![]() ![]() Google Short Links are a perfect match for people who need a TinyURL like redirection service without involving any technical details. Screenshot: See usage count of short URLs Tiny URLs created with Google Short Links offer another advantage - you can edit the underlying web page address so the short URLs will stay valid even if the underlying page has moved to a new location. ![]() You can either create custom aliases or let the Google App itself choose a short URL for your web address but unlike the TinyURL service that does a 301 redirect, Google Short URLs do a 302 temporary redirect so the link juice, PageRank, etc. Here’s the default web interface where you can create short URLs using your Google Apps account. Wait for a couple of minutes for the DNS changes to propagate across the Internet and your TinyURL clone is ready to serve. Next open your web domains cpanel and create a new CNAME record for the same sub-domain that should point to as in the following screenshot. From the dashboard, open your Short Links settings and add a new URL (I picked go.) and then deleted the default links sub-domain. By default your redirection service will be available at but you are free to choose any other sub-domain for this purpose. To get started, add the Google Short Links service to your Google Apps domain.
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