Vanity URLs

[lathurm]

Hi! We often do a lot of print pieces that require vanity "user friendly" URLs that are easy for viewers to recall - in other words, not a .bitly. Can you recommend the best method to use when creating these? 

[bradmin · Accepted solution]

Hi, @lathurm. You'll want to purchase customized short URLs from Bitly first before proceeding. See this community post from last week for more details (and a use case which is slightly beyond what you asked). While a Bitly product, the short URLs themselves can be customized to whatever you like. 

[samanthacasey]

It would be nice if HubSpot would allow for us to create vanity links for our designed landing pages without the bit.ly work around.

[BShukla19]

can be manage through HubSpot, visit here to see details:
https://community.hubspot.com/t5/HubSpot-Academy-Educational/Creating-vanity-url-within-HubSpot/td-p...

[kvlschaefer]

Thanks for sharing, @BShukla19! 

[bradmin · Accepted solution]

Hi, @lathurm. You'll want to purchase customized short URLs from Bitly first before proceeding. See this community post from last week for more details (and a use case which is slightly beyond what you asked). While a Bitly product, the short URLs themselves can be customized to whatever you like. 

[harroldhino]

I'm looking at a solution for the same. I'm in a space that will have concerns using link shorteners. People don't know where that link will land.

I realize that the same can be said for any printed links but, for me, link shorteners create an added layer of concern.

[Phil_Vallender · Accepted solution]

Hi @harroldhino 

The way I see it, you've basically got two choices:

• Redirect from simpler/neater URLs to longer/more complex ones at your standard domain using 301 redirects
• Use a link shortener, like Bitly, with a custom short domain

Bitly has been around long enough, I think, to have earned some trust. And with a branded short domain configured with it, no one needs to know. I use Bitly to run my shortended links using the domain bb2b.io and I havent looked back. 

Hope this helps.

[JorieMunroe]

Hi @lathurm,

Great question! Just wanted to circle back on this. Did you find a solution to this issue? If not, have you tried using URL redirects? 

Best,

Jorie

[BShukla19]

Click here to solution within hubspot

[BShukla19]

can be manage through HubSpot, visit here to see details:

Click: How to implement with HubSpot

[bendonahower]

This is how we do it! So long as the domain itself isn't terribly long we create pages with short, memorable URLs and then redirect.