Tagged “operations”
11 articles.
A QR print verification workflow from proof to production
Check the encoded link, artwork, print proof and destination before a QR campaign leaves the studio, then keep a record that makes future c…
Changing a short domain with a recovery planFIELD NOTES / 107 Guides · 3 min readChanging a short domain with a recovery plan
Inventory published paths, verify ownership and destinations, and move traffic in a controlled sequence that preserves links already in cir…
A practical monthly review of team link permissionsFIELD NOTES / 110 Guides · 3 min readA practical monthly review of team link permissions
Review who can create, edit and administer links, verify sensitive paths with test accounts, and make ownership clear before a teammate lea…
Archiving and deleting old links without breaking the pastFIELD NOTES / 102 Guides · 4 min readArchiving and deleting old links without breaking the past
Deleting a link is the one action in a link platform that cannot be undone from the audience side.
Planning the slug namespace on a short domainFIELD NOTES / 101 Guides · 4 min readPlanning the slug namespace on a short domain
A short domain has one namespace shared by every team. Deciding its shape early avoids collisions you cannot undo.
What to do when a link goes viralFIELD NOTES / 100 Case Studies · 4 min readWhat to do when a link goes viral
Unexpected traffic arrives faster than any decision process. The work is mostly done in advance.
DNS and TTL planning when you move a short domainFIELD NOTES / 090 Guides · 4 min readDNS and TTL planning when you move a short domain
Moving where a short domain points is a small change with a long tail. The tail is set by a number you should lower days in advance.
Observability for a redirect pathFIELD NOTES / 076 Developers · 2 min readObservability for a redirect path
The metrics that tell you a link service is healthy, and the alerts that are worth waking someone for.
What to do when a published link is wrongFIELD NOTES / 061 Guides · 2 min readWhat to do when a published link is wrong
A link that is already in fifty thousand inboxes cannot be unsent. Here is the order of operations that limits the damage.
Running a link hygiene auditFIELD NOTES / 055 Guides · 2 min readRunning a link hygiene audit
Short links accumulate. Once a year, find the dead ones, the duplicates and the ones pointing somewhere embarrassing.
A security checklist for running short linksFIELD NOTES / 052 Guides · 3 min readA security checklist for running short links
Short links concentrate trust in a single hostname. Here is what to lock down before that hostname is on a billboard.
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