Tuesday Tips: Linking in Tweets

Have you ever wondered where to put your links in your tweets?  I know I have and I have experimented with several different ways, but it seems like passion digital has done some research on the topic and they concluded the following:

Get your links in early. Put your key message before your link. Any after thoughts, opinions or additional commentary should go after the link. Intersparce your hastags as well both before and at the end of your tweet, just remember not to use too many hashtags.

Tuesday Tips are a series of tips released on Tuesday each week regarding a hint or tip to help you manage and market your social media presence better.  You can find all the Tuesday Tips by clicking on the Tuesday Tips tag below.

Wednesday Words: Bitly

There are many URL shortening services - which are useful for keeping Twitter posts within the 140 characters - available.  Bitly is one of those.

Bitly is a free URL shortening service that provides users with a short URL for their long URL, ultimately condensing the web address and making it easier to share on Twitter.  Bitly also offers free statistics for the links that users share.

If you have long website addresses for your website/blog/store, you may want to look into Bitly or other URL shortening services.

We will have a post later on talking about URL Shortening Services and where you can find them.

Wednesday Words are a series of definitions released on Wednesday each week regarding a word found specific to Facebook's social media platform, or may be a generic word dealing with social media.  These definitions are to help provide you with a better understanding of common and uncommon terms associated with Facebook and social media.   You can find all the Wednesday Words by clicking on the Wednesday Words tag below.