## ShortURL

ShortURL is a free URL shortener from NameSilo that creates public redirect links for sharing long URLs. It can give you a clean, trackable short URL, but the result is a redirect rather than a normal backlink on an editorial page.

- URL: https://www.shorturl.at/
- Guide: https://backlinkbadger.com/provider/shorturl/
- Link type: nofollow
- Free option: yes
- Backlink value: 1/100
- Spam score: 3/100
- Difficulty: 10/100
- Estimated time: 5 minutes
- Requirements: Destination URL, Non-abusive landing page

ShortURL is useful when you need a shorter, easier-to-share version of a long URL. Treat it like a tracking and sharing utility, not like a direct SEO backlink, because the public `shorturl.at/...` URL redirects users to your destination instead of publishing your link inside crawlable content.

### Steps

1. Open [ShortURL's homepage](https://www.shorturl.at/).
2. Paste your canonical destination into the **Enter the link here** field.
3. Click **Shorten URL**.
4. Copy the generated `shorturl.at/...` link from the result page.
5. Share that shortlink only where a short, trackable redirect is appropriate, such as social posts, SMS, print, QR codes, or campaign materials.
6. Keep the destination live and legitimate. ShortURL's terms say abusive destinations can be removed, and the result page warns that short URLs without at least one click per month can be disabled.

[Image: ShortURL homepage form showing the field where a user pastes a destination URL]

Example: [https://shorturl.at/tcWde](https://shorturl.at/tcWde) is a public ShortURL shortlink created during review. It returned a redirect chain from `shorturl.at/tcWde` to `www.shorturl.at/tcWde`, then to the destination URL, so it is not a clean dofollow backlink on a content page.

### Link quality notes

The backlink value here is intentionally low. ShortURL gives you a public redirect, not a profile, article, listing, or citation page that links to your site with surrounding context.

Use it when the operational benefit matters: shorter links, easier offline sharing, or click counting. If your goal is SEO authority, pick a provider where your URL appears on a crawlable page that has its own context and internal links.