Buy
buy-it.now
For a product page, a checkout or a cart.
- 立即購買.me
- 구매하기.me
- 購入する.me
- ซื้อ.online
Links should invite action,
not just shorten.
try-it.now/your-link
No credit card. Create a free CTA URL: a readable action, not abc.yz.
Preview updates as you type. The link is created when you sign up.
Short links and QR codes that keep working after you share them
A link should say what it does. A CTA link, or CTA URL, is a short link whose domain names the call to action (CTA), such as buy-it.now or book-it.now, so people know what happens before they tap. You can change where a link or printed QR code goes at any time, and every click and scan lands on one timeline, with no ad screen in between.
Six actions: four in all five languages, two in English
See every CTA domain
Book
book-it.now
For a table, a room, a class or an appointment.
- 立即預訂.me
- 예약하기.me
- 予約する.me
- จองเลย.online
Read
read-it.now
For an article, a menu, a guide or a catalogue.
- 查看全文.me
- 더읽기.me
- 詳しく見る.me
- อ่าน.online
Sign up
sign-up.now
For an account, a waitlist, an event or an application.
- 登記申請.me
- 바로신청.me
- 今すぐ申込.me
- สมัครเลย.online
Learn
learn-more.now
For an explainer, a spec or a comparison.
English only for now
Try
try-it.now
For a demo, a free sample or a first class.
English only for now
Why people trust a link they can read
People trust a link more when they can read where it goes. In three randomised trials with about 3,100 UK adults, 92% of people shown a clear link could name the site it opened, against 36% shown an opaque one, and a shortened link had no measurable effect on trust (Journal of Medical Internet Research, August 2026). The study tested official health links, not CTA domains. A CTA domain applies the same idea, a link people can read, to the action itself.
Choose buy, book, read, sign up, learn or try, then write a back-half a person can read, such as /summer-sale, in lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. The link explains itself in a caption, in a text message and when someone reads it out loud.
See every domainA random string in an SMS can look suspicious. A domain that names the action tells readers what the link is for.
See email and SMSBuy, Book, Read and Sign up each have a domain in English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Thai. The back-half after the domain uses lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens on every domain. Test a link in a non-Latin script on your own customers' phones and apps before a big send.
68/160characters for a full English sale SMS when buy-it.now names the action
A random short link
abc.yz/7kd92xbSays nothing about the page and promotes the shortener.Branded, still a code
links.abc.yz/s24Says who sent it, and still needs a caption.A CTA domain
buy-it.now/sneakerSays what happens when you tap.Studio North
0 of 160 characters
Counted character by character on 10 November 2026. A message using only standard Latin characters is limited to 160 characters per SMS.
English
buy-it.now/summer-sale中文
立即購買.me/summer-sale한국어
구매하기.me/summer-sale日本語
購入する.me/summer-saleไทย
ซื้อ.online/summer-saleCTAurl shows each domain in the script your customer reads, as it was typed, and the back-half stays in lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Whether each messaging app turns these into tappable links has not been tested yet.
Change where a printed link goes, without reprinting
A CTAurl link on a flyer, a box or a bio stays exactly as printed while the page behind it changes with the offer.
Open the link, paste the new address and save. The very next tap or scan goes to the new page, and the printed code stays exactly as it is.
See link managementThe same table tent can open a waitlist before launch, the menu on the night and a review form the week after.
Stop paying and your printed codes still open the page they last pointed to, so the codes on menus, posters and boxes keep working. Nothing is deleted for inactivity either.
Read what happens when you stop payingZEROreprints needed to change where a printed CTAurl code goes
- Before launchWaitlist form
- On the nightTonight's menu
- After the visitReview form
Your printed codes keep working, even after you stop paying.Exceptions: abuse of the service, a legal requirement, or CTAurl ceasing to operate, in which case we give advance notice and an export.
Dynamic QR codes designed for print
Every QR code made in a CTAurl workspace is dynamic: the printed pattern never changes, and where it points can. Design the code, download an SVG and scan it with a real phone before it goes to press.
Pick a pattern and a colour preset and add a centre logo; which design options you can use depends on your plan. Every plan downloads an SVG for the printer.
See dynamic QR codesWe cleared the centre of test codes until they stopped decoding. The area a logo can cover grows with the error-correction level.
Read the method and its limitsThe same code works on table tents, posters, packaging and screens. Leave a clear margin round it and scan it from a real phone first.
15.5%of a code's area a centre logo covered while the code still decoded, at the highest error correction2
| Error correction | Clear centre | Share of code |
|---|---|---|
| L | 4 × 4 modules | 2.6% |
| M | 8 × 8 | 7.6% |
| Q | 10 × 10 | 11.9% |
| H | 13 × 13 | 15.5% |
Measured 20 October 2026 on clean digital renders of the same short address at QR versions 2 to 4 (25 × 25 modules at L, 29 × 29 at M and Q, 33 × 33 at H), made with qrcode 1.5.4 and decoded with jsQR 1.4.0. No print, no phone camera, no glare. Treat it as a measurement with limits; it promises nothing about print.
Link clicks and QR scans on one timeline
CTAurl puts link clicks and QR scans on the same timeline, so a printed mailer and an email can be compared on the same terms.
See when each link was tapped and each code was scanned, link by link and code by code.
See link analyticsEach click records the time, the device type, the country and city, and the site it came from. Link previews and security scanners open links too, so counts are requests, not people.
UTM tags on your destination address pass straight through the redirect, so your own analytics tool sees the campaign you set.
Build a campaign URLZEROfees for clicks or scans, on every plan
One click, as recorded Sample
- Time
- Sat 14:02
- Channel
- QR scan
- Device
- Mobile
- Country · city
- Hong Kong · Hong Kong
- Came from
- instagram.com
- Campaign
- summer-drop
https://studionorth.shop/summer?utm_source=flyer&utm_medium=qr&utm_campaign=summer-drop
buy-it.now/sneakerSame address, tags includedWhere CTAurl links and QR codes get used
Worked examples, not customer results.
CTAurl in numbers
22CTA domains to choose from
5languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Thai
ZEROcost to keep printed codes working after you stop paying
Start free and upgrade when you need to create more
- Free$08 links on ctaurl.me + 2 on CTA domains · 3 QR codes a month
- Starter$6/mo50 new links · 10 new QR codes a month
- Growth Recommended$12/mo100 new links · 30 new QR codes a month
- Scale$29/mo500 new links · 60 new QR codes a month
Pay yearly and get 2 months free: $60, $120 or $290 a year. Allowances count new links and QR codes each month, and what you already made keeps working. Every plan can use every CTA domain and language. There is no free trial because the Free plan does not expire.
Compare plansThree promises on every plan
- Printed codes keep working, even after you stop paying.
- Nothing is deleted for inactivity.
- Clicks and scans are never billed.
Exceptions to the first two: abuse of the service, a legal requirement, or CTAurl ceasing to operate, in which case we give advance notice and an export.
QR code guides to read before you print
GuideWhat is a dynamic QR code?Read the guide
Guide · measuredQR print size, quiet zone and logo limitsRead the guide
GuideWhat happens to printed codes when you stop payingRead the guide
GuideA UTM naming convention that still adds upRead the guide
- Clean digital renders of the same short address at QR versions 2 to 4 (25 × 25 modules at L, 29 × 29 at M and Q, 33 × 33 at H), one decoder (jsQR 1.4.0), measured 20 October 2026. Not tested in print or on phone cameras.