Guides
Send documents that get read.
Links, passcodes, pitch decks and reading statistics, explained plainly and checked against each service's own pages.
10 min readHow to see who opened your PDF and which pages they readWhat read receipts, tracking pixels, PDF scripts and tracked links can and can't tell you about who opened your PDF, and how to track it fairly.
11 min readHow to share a pitch deck with investors and read the signalsPrepare a send-ahead deck, choose PDF or PowerPoint, give each investor their own link with sensible rules, read the numbers and time your follow-up.
10 min readFree DocSend alternatives compared on price, tracking and limitsWhat DocSend costs, and how Papermark, Google Drive, Dropbox and Breathier compare for sharing documents by link and seeing who read them.
10 min readGoogle Drive sharing vs a tracked document link, and when to use eachWhat Google Drive's sharing and Activity dashboard show, which accounts see what, where they stop, and when a tracked document link fits better.
10 min readAttachment or link? How to send documents by emailAttachment or link? Gmail and Outlook size limits, delivery and security scans, version mix-ups, taking access back and privacy, with a rule for each case.
10 min readHow to password-protect a document you share by linkPDF and Word passwords, link passcodes and account-based sharing compared, plus how to add expiry dates and choose and send a passcode safely.
10 min readDocument analytics explained: what time on each page tells youLearn what visits, reading time and time on each page really mean in document analytics, which traps to avoid and how to act on what you see.
11 min readHow to share a PowerPoint online without converting itFour ways to share a PowerPoint by link, what each one changes, and how to keep fonts, animations, hidden slides and speaker notes under control.
10 min readHow to share an Excel spreadsheet as view-onlyShare an Excel file by view-only link in OneDrive, Google Sheets or a tracked link, and learn why sheet protection and hidden sheets won't keep data private.
10 min readDo you need a virtual data room? A guide for early-stage startupsWhat data rooms do, who sells them and what they cost, what goes in one, and when simple tracked links are enough for an early-stage startup.Ready when you are