be impossible to do this from a phone, and even a VPN will not save you.

Link shortening via u.to

Another simple link shortening service.

The good thing about the service is that it stores and reports link click statistics. It is possible to register and view data through your personal account.

If you want to view statistics, it is better to register, because... Although the service remembers your links without registration, it will forget everything after clearing the cookies.

Registration in u.to

To register, click the Registration link in the upper right corner of the screen. A data entry form will open, which must be filled out completely!

I recommend in the registration form under First Name, Last Name and Date of Birth in the lines They can see: Replace all with none. Well, there is no need for everyone to see personal data, it seems to me.

After filling out, click on the “Create account” button, go to the email you provided and follow the link to confirm your account.

That's it, now you can log into your personal account.

Through your personal account, complete link statistics are available, as well as the ability to create shortened, targeted links and deep links.

And the most interesting opportunity is to make shortened links linked to your domain, if you have one.

So perhaps this service can be considered one of the best in terms of both simplicity and functionality.

Pros and cons of the u.to service:

Pros:

1. Does not require mandatory registration;
2. You can create a personal account;
3. Shortens all links;
4. Creates targeted links and deep links.

Minuses:

1. Perhaps not as famous as vk.cc and clicker.

How to quickly make a hyperlink to a VKontakte page?

If you don’t want to bother with BB codes, and the text of the hyperlink (words from which the link will lead) in the form of the first and last name of the desired person suits you perfectly, then I can offer you a slightly simpler (faster) method. In this case, you will not need to use square brackets.

Just put an asterisk * or a dog @ first, and then without a space you can specify either the short address of the page of the desired person, or its ID, or you can even start typing his last name and first name, and select the desired option from the list of suitable people that appears.

Actually, as soon as you enter the symbol * or @ from the keyboard, the Contact will tell you everything:

Let's see this with an example. Let's say I start typing the short address of my personal page:

I am offered the choice of creating a link either to a person (Dmitry Ivanetska) or to a public page. All that remains is to choose the desired option. After selecting, the required structure will be automatically inserted into the text input field:

After clicking on the “Submit” button, this design is automatically converted into a hyperlink with the user’s name or community name as the anchor text of the link. As a result, we get the same result as using BB codes - a link from the text of the message left in Contact, written with the first and last name of the person we wanted to link to (see screenshot in the previous section).

You can also do this:

The result will be the same.

Bit.do

Bit.do is a service developed by Brazilian developers.

The advantages of the service include:

• Adding your domain for the link.
• Collection of detailed statistics.
• Functionality for shortening links.
• Unlimited lifetime of links created through the service.

Let's check the service and try to shorten the link https://www.obrazstroy.ru/kontekstnaya-reklama/kontekstnaya-reklama-yandeks-direct/ and give it a shortened name.

As a result, the service gave us 2 links and a QR code. The first link is our short URL, and the second is a link to statistics.

The service is quite convenient and allows you to quickly get a short link with a unique name and collect statistics on it.

How to prevent VK from blocking?

Now let's talk about how to make sure that VK does not block links. There are three popular and effective ways:

• Redirect via Blogger.
• Domain rental in an affiliate program.
• Creating a personal redirect service.

We recommend spending a little time and money to avoid constant setup.

Now in order:

1. In the first case, you need to register on the Blogger website, come up with a topic and title, disable the mobile template, make a link for an affiliate program, change the HTML, find , insert the code in the form of a modified VK link, then insert the second code, save the changes.

   

2. In the second case, you need to rent a domain, 2domains is especially good, registration will cost about 100 rubles, they often have promotions and discounts. Register anywhere and you will receive newsletters about promotions and you will be able to choose the appropriate offer. The main thing is to enter the DNS server data after registering the domain and come up with a new name.
3. The third way is to create a personal redirect service that you use yourself. You can even use free WordPress and the Pretty Link plugin to create one. After downloading everything to your computer, you need to go to create a new link, insert an affiliate program link in the target field, come up with a new host, click “Create” and everything will be ready.

Whichever method you choose, everything is configured via a personal computer, but not a tablet or phone. The process takes two hours, the second option will cost about 150 rubles, but the other methods are free and available to everyone. If you have difficulties setting up, there are a lot of training and step-by-step videos on YouTube.

There is an article on our website about how to bypass the ban on links in Telegram.

Polr

The Polr service helps not only quickly shorten links, but also customize them. To do this, click on the “Link Options” button.

And we set the necessary end of the link and publicity.

You can first check the availability of such a combination. And after generating the link, the QR code becomes available.

Let's sum it up

When a group or public conducts honest activities, they do not encounter the problem of blocking. This means that you won’t need all these complex settings or domain rental. If you are a simple layman, then a couple of clicks in the console will open any site or page, although more often you don’t need to do this. Since in 90% of cases we are talking about real scammers or prohibited content. But we all suffer from curiosity, so give it a try.

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How to view competitor statistics (Lifehack)

The attentive reader probably immediately noticed a check mark under the input field.

If you set it, then the conversion statistics will be visible only to you. If you ignore it, anyone can get access to the statistics.

For example, I know a competitor who is promoting a VKontakte group using promotion through public pages, or a competitor is promoting products from affiliate programs.

All I need to know about it are the numbers and letters that are at the end of the link. Each link has its own unique number.

Now substitute the following construction for the number:

After the equal sign comes the number that interests you. If the statistics are open, then you can conduct competitive intelligence.

That's all! Sergey Smirnov, author of the blog SergeySmirnovBlog.ru, was with you.

Did you know that you can monitor your competitors? Please leave a comment!

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Clck.ru

Clck.ru is a Russian-language service from Yandex.

In addition to receiving a short link and QR code, it is possible to add a special bookmark to the browser panel. And with one click on it, you can shorten the link of the page you are currently on.

The service has a simple interface, which makes working with it easier. The only downside is the lack of analytics.