Shorten Links for Social Media

Introduction

Whether you manage social media, run marketing campaigns, or are new to affiliate marketing, sharing long URLs can be impractical. We recommend using a link shortener to simplify the process and boost your marketing strategies. Follow this step-by-step guide to using a link shortener. 

 

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Instructions

You can share short links in social media posts, emails, or anywhere else. To shorten links:

  1. Open any link shortener website. If you are not currently using one, use a search engine to find one.
  2. In the Publisher Dashboard, find a link you want to use.
  3. Locate the link-specific tracking URL by clicking View link and then View code.
  4. Within the link code, copy the long URL, between the first set of quotation marks, starting immediately after the href=".

  5. Paste this long URL into your link shortener tool.
  6. Follow the tool's instructions to generate a short link.
  7. Copy the short link so you can paste it later.

 Note

Be sure to check both the advertiser's Terms and Conditions on social media and the policies of each social media or email platform to ensure that they allow affiliate marketing links.

Additional Resources

Learn more about other ways to use links and promote links on social media.

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  • where do I get a link shorter tool

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  • Salvatrice, as stated in the article above, you can find link shortener tools using a search engine and doing an online search. 

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