Vanity URL Tips

1. Make Vanity URLs Memorable - without stating the obvious, be sure to make your vanity URLs easy to remember.

2. Keep them short - this helps keep them memorable

3. Consider Including Descriptive Keywords - that accurately describe the page or the product.

4. Pay Attention to Redirection Needs - as an SEO practice, it's almost always best to use a permanent 301 redirect if you need to redirect any content. Redirects are an important aspect of using URLs and can help avoid duplicate content issues.

5. Become familiar with the mod rewrite - a mod rewrite is part of Apache servers that can rewrite requested URLs on the fly. There are a number of resources on mod rewrites including: