iLnk Advanced URL Shortener (Introduction)

Introduction to the iLnk.us URL Shortening service. 15 Slide Presentation on the basics of Custom Alias, Password, Redirect Delay, Expiration, Geo-Targeting, QR Code, etc.

1. Short URLs A URL (=Uniform Resource Locator) is basically the line displayed in your browser bar (e.g. http:// domain.com) iLnk creates a short URL out of your long URL. http://www.example.com/subfolder/another-folder/random.php?string-12345 http://ilnk.us/Ax83b

2. Additional Options Aside from creating a ShortURL, iLnk offers additional options for it.

3. Geo Targeting You can add multiple different Target URL‘s, dependent on a visitors location. Someone visiting the ShortURL from e.g. France can be redirected to a different address as someone from the US. You can redirect to up to 10 locations per ShortURL.

4. Geo Targeting French visitor US visitor Spanish visitor i lnk.us/short-url http://original-url.com/france/ http:// alternative-url.us/for-us-visitor/ http://alternative-domain.de/espanol/ 1. Reads visitor location 2. Redirects accordingly

5. Statistics iLnk will keep track of all visits to your ShortURL‘s. Access statistics by putting a „$“ at the end of your ShortURL. e.g. ilnk.us/example$

6. Statistics If you want statistics to be recorded, you need to mark the checkbox „Log Stats for this URL“. URL‘s are automatically tracked for registered users. Statistics include a breakdown of: Where the traffic referred from Which countries it originated Which Browsers were used Which Operating System your visitors had To access statistics add a „$“ to the ShortURL. E.g. ilnk.us/example$

7. Custom Alias Per default, iLnk assignes you a randomized ShortURL. If you want an address different to that, you need to enter it into the „Custom Alias“ field. You can freely define your ShortURL alias . E.g. ilnk.us/candy or ilnk.us/free-coupons

8. Custom Redirect Message iLnk offers a „Buffer Page“ between ShortURL and destination URL. This buffer page can have a unique redirect message. In the screenshot below, this message is „test“.

9. Redirect Image Additionally to the „Custom Redirect Message“ exists the „Custom Redirect Image“. An image that will be displayed on the „Buffer Page“. You need to enter the direct address to a JPG, PNG or BMP in the respective field. e.g. http://www.sample.com/image.jpg

10. Password Protection You can set a custom password for your ShortURL. Only visitors that enter the correct password will be redirected to the destination URL.

11. Delay Redirect   You can choose to let your visitors wait on the „Buffer Page“. If you add a custom message and/or a custom image, this might be an opportunity to impact your visitor with additional information.

12. Link Expiration Sometimes you want ShortURL‘s to expire. You can make an expiration in 2 ways: After a certain amount of clicks After a certain period of time After expiration, a ShortURL will be deleted.

13. User System iLnk allows you to keep track of your URL‘s and to edit them. Register to do so. Registration and usage of iLnk is free.

14. QR Code After creating a ShortURL you can also download a QR code image of it. You can access a QR code image by adding a „*“ behind a ShortURL. ilnk.us/example* will redirect to the ShortURL‘s QR code image file.

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