Articles Tagged "analytics"
Explore our collection of guides, tutorials, and expert resources tagged "analytics", covering URL shortening, analytics, QR codes, and developer tools.
Technology
When people actually click short links
A study of 723,783,029 redirects across 6,768,413 links: how clicks distribute by hour and by day of week, why the creation curve is sharp while the click curve is flat, and what that means for scheduling.
#Url shortener
#Seo
#Short links
#Analytics
#Web-analytics
Technology
How long a short link actually lives
A study of 144 million redirects across 5.9 million short links: how clicks distribute over time, how long a link keeps working by median and percentile, why 69% of redirects carry no referrer, and what that means for campaign measurement.
#Url shortener
#Seo
#Short links
#Link management
#Marketing
#Analytics
Guides
What Are Webhooks: How They Work and How to Get Notified of Link Clicks
This article explains what webhooks are and how they differ from traditional API polling. Using the webhook feature in Lix.li as an example, it covers how to set up click notifications for short links, how the data format works, how to verify request authenticity via signatures, and what requirements a receiving server must meet. Includes code examples in PHP, Node.js, and Python.
#Rest api
#Analytics
#Developer tools
#Web-analytics
#Webhook
Guides
How to Use A/B Testing in the Lix.li Link Shortening Service
This article introduces a new Lix.li feature: A/B testing for short links. It explains why A/B testing matters, what advantages it offers compared to creating multiple separate links, and how users can set up, run, and finish a test through the dashboard: adding variants, distributing traffic, tracking statistics, and choosing a winner. Working with the API is covered in a separate article.
#Seo
#Analytics
#Developer tools
#Digital marketing
#Web-analytics
#Technologies
#A/B
Marketing
How URL Shorteners Work: A Complete Technical Breakdown
This article explains how URL shortening services work technically — from the moment a short URL is created to the moment a user clicks it. It covers HTTP redirect mechanisms, methods for generating unique codes (counters, hashing, base62), database architecture, analytics collection, and security considerations.
#Url shortener
#Seo
#Short links
#Marketing
#Analytics
#Redirects
Guides
How to Shorten a URL for Free: 4 Easy Methods
Need to shorten a URL for free? This comprehensive guide explains everything you need to know about URL shortening, including why short links are useful and how to create them in seconds. Learn four easy ways to shorten URLs using the online URL shortener, personal dashboard, REST API, or official browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. You'll also discover the benefits of Lix.li's free plan, click analytics, QR code generation, UTM parameters, custom domains, and automation tools for individuals, businesses, and developers.
#Url shortener
#Rest api
#Short links
#Analytics
#Chrome extension
Marketing
What Are UTM Parameters, Why They Matter, and How to Use Them
UTM parameters are one of the most important tools in digital marketing and web analytics. This guide explains what UTM tags are, how they work, what each parameter means, and how to use them to accurately measure advertising campaigns, email marketing, social media, QR codes, and other traffic sources. You'll also learn best practices, common mistakes to avoid, and how to improve campaign tracking with clean, consistent UTM links.
#Url shortener
#Marketing
#Analytics
#Utm
#Web-analytics
Marketing
How to use short links in marketing
Short links have become an essential marketing tool rather than just a way to shorten long URLs. This guide explains how to use short links for campaign tracking, analytics, UTM parameters, QR codes, branded domains, automation, and better traffic management across digital and offline marketing channels.
#Url shortener
#Marketing
#Analytics
Guides
Lix.li — A Modern URL Shortener with Analytics, QR Codes, and REST API
Lix.li is a modern cloud-based URL shortening and link management platform designed for developers, marketers, and businesses. It combines short links, QR codes, advanced analytics, REST API, OpenAPI documentation, official SDKs, custom domains, and automation tools in a single platform.
#Url shortener
#Rest api
#Link management
#Saas
#Marketing
#Analytics
#Qr codes
#Developer tools