tr.im your URLs
Have you ever wondered what are all of these services emerging out there such as bit.ly or tr.im or tinyurl.com. More and more appear each and every day but what do they really do? Well for those of you who use Twitter or other social networks where they limit the size of your text. Short URL services are just about the only way to go.
On Twitter you are limited to 140 characters. And if you want to pass along those crazy long URLs from websites such as facebook, which the URL strings can extend up to 300 characters sometimes. You will need to find a service such as tr.im.
I have tried many services over the years starting off with TinyURL.com which is a very well known service. My only problem with TinyURL is the length of the url strings. Since you are limited to 140 characters in Twitter, real estate is very precious to me.
Tr.im provides the shortest URL strings i’ve found to date and they even have a free online tracking tool where you can see how many times someone has clicked on your link. This is great to tracking the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns on Google, Twitter, or Facebook.
Now I know there are dozens of other companies out there but one thing is for sure, to me, I like simple, free services so at this time, I am endorsing tr.im for its elegances and simplicity.
Check it out today!