Link Shortener

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πŸ”— How to Use Signal House’s Link Shortener in GHL App

If you're sending SMS campaigns via the Signal House App in GoHighLevel, using long URLs not only increases your segment count (and cost πŸ’Έ), but also risks triggering carrier filters. Signal House solves this with a built-in Link Shortener β€” and here’s how you can use it to boost deliverability and track performance like a pro πŸ“ˆ.


✨ What Is the Signal House Link Shortener?

Signal House’s link shortener automatically converts all your SMS message links into clean, trackable short URLs when enabled β€” without any extra effort on your part.

βœ… Key Benefits:

  • Improves Deliverability: Reduces flagging by carrier filters caused by suspicious or third-party domains.

  • Saves Message Segments: Keeps messages within 160-character limits to avoid multiple segments (costs!).

  • Tracks Performance: Enables click-through analytics inside the Logs or Analytics tabs.


πŸ”§ How to Enable Link Shortening

  1. Log in to your GoHighLevel account.

  2. In the left-hand menu, go to Signal House.

  3. Click on the Settings tab (top-right navigation).

  4. βœ… Check the box:
    β€œUtilize Signal House’s link shortener for all links”

  5. Click the Save Settings button.

Done! Now all your outgoing SMS messages will automatically use Signal House short links.


πŸ“Š How to Track Clicks in Logs/Analytics

After enabling the shortener:

  1. Navigate to the Analytics tab inside Signal House.

  2. Filter by SMS or MMS, then ensure Outbound is selected

  3. You’ll see:

    • πŸ“ˆ Clickthrough Rate

    • πŸ‘† Unique Clicks

  4. For deeper tracking, head into Messaging Logs to see click status for individual contacts.

Bonus: This can help you identify your top-performing links, engaged users, and where your campaigns might be underperforming.


πŸ’‘ Best Practices

Tip

Why It Helps

Don’t send Bitly/TinyURL

Carriers often block generic shorteners

Make CTA clear

Higher click-through rate = better ROI

Enable Analytics Alerts

Know when a link performs unusually well or poorly


πŸš€ TL;DR: Why You Should Use It

βœ… Automatic and effortless once enabled
πŸ“‰ Reduces cost by limiting segments
πŸš€ Boosts deliverability with trusted domain
πŸ“Š Tracks real results with click insights
πŸ›‘ Protects your messages from filtering