How to get a backlink from ShortURL?
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
- Open ShortURL’s homepage.
- Paste your canonical destination into the Enter the link here field.
- Click Shorten URL.
- Copy the generated
shorturl.at/...link from the result page. - Share that shortlink only where a short, trackable redirect is appropriate, such as social posts, SMS, print, QR codes, or campaign materials.
- 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.
Example: 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.
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Backlink signals
Editorial estimates for comparing this provider.
NofollowFree
- Dofollow linksUsually nofollowWe set this after checking whether the recommended backlink method on this provider typically outputs a dofollow link in the page HTML. If attributes vary by page type, we use the realistic default for that path and explain the nuance in the guide.
- No. We set this after checking whether the recommended backlink method on this provider typically outputs a dofollow link in the page HTML. If attributes vary by page type, we use the realistic default for that path and explain the nuance in the guide.
- Backlink valueEditorial estimateBacklink value is our 0-100 editorial estimate of how much authority a page you create here would actually carry. We score the page you would end up with - not the provider homepage - from how strongly the platform links to and indexes that page type, how much editorial review stands behind it, and what comparable pages are worth in practice. Most new pages anywhere are worth little; a few platforms hand a fresh page real strength straight away. It is a comparison estimate, not a measurement, and it will not match any third-party tool.
- 1/100. Backlink value is our 0-100 editorial estimate of how much authority a page you create here would actually carry. We score the page you would end up with - not the provider homepage - from how strongly the platform links to and indexes that page type, how much editorial review stands behind it, and what comparable pages are worth in practice. Most new pages anywhere are worth little; a few platforms hand a fresh page real strength straight away. It is a comparison estimate, not a measurement, and it will not match any third-party tool.
- Spam ratingLower is betterWe use spam score when we have a defensible value for the relevant domain or surface, otherwise a conservative Backlink Badger editorial estimate from platform quality and spam patterns. Treat it as an approximate comparison guide, not a guarantee of how search engines evaluate the site.
- 3/100. We use spam score when we have a defensible value for the relevant domain or surface, otherwise a conservative Backlink Badger editorial estimate from platform quality and spam patterns. Treat it as an approximate comparison guide, not a guarantee of how search engines evaluate the site.
- Acquisition difficultyLower is easierBacklink Badger assigns this 0–100 score from editorial review of signup friction, content requirements, approval gates, and account trust for the recommended path. It is an approximate comparison estimate, not a measured difficulty metric.
- 10/100. Backlink Badger assigns this 0–100 score from editorial review of signup friction, content requirements, approval gates, and account trust for the recommended path. It is an approximate comparison estimate, not a measured difficulty metric.
- Time estimateTypical setupWe estimate the minimum minutes a prepared user needs to sign up, set up, and publish or submit the backlink, including obvious waiting steps we can reasonably predict. This Backlink Badger estimate is approximate - your first attempt or extra verification may take longer.
- ~5 min. We estimate the minimum minutes a prepared user needs to sign up, set up, and publish or submit the backlink, including obvious waiting steps we can reasonably predict. This Backlink Badger estimate is approximate - your first attempt or extra verification may take longer.
- Free optionNo required spendWe mark Yes when the recommended backlink path can be completed without paying the provider for access, placement, or a required plan. If only paid tiers unlock the link, or payment is commonly required in practice, we mark No.
- Yes. We mark Yes when the recommended backlink path can be completed without paying the provider for access, placement, or a required plan. If only paid tiers unlock the link, or payment is commonly required in practice, we mark No.
Provider overview
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.
Minimum requirements to get a backlink from ShortURL
- Destination URL
- Non-abusive landing page
Key challenges to get a backlink from ShortURL
- Redirect only: The short URL redirects to your destination instead of hosting a crawlable citation page.
- Retention risk: ShortURL says short URLs without at least one click per month can be disabled.
- Moderation: Abusive, spammy, malicious, redirect-chain, blank, or expired destinations can be removed without notice.
Ready to get this backlink?
Submission pageOpen submission page at ShortURLshorturl.atWhere you place the link - have your URL and a short description readyExample backlinkOpen example at ShortURLshorturl.atA live example - inspect its rel attribute to verify the nofollow/dofollow claim