In Small Worlds Even a Few Returning Contacts Can Add Up

 

In Small Worlds even a few returning contacts can add up


Working out how to reach new followers is key to a wide exposure of your content. A few factors help create that exposure. 

Click this shortened link Bit.ly/BraddockAlbum

The CAS supplied URL is long like this:
https://www.clickasnap.com/profile/Lens4anEye/album/01GVVC8993TP2NWBR5FBB3V55G

  • Make it simple. Long URLs are difficult to remember and are hard to manually type. 
  • Use it often. Ideally every item in your portfolio should be marked with your identity.
  • Your identity should be easy to remember. Even better if it can be spoken as a name or phrase. 


Until ClickaSnap adds functionality features which make links easier to use, creating short URLs with shorteners such as Bitly.com makes it easier. 


The CAS server system employs a URL format (https:// www.ClickaSnap.com/{profile-name}/photo/{a long cryptic string} to display a specific photo. The Bitly shortener can simplify that to https://bit.ly/{myphotoID. 


Similarly the long version album URL format can become https://bit.ly/{myAlbumName}


Using those simplified URLs in social media posts looks far better. 


A second usage is to put the album small URL in the pictures’

Descriptions to allow viewers to quickly go to more of your related photos. Yes, they always can go to your profile, that will start them with your most recent uploads and track backwards. This process would not be too arduous if you have maybe less than 100 photos. Some of my topical albums have nearly that many images. 


I’ll sometimes do a series on the same subject over a period of years. Small URL tagging groups them together for ease of access. 


Putting your unique personal searchable mark on your material makes it easy for search engines to find your content. Make sure to put your personal identifier in all your social media so that the search engine results amass your material from across all your places. 


With Bitly they allow you to create a linkable repository of your links. With that page you create a single point source of your content links. Try it. Go to this link and see the listing.==> Bit.ly/m/L4aE


The fewer clicks people need to get to your content the more likely they will follow your paths. Recall the last time you were searching for something specific and became diverted to all sorts of destinations. Wouldn’t it be great if all the branching paths led to more of your content?

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