Comments on: How To Create Even Shorter Pretty Links

By: Blair Williams

Blair Williams — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:30:21 +0000

Yeah -- to get this working requires a feature that is only found in Pretty Link Pro -- the Alternate URL Configuration feature.

By: Diamond

Diamond — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:18:28 +0000

Quick question, will I need to be a Pretty Link Pro member to do this

By: Bob Koch

Bob Koch — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:31:40 +0000

Every site I checked would not allow a 2 character domain name like http://ko.ch but I can get one that will save 9 characters off my website URL. Not a huge savings but would be unique and eye-catching. Not too pricey either, about $17 per year.

Thanks Rolograaf for the idea on the .ch domain! Didn’t even think about that!

By: Blair Williams

Blair Williams — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:25:17 +0000

Haha– I didn’t look at it as a jab either — I just thought it was funny. But yeah — I have to second rolograaf — ko.ch is a good one although it can be pricy to get 2 letter domains. I registered a 3 letter short domain with an .li extension but I’m not using it for anything because it doesn’t have any significance to my business. So maybe I should write an article on picking a short domain — that may be the bigger issue. Oh, and rolograaf — I already investigated bla.ir — even went to the iranian domain name registry — maybe I’ll hit him up a about it see if he’ll sell.

By: Lawrence Rolograaf

Lawrence Rolograaf — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:43:15 +0000

Bob maybe try a domain in Switzerland? http://ko.ch

By: Lawrence Rolograaf

Lawrence Rolograaf — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:40:28 +0000

haha http://bla.ir/ is already taken by Tim!

By: Bob Koch

Bob Koch — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:02:42 +0000

Hey, that wasn’t meant as a jab! I was just wondering if you thought the extra 10 characters were that big a deal. If it’s worth the effort for 10 characters on a tweet, then I’d go for it. If not, then I’ll stick with the full URL. Thanks! BTW, finding a shorter domain name as a URL replacement could be a challenge – a lot of the ones I looked at were taken already!

By: Blair Williams

Blair Williams — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:21:48 +0000

Hahaha — touché — yeah, I haven’t quite gotten around to figuring out a short domain for my blog yet have I? I’ll give some thought as to what my shorter domain name should be and then make the switch. Oddly enough, the extra characters in my domain name have never really bothered me while sending tweets much … Although if my domain name were http://blair-williams-software-engineer-and-tinkerer.com I think I’d be *much* more motivated to say the least.

By: Bob Koch

Bob Koch — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:55:03 +0000

Blair, great post! Question: I noticed your tweets include a http://blairwilliams.com/syz pretty link rather than a shortened domain like http://bw.com/syz Any particular reason why? It would save 10 characters on the tweet. Or is the full name (and branding) more important than the extra 10 characters? Your thoughts would be appreciated since I’m considering doing that on one of my blogs. Thanks!