Turn a long URL into a short link on your own domain, like go.yourbrand.com/spring. Every link comes with a QR code and click analytics, and you can change where it goes after you've shared it.
Five steps. Connect your domain once and every new link can use it.
In the dashboard, choose Short Links, click Create Link and paste the page you want people to reach, starting with https://.
Use QRTRAC's default short domain, or your own, like go.yourbrand.com.
Replace the random ending with words people can read and remember, like /spring-sale.
Share the link in email, SMS and posts. The matching QR code is ready to style and print.
Clicks and scans report into the same dashboard. Change the destination whenever you need to.
Screenshots of each step: how to create a short link QR code.
Any link shortener makes a URL shorter. A customized link shortener puts it on your domain, which changes how people treat it.
| Shared short domain | Your own domain | |
|---|---|---|
| What people see | A shared short domain and a random string, like a1b2c3. | Your domain and a word they can read: go.yourbrand.com/menu. |
| Trust in SMS and email | Some people hesitate to tap a random link from a sender they don't know. | People can see the link is yours before they tap it. |
| If you change tools | The links live on the shortener's domain, not yours. | The domain stays yours, and so does the name people learn to recognize. |
| Printed on paper | Hard to type from a flyer. | Short and readable, with a QR code next to it for people who'd rather scan. |
A custom URL link shortener built for links that end up in texts, emails and print.
Custom domains work during the 7-day trial on every plan, then come with Business Plus or as a $10/month add-on on Kickoff and Startup (Business). SSL is set up automatically.
Custom domain setupWrite the end of the link yourself, so /spring-sale or /menu tells people where it goes. A slug that's already in use can't be taken twice.
Create a short linkEvery short link is dynamic. Point it at a new page and everyone who taps or scans it, including links already sent or printed, lands on the new page.
Each short link comes with a matching QR code you can style with your logo and colors and download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Both report into one place.
Branded QR codesSee activity by country, city, device, browser and operating system, and send visits to Google Analytics 4 if that's where your reporting lives.
Google Analytics setupAdd campaign tags in the dashboard so your analytics knows which email, ad or flyer each visit came from.
Add UTM parametersText messages have a character limit and people distrust random links. A short link on your domain fixes both.
Print the short link and its QR code side by side. If the landing page moves, change the link, not the packaging.
One readable link per campaign, so you can see which post sent the traffic.
Say go.yourbrand.com/offer out loud. It's easy to remember and you can count every visit.
Readable links to forms, docs and booking pages, shared across a team with roles and permissions.
Short enough to read from across a room, and you can repoint it on the day if a page changes.
Need a page of several links instead of one? Use a list of links. Making links in bulk for print? Start from a spreadsheet with the bulk QR code generator.
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, custom domain included. After that:
| Plan | Monthly price | Custom domain |
|---|---|---|
| Kickoff | $5 | +$10/month add-on |
| Startup (Business) | $15 | +$10/month add-on |
| Business Plus | $49 | Included |
Larger plans, annual pricing and limits are on the pricing page. Comparing tools? See Bitly, Rebrandly and Short.io.
Connect your domain, shorten a link and see the first clicks come in.
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