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Rainmaker
1,052,196
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

If you create a short URL for your blog, and tweet or share it somewhere, you can track who clicked on it. It's useful to see where folks are most likely to click on your post.

Jan 11, 2016 09:28 AM
Ambassador
3,164,269
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Here's a post I wrote on the topic.  Hope it helps.  

 

Jan 11, 2016 10:40 AM
Rainmaker
2,759,812
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Short URLs are links that you normally put in your tweets or blogs. Active rain tracks these.

Jan 11, 2016 05:16 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

David Baker Realtor - Laveen Homes for sale - when you create a short url, promote it on social media sites. If someone clicks there, it counts as a click on short url.

Twitter is perhaps the best example for this....post your short URL on Twitter.

Jan 11, 2016 03:49 PM
Ambassador
6,393,154
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

If you look at the top of each of your posts you will notice a short url button, ust this to generate a url that can be pasted into fb or other places in an effort to determine how many clicks you will get from this place.

Jan 11, 2016 03:35 PM
Ambassador
5,048,983
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

The short URL is for sharing on social media, your blog, etc. insead of using the long URL. Helps keep track of how much traffic from other places besides your AR post.

Jan 11, 2016 11:14 AM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

The short url is used to post on Facebook and Twitter. I use it for my links too.

Jan 11, 2016 10:55 AM
Rainmaker
979,496
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

David - Remember, there are no stupid questions. I am pretty sure there are a lot of member on Active Rain who did not know this, so thanks for asking.

Jan 13, 2016 01:24 PM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

A short URL is on blog posts, it's the AR equivalent of bit.ly   This just says how many times it was clicked.

Jan 12, 2016 09:03 AM
Rainmaker
900,128
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

For easier forwarding, linking, etc.

Jan 12, 2016 02:37 AM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

What Candice A. Donofrio said

Jan 11, 2016 11:06 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

The others have answered the question.

Jan 11, 2016 10:13 PM
Rainmaker
4,572,117
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

This is not a stupid question, David and you have received some very smart answers.   

Jan 11, 2016 09:52 PM
Rainer
223,831
LUXURYSOCALREALTY COMPASS La Jolla
Compass - La Jolla, CA
San Diego Partner - The Private Client Network

Thanks for asking I didn't know

Jan 11, 2016 07:27 PM
Rainmaker
2,443,250
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

I don't know so much about those either...I will read the comments.

Jan 11, 2016 11:43 AM
Ambassador
3,727,873
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Isn't that what we use for Twitter or Facebook to do a link?

Jan 11, 2016 11:15 AM
Rainmaker
1,683,912
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

I guess you already have your answer.   Good luck!

Jan 11, 2016 10:59 AM
Rainer
321,564
Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

It's used to generate a link that you can track easily when sharing your blogs/ads/post.

Jan 11, 2016 10:49 AM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Keep the url link brief so you can past on other websites which have a smaller space. That is the only link I believe Google is tracking you on popularity and ranking you.  I oversimplified it....

Jan 11, 2016 10:06 AM
Rainmaker
4,160,362
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

David Baker Realtor - Laveen Homes for sale This is very good question.

Jan 11, 2016 09:56 AM
Rainmaker
4,936,605
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

URL is to track your blog if you put it else where.

Jan 11, 2016 09:56 AM
Rainer
150,416
Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville
Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY
Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

Interesting, I didn't know the answer, but now I do.

Jan 11, 2016 09:40 AM
Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

You would have created it on your post for prople to click on and get more information; generally shows in blue on your post. Or a back link.

Hope this helps.

Jan 11, 2016 09:11 AM