Q: Chris, we always run out of space with Twitter when we’re trying to tweet. The links we are trying to pass are really long because of the way our web designer designed our site using sub-folders and long file names. What can we do?
A: This is a great question, thanks. Twitter only gives you 120 characters, including spaces, to use when you Tweet. If you are passing a long link in your tweets you’re going to probably run out of space. Here’s an easy-to-use solution.
1) Go to http://www.bit.ly and enter the link address you want to use in your Tweet.
2) Cut/copy the newly generated BIT.LY link that is provided, usually 20 characters.
3) Paste it into your Tweet
Voila! Your link has been effectively shortened and you now have more space for your actual message.
One more thing, if you open a BIT.LY account you can track clicks on your shortened links – for free!
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