Use case — Newsletters

Link shortener for email newsletters

Email clients and security scanners pre-fetch links before your reader clicks them. That inflates your click counts and makes it impossible to know what your audience actually engaged with. Truthylink filters out automated requests so you see real opens and clicks — not noise.

The problem with generic short links in newsletters

  • Security gateways scan every link on delivery, adding phantom clicks
  • Generic domains (bit.ly, tinyurl.com) look suspicious to spam filters
  • No way to update a destination after the newsletter goes out
  • Click counts you can't trust make A/B testing meaningless

How Truthylink solves this

  • Bot filtering removes scanner and prefetch traffic automatically
  • Custom slugs (e.g. truthylink.com/q2-offer) look intentional and branded
  • Redirect destination can be edited after a link is created
  • Click data you can confidently use for editorial decisions

Built for newsletter creators

Bot-filtered click counts

Separate human clicks from scanner noise. Your click rate reflects actual reader interest, not automated systems.

Custom readable slugs

Link names like /spring-sale or /issue-42-resource look intentional and reinforce your brand in the email body.

Click analytics per link

See how each link in your newsletter performs. Know which CTA gets the most clicks without guessing.

QR codes included

Every link gets a downloadable QR code. Useful for newsletter welcome sequences that also have a print component.

Link expiry controls

Set a link to stop working after a date or number of clicks — useful for time-limited offers in newsletters.

Clean, exportable data

Dashboard shows per-link click history you can use to report on campaign performance to sponsors or clients.

Get accurate click data from your next send

Free plan includes 50 links and bot-filtered analytics. No credit card needed.