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How a YouTube creator finds out which videos actually drive clicks
YouTube Studio shows views, not description clicks. DeskLab gives every video its own go.desklab.tv links and found a 38K-view video out-clicking a viral one.
How a Restaurant Owner Manages Links and QR Codes by Just Asking
Maria isn't technical and hates dashboards. She uses SimpleURL's AI assistant to make links and QR codes and check what's working, in plain English, from her phone.
How Literacy Bridge Made Donors Trust the "Give Now" Link Again
Phishing has made donors wary of unfamiliar links. See how a London charity moved appeals onto give.literacybridge.org and tracks giving by country and channel.
How TechMeet India Proves Sponsor ROI with One Branded Link per Sponsor
Sponsors ask "what did we get?" TechMeet gives each sponsor a go.techmeet.in link and QR, then sends a post-event click report by city and day.
Why Literacy Bridge Will Never Lose a Printed Link Again
Their 2024 annual report printed 5,000 copies with links on a third-party shortener domain. When that account changed, the links died. Here's how owning the domain fixes it.
How CloudSync's SDR Team Swapped Generic Links for Branded Ones in Cold Outreach
Generic shortener links look like spam in cold email and LinkedIn DMs. CloudSync's SDRs now share get.cloudsync.io links and see which prospects click.
One QR Code per Yard Sign: How David Park Updates It from For Sale to Sold
A Seattle realtor prints one branded QR per listing, then points it at the tour, then "pending", then his next listings. No reprints, and scan data by listing.
How a Freelance Brand Strategist Replaced Her Portfolio Website with a Branded Bio Page
Nadia cancelled a website plan she rarely updated and now sends clients to go.nadiak.studio/hi: case studies, booking and testimonials in one page.
One Link, Six Ad Platforms: How CloudSync Uses Dynamic Links for Clean Attribution
Instead of 60 near-duplicate links, CloudSync runs one dynamic get.cloudsync.io link with placeholders and parameter forwarding across every ad platform.
How TechMeet India Uses QR Codes on Session Signs to Collect Feedback That Matters
40 sessions, 1,800 attendees: TechMeet puts one branded QR per session on room signs and slides to collect ratings, then sees scans by session and hour.
How Cocina Verde Uses One Link-in-Bio Page for Two Restaurant Locations
Reservations, menus, catering and directions for LoHi and Cherry Creek, on one branded page Maria updates from her phone after close.
How BrightEdge Digital Builds a Branded Link-in-Bio Page for Every Client
An agency creates bio pages on each client's own domain, such as go.urbanbrew.in/hello, and reports taps per button in the monthly client deck.
Which Channel Actually Fills Conference Seats? How TechMeet India Found Out
WhatsApp communities, LinkedIn, email or meetups? TechMeet gave each channel its own branded registration link and compared clicks day by day.
How BrightEdge Digital Cut Monthly Client Reporting from 6 Hours to 90 Minutes
Per-client domains, consistent UTMs and city-level link analytics turned BrightEdge's monthly reports from a spreadsheet marathon into a 90-minute routine.
How TechMeet India Generates 40 Speaker Promo Links and QR Codes with Make.com
Each speaker gets a personal go.techmeet.in link and QR for promotion. TechMeet builds them all in one Make.com scenario from their Airtable speaker base.
How CloudSync's Backend Creates a Personalised Onboarding Link for Every Trial User
CloudSync's engineers call the SimpleURL API at signup to create a branded link per trial user, so onboarding emails and in-app nudges are trackable and on-brand.
How BrightEdge Digital runs 12 client brands' links from one dashboard
See how an 8-person agency gives every client its own branded short-link domain, keeps campaigns separate, and cuts monthly reporting time.
Do Branded Short Links Help SEO? How CloudSync Keeps Link Equity on Its Own Domain
Every time someone shares a CloudSync link, the URL points at cloudsync.io's own subdomain. Here's what that does (and doesn't do) for SEO and domain authority.
How Cocina Verde Stopped Reprinting Menus and Tripled Google Reviews with QR Codes
A two-location Denver restaurant uses branded, editable QR codes for weekly specials and review requests, with no reprints and real scan numbers by location.
How The Build Show Runs a Creator Business from One Branded Link-in-Bio Page
James Okafor sends YouTube, podcast, Instagram and TikTok traffic to buildshow.link/james: one page on his own domain with per-link click data.
How CloudSync Found an Untapped Market in Its Own Link Analytics
City-level click data showed CloudSync that Warsaw was its second-biggest source of trial clicks, a city it never targeted. Here's how they spotted it and acted.
How a Freelance Brand Strategist Connected Her Custom Domain Without Learning DNS
Nadia owns nadiak.studio on GoDaddy but was terrified of breaking email records. SimpleURL's AI assistant gave her the exact single CNAME record to add.
How ThreadCraft Auto-Creates a Branded Link and QR Code for Every New Shopify SKU
New Shopify product → Zapier → SimpleURL. ThreadCraft gets a go.threadcraft.co link and QR code for each SKU automatically, ready for tags, ads and SMS.
How ThreadCraft Made Every SMS and Email Link Look Like ThreadCraft
A Shopify apparel brand swapped generic shortener links for go.threadcraft.co across Klaviyo and SMS to eliminate carrier filtering and boost trust.
How a Seattle Realtor Gives Every Listing a Link Buyers Can Actually Type
David Park puts go.parkhomes.co/maple on yard signs, flyers, and Instagram, then redirects it when the home goes pending. A branded-link playbook for agents.
How The Build Show Turned Spoken Links into Trackable Sponsor Results
"Go to buildshow.link/ledgerpay" is easy to say and remember. See how a podcaster uses branded links in audio to prove sponsor performance.
How ThreadCraft Turned Every Hang Tag and Shipping Box into a Trackable Link
A sustainable apparel brand prints branded QR codes on tags and boxes for care guides, repairs and reorders, then changes destinations without reprinting.
How ThreadCraft Tracks Which Meta Ad Creatives Actually Drive Shopify Sales
Four ad creatives, one drop. ThreadCraft builds consistent UTM links on go.threadcraft.co to compare video vs flatlay vs UGC in SimpleURL and Shopify.
Who uses branded domains, and how
The most common workflows, with links to the full story where we've written one.
Agencies: one branded domain per client
Run every client's links on that client's own subdomain from one account.
E-commerce: trust in SMS and email
Customers can see the link is yours before they tap it.
SaaS: build your own domain, not a shortener's
Every link you share points people at your brand.
Freelancers: set up DNS without a developer
The AI assistant walks you through the records for your registrar.