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Practical web tools for everyday links

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Half the Internet's Old Links Are Dead — Here's How to Dig Up What Disappeared
How-To

Half the Internet's Old Links Are Dead — Here's How to Dig Up What Disappeared

Links break all the time — even the ones in Supreme Court opinions. Here's why link rot happens, how to resurrect a dead URL in a couple of minutes, and what to do so your own pages don't vanish on you.

That Menu Code Went Nowhere: Building QR Codes People Actually Scan
How-To

That Menu Code Went Nowhere: Building QR Codes People Actually Scan

Half the QR codes out in the wild lead to dead ends, desktop-only pages, or squares too smudged to scan. Here's how to make yours work the first time, whether it's on a diner placemat or a yard sign in the rain.

Read the Fine Print in Your Links: A Field Guide to URL Trackers
Marketing

Read the Fine Print in Your Links: A Field Guide to URL Trackers

That newsletter link you forwarded isn't just a link — it's carrying a passenger list of tracking data. We break down what UTM tags, referrer headers, and share parameters actually broadcast, and the two-minute habits that clean up your links.

That Link Is a Mess: Six Quick Fixes for Everyday URL Headaches
How-To

That Link Is a Mess: Six Quick Fixes for Everyday URL Headaches

Broken links in old emails, monster URLs pasted into a work chat, a Google Doc nobody can find anymore—these everyday link annoyances all have fast fixes. Here's how to handle each one in under a minute, no tech skills required.

Stop Guessing Which Ads Work: A Small-Business Owner's Guide to Tracking Links That Actually Tell You Something
Marketing

Stop Guessing Which Ads Work: A Small-Business Owner's Guide to Tracking Links That Actually Tell You Something

Custom short links turn your marketing from a guessing game into a scoreboard. Here's how to set them up, pair them with QR codes, and build a five-minute weekly routine that shows exactly where your customers come from.