Link Shortener and Link in Bio With QR Codes | PQZ

Link shortener and link in bio for social media

Short links you can track, and one bio page for all of them.

Short links on your own domain with QR codes, tags, redirect rules and visit stats. A Link in Bio page built from your Brand Kit, with your products on it.

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PQZ Link Shortener overview with visits, orphan visits, short URLs and tags
THE PROBLEM

You can't improve what you can't count

Social posts send traffic, but most teams can't say which post, story or bio link sent it. Links are long, untracked and scattered across a bio tool, a QR generator and a shortener, none of which know your brand.

PQZ puts links next to the posts that use them. Every short link counts visits by time, country, device and referrer, and your Link in Bio page is built from the same Brand Kit as your posts.

Short links also fix practical problems: captions that break long URLs, printed QR codes that point to an old page, and campaign links that nobody tagged. Each link can be edited after it is shared, so the destination can change without a new post.

LINK SHORTENER

Short links on your own domain, with rules

Custom domains, redirect rules and QR codes

Create short links on a custom domain, add redirect rules by device, language, country and eight other conditions, and generate a QR code for print. Every link in a post can be shortened and tagged automatically.

✓Custom domains with CNAME or A records
✓11 redirect condition types
✓QR code for every link
Link Shortener
nwnd.co/alderCopy
→ northwindstudio.com/sofas/alder
iPhone → App StoreFR → /fr/alderAfter 30 Nov → /sale
QR code
Visits2,418 visits
United States46%
United Kingdom22%
Germany14%
France9%
VISIT STATS

See who clicked, from where, on what

By time, context and location, with bots flagged

Every short link reports visits over time, by context such as device and referrer, and by location. Bot visits are flagged so your numbers are real, and orphan visits show mistyped links.

✓Visits by time, context and location
✓Bot visits flagged
✓Orphan visits catch typos
Visits
2,418
+31%
Unique
1,905
+27%
Bots flagged
112
-8%
Visits by dayLast 14 days
Top post
Top post
nwnd.co/alder
1,120 visits · 64% mobile
LINK IN BIO

One page for every link you share

Built from your Brand Kit

Link in Bio gives you a single page in your colours with a button for every link you want to share. Update it once and every profile that links to it stays current.

✓Your colours and logo
✓A button for every link
✓Visit stats like every short link
Media Library · Link in Bio
Upload
Shop the Alder sofa
Button
Shop the Alder sofa
Book a workshop
Button
Book a workshop
Harbour chair
Product
Harbour chair
Studio stool
Product
Studio stool
Latest post
Post
Latest post
Journal
Button
Journal
HOW IT WORKS IN PQZ

How links work in PQZ

Seconds per link.

01

Paste a long URL

Create a short URL from the overview or the Create short URL page.

02

Customise it

Title, custom slug, domain, tags, start and end dates and maximum visits.

03

Share it

In posts, bios, emails and print with a QR code.

04

Track every visit

Visits by time, context and location, with bots flagged.

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Link in Bio page
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Social Analytics
WHAT'S INSIDE

Everything a link needs

Simple to set up, detailed when you need it.

Custom domains

Add your own domain with a CNAME or A record. PQZ checks the DNS for you.

Tags

Group links by campaign and see visits per tag.

QR codes

For every link, with size, margin, colours, logo and format options.

Redirect rules

Send visitors to different pages by device, language, country and more, in priority order.

Visit stats

By time, by context (OS, browser, referrer) and by location (country, city).

Bot filtering

Bots are flagged, so you see real visits.

Limits

Start and end dates and a maximum number of visits per link.

Link in Bio

One page for every link, in your brand, with products.

Orphan visits

See visits to links that don't exist, so you can catch typos.

IN DETAIL

Why brands use their own short links

Your domain builds trust

A short link on your own domain looks like you, not a generic shortener. Add the domain once, set the DNS record PQZ shows you, and pick it as the default.

Redirect rules do more with one link

One link on a flyer can send phone users to the app store, other visitors to your website and visitors from another country to the right language page.

Links next to the posts that use them

Because links live in PQZ, you can see which posts and bios send visitors, next to reach and engagement in Social Analytics.

Visit stats you can act on

Group visits by day, week or month, see operating systems, browsers and referrers, and break them down by country and city. Export the list, or delete visits you don't want to keep.

USE CASES

How brands use links

Three everyday jobs.

ECOMMERCE

A shoppable bio

Link in Bio shows your products and latest offers, built from your Brand Kit. See ecommerce.

EVENTS AND PRINT

QR codes that you can change later

Print a QR code once and change where it points without reprinting.

CAMPAIGNS

Know which post sent the visit

Tag every link in a launch and compare visits by post and channel.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Links, before and after PQZ

The same traffic, counted.

WITHOUT PQZ
–Long, untracked links in captions
–A separate bio tool that doesn't match your brand
–QR codes that can't be changed
–Bots counted as visitors
–No idea which post sent traffic
WITH PQZ
✓Short links on your own domain
✓Link in Bio built from your Brand Kit
✓Change where a QR code points any time
✓Bots flagged in visit stats
✓Visits by post, tag, country and device
FAQ

Questions about Link Shortener and Link in Bio

Can I use my own domain?

Yes. Add it in Manage domains, set the CNAME (for a subdomain) or A record (for a root domain) PQZ shows you, and PQZ checks the DNS.

Is Link in Bio included?

Yes, on every plan.

Can I change a link after sharing it?

Yes. Edit the destination any time and the short link stays the same.

Do I get QR codes?

Yes, for every link, with size, margin, error correction, colours, logo and format options.

What are redirect rules?

Rules that send visitors to different destinations by conditions like device, language or country, checked in priority order.

Can I limit a link?

Yes. Set when it becomes active, when it ends and a maximum number of visits.

Can I see visits per tag or domain?

Yes. Visit stats are available for a single short URL, a tag, a domain, all visits or orphan visits.

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