10 Real-World Use Cases for Short Links You Probably Haven’t Tried Yet

Short links are usually seen as a simple utility: paste in a long URL, get a shorter one, and move on. But when you start using a short-link service like Tinyr across your business, they quietly become part of your workflows, reporting and customer experience.

Here are ten practical, real-world ways to use short links beyond the obvious “link in a social post”.

1. Proposals and Quotes

When sending proposals, quotes or scopes of work, long URLs clutter the document and are painful to type from a PDF or printout. Short links make it easy for clients to visit:

• Case studies and testimonials
• Portfolio or demo pages
• Terms and conditions or service level details

You can even create a dedicated slug per proposal (for example, /proposal-clientname) and see whether they actually clicked through.

2. Invoices and Receipts

Invoices and receipts are a perfect place to add short links because customers often revisit them later. Useful destinations include:

• Payment options or “how to pay” pages
• Support contact details
• Frequently asked questions
• Subscription management pages

A simple, readable URL on every invoice (for example, tinyr.co/help) reduces support friction and looks more professional.

3. Customer Support Messages

Support teams often repeat the same URLs: password reset guides, delivery information, troubleshooting steps, return policies. Turning these into short, memorable links makes responses faster and more consistent.

Examples:

• tinyr.co/reset-password
• tinyr.co/shipping-info
• tinyr.co/returns

These can be reused in email templates, chat replies or SMS messages.

4. Recruitment Campaigns

Hiring? Use separate short links for each platform or campaign so you can see which channels deliver the most candidates. For example:

• tinyr.co/jobs-linkedin
• tinyr.co/jobs-site
• tinyr.co/jobs-email

All can point to the same job page, but the analytics will show which link was clicked.

5. Offline Advertising

Flyers, posters, billboards and printed brochures all benefit from short links. Long URLs are almost impossible to type accurately from paper; short ones invite people to actually visit.

You can also create different short URLs for different locations or designs to see which version performs best.

6. Packaging and Product Inserts

Product packaging and inserts are a great way to extend the customer journey. Short links can direct customers to:

• Setup or installation guides
• Recipe ideas or usage tips
• Warranty registration pages
• Loyalty or referral programmes

A neat URL like tinyr.co/start is far more likely to be used than a printed full-length link.

7. Event and Webinar Promotions

For events and webinars, you can use short links to promote registration and track where sign-ups come from. Create different links for:

• Email invitations
• Social media posts
• Partner or sponsor promotions
• Printed posters or handouts

Even if they all go to the same registration form, the separate short links give you a clear picture of which channels are pulling their weight.

8. Training and Onboarding

Whether you’re onboarding customers or staff, short links make it easier to share training materials and keep them consistent. Use them for:

• Onboarding checklists
• Video tutorials
• Internal how-to guides
• Knowledge base articles

Because Tinyr lets you update destinations later, you can keep printed training handouts and slides current without changing the visible URLs.

9. Partner and Affiliate Materials

When you share marketing materials with partners, distributors or affiliates, short links make it easy to:

• Give each partner their own URL
• Measure which partner drives the most traffic
• Keep the destination page consistent across all of them

This works equally well for referral programmes, co-marketing campaigns or simple cross-promotions.

10. Surveys and Feedback Forms

Feedback requests work best when they’re quick. A short link to a survey or review form is simple to include in:

• Order confirmation emails
• Post-support follow-ups
• Printed receipts
• Thank-you cards

A URL like tinyr.co/feedback is easy to remember and doesn’t look like a tracking link, which encourages more responses.

A Small Tool With Wide Reach

Short links might seem like a tiny detail, but they show up in almost every interaction you have with customers and partners. By using Tinyr links deliberately across proposals, support, print, events and more, you get cleaner communication and clearer insights from the same simple tool.