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Tip #54: Why you should use the "long" URL.
When pasting links into our own posts or on other sites, commments, Facebook, etc., you may have used TinyURL or a similar service. TinyURL lets you copy in the possibly very long URL and make it "tiny".
However, sometimes, those "tiny" links will not get as many click throughs as a normal, long, original link because readers cannot tell what the source is, where the link will go. And with today's spam and spyware, many are hesitant to click on a link they don't know.
So for that reason, and to help improve SEO (as the long URL will contain your domain and possibly keyworkds in the title of the post or page you are linking to), copy and paste the entire, long URL.
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Heather Wright-Porto
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Thank you very much for the short but insightful post.
I’ve been using some short url services on some social media sites and will say i have not really experienced high click through rates.
So, i will start using long domains as you suggested….the post was really insightful….keep it up