RE: URL shorteners on FB posts and WF signatures

by YourGoToWriter

Posted: 10 years ago 7 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Hi,

I know I can just Google this question to find random answers on blogs. But I'd like to hear it directly from my fellow Warriors who have been practicing the use of URL shorteners on your WF signatures and FB posts.

Does it have a negative effect if I will embed the un-shortened link?
Does it have a positive effect if I will use shortened link?

Thank you to those who will share their insights. I'd like to write an article about this.

#posts #shorteners #signatures #url

deekay 10 years ago

It's for manageability, tracking, and compilation purposes. I don't know any other reason aside from that.
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- dana67 10 years ago
  
  I prefer to use direct links to my blogs and sites.
  
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UMS 10 years ago

Personally, I never directly click on shortened links until I've checked to see where they point to. Redirect Detective - A Free Tool To Trace Where Redirects End Up is a good tool for checking redirections.
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Luke Dennison

10 years ago

I use it for tracking as well. The only negative I'v noticed is if you use link shortners in conjunction with Aweber, it adds a massive TEN to your spam score, enough to put you in the spam folder twice over.

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10 years ago

The main reason for using it is for tracking purposes. If you don't need or want to track your stats then there really isn't any reason to use one.

Originally Posted by Luke Dennison

That could be due to the URL in the tracking link. Try a different domain, preferably one that you own.

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JohnMcCabe 10 years ago

Originally Posted by deekay

It's for manageability, tracking, and compilation purposes. I don't know any other reason aside from that.

You'd be amazed how many try to use shortened links to spam affiliate links, which are not allowed here in either posts or signatures. Somehow, these geniuses think they're putting one over on people and getting around a rule they don't think applies to them.

Many of them end up posting threads complaining about losing or not being able to see their sigs...

At least, the ones who don't get banned outright.
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Randall Magwood 10 years ago

I think it's just best to use your own domain name. There are still tracking features available using this route (ex: Google Analytics), and there's a greater chance of you getting more clicks to your link. Whenever i see a URL shortener link... i almost never click it. There's just no telling where the link will lead too. I've been online for a while now... imagine how a newbie online would react - especially if they've gained a virus from a *similar* link in the past.
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