ShortFreeURL for Small Business
One tool for links, QR codes and a bio page — without a feature ladder.
Small businesses do not need an enterprise link programme. They need a link that fits on a card, a QR code that works on a window, a bio page that is not somebody else's brand, and to know whether any of it is working. All of that is here, and the entry plan costs less than a couple of coffees.
Your name in the link
A short link on your own domain looks like your business. A generic shortener domain looks like anyone. Connecting a domain takes one DNS record and the certificate is issued and renewed automatically, so this is a setup task rather than an ongoing one.
If you do not have a domain yet, you can start on a shared one and connect yours later without losing anything you have already made.
- Your own domain with automatic SSL
- Readable slugs you choose
- Bare-domain redirect so the domain always works
- Start shared, move to your own domain later
QR codes for the physical side
A window sticker, a menu, a business card, a van, a receipt — all of these benefit from a code that opens the right page. Because the code encodes a short link, you can change what it opens later without reprinting anything.
Codes export as vectors for print, so a sign writer or printer gets a file that scales properly.
- Styled codes with your colours and logo
- SVG, EPS and PDF export for print
- Change the destination without reprinting
- Contrast checks so the code actually scans
A bio page on your own domain
Link bundles give you a page of buttons — book now, menu, directions, reviews, shop — on your own domain, with each button reporting its own clicks. It replaces the third-party bio link tool and keeps the traffic on something you own.
Posts cover the other simple case: a short published page for an event, an offer or a set of instructions, on a short link, without building a website for it.
- A bio page with per-button click stats
- Themes and ordering you control
- Simple published pages written in markdown
- Password protection where a page is not public
Knowing what is working
Give each placement its own link — the window sticker, the flyer, the social profile — and the numbers become a comparison rather than a total. Automated traffic is separated out so a small number is a real number.
Reporting is plain: clicks by day, roughly where from, on what kind of device, and which of your links earned them.
- A link per placement for a real comparison
- Clicks by day, location and device
- Bot traffic excluded from the human count
- CSV export if you want it in a spreadsheet
Things that save an awkward moment
A typo in a printed flyer, an offer that ended, a page that moved — these are all recoverable when the link is one you control. Edit the destination, set an expiry with a fallback, or point the domain's 404 at your home page.
None of this requires a developer or a support ticket.
- Fix a printed link by editing its destination
- Expire an offer with a fallback page
- Custom 404 destination on your domain
- Changes take effect immediately
Pricing and growing into it
There is a free plan that covers real use, and a single paid plan that includes everything rather than reserving features for a higher tier. If the business grows, teams, roles and the API are already there rather than being an upgrade conversation.
Import from a spreadsheet or from an existing Bitly account if you are consolidating from somewhere else.
- A usable free plan and paid options for growing campaign and team needs
- Teams, roles and API included, not upsold
- CSV and Bitly import
- Full export whenever you want it
Questions
Do I need a website to use this?
No. A link bundle or a published post gives you a page on a short link without a website, though you can point links anywhere you already have.
Do I need my own domain?
Not to start. You can use a shared domain and connect your own later without losing your links.
Can I fix a link I have already printed?
Yes, that is the main reason to use short links on print. Change the destination and the printed link follows.
Is the QR code free to use commercially?
Yes. Codes you generate are yours to print and use, and vector formats are included.
What is in the free plan?
A working set of link and QR features with usage limits. The paid plan is one tier with everything, and the limits are published on the pricing page.
Put your own name on every link you share.
Start Free — no credit card
The free plan includes 1,000 links, 6 custom domains and 50,000 tracked clicks a month, free forever. Choose a free subdomain from six shared domains. Paid plans start at $4 a month when you outgrow it, and you keep everything you have built.