Came for URL shortener, stayed for the Analytics Features
May 01, 2024
Came for URL shortener, stayed for the Analytics Features
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Bitly
We use Bitly for nearly all URLs we put out publicly. As a real estate team, it is much easier to share a shortened bitly URL for our listings rather than a long, generated URL by our local MLS. We also use it for QR codes and eventbrites. The redirects are nice since when listings go under contract and then Back on Market and the generated URL changes, I can just edit the redirect so our shortened Bitly doesn't change and confuse the seller or mess up any marketing where we've already shared that link.
- URL Redirects
- QR Codes
- Tracking Analytics for Links
- They recently started charging after being free for a long time which was a bummer. We had already been using it for so long it wouldn't have been feasible to switch.
- Some companies block Bitly due to potential phishing and use by scammers.
- Our MLS generates extremely long URLs that can come off as spammy or clutter emails/marketing materials. This solves that problem.
- We used to a free QR code generator, but now you can generate a QR code straight from the shortened URL and track the analytics which the free sites didn't allow. It also updates with redirects so we're not wasting money on reprinting marketing materials.
Bitly has more features and automatically links to Linkinbio. Redirects are better. Analytics tool is unbeatable.
Do you think Bitly delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Bitly's feature set?
Yes
Did Bitly live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Bitly go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Bitly again?
Yes