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Link analytics for a newsletter issue. Which story got clicks, grouped, plus file drops with expiring links.

What it is

I write a newsletter. After I send an issue I want to know which story got clicks, as a group, not a pile of naked URLs. No shortener did that, so I built one. trak.sh tags links to an issue, has a free tier, a REST API, and Drops for private files with an expiry. I run Montu Mia through it every week.

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What it does

• • Analytics grouped by issue or campaign
• • Short links with no signup on the free plan
• • Drops: private files, expiring download links
• • REST API, UTM presets, tags, QR codes, public stats
• • Custom domains and CSV export on Pro

What was hard

• • Grouping clicks by issue, not by URL
• • A free plan that still does the job
• • File sharing on top of a shortener without a second product

What happened

• • I use it every week on Montu Mia
• • Free plan, Pro at $6 a month