HOW TO USE

What can bit.ly do for you?

SHORTEN

•Usual links online are long, bit.ly makes the url short for when your share on social, e-mail, SMS and more.

MEASURE•Measure and track performance through link analytics.

Like how many visited your site today?

WHEN?

FROM WHERE?

SHARE•Share your links across all your marketing channels-including email, SMS, display, social and more-and collect key insights into each channel’s performance and audience.

HOW DID THEY LANDED TO YOUR SITE?

WERE THEY USING FACEBOOK?

PINTEREST?

TWITTER?

FROM YOUR EMAIL?

Or other social media forms.

and many more specially if you will upgrade your software to ENTERPRISE version…

Here we’ll teach you the basics on how to set up and shorten URL’s

mainly.

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO START THIS?

FOLLOW THESE STEP BY STEP PROCESS:

Choose your browser.

For this tutorial we’ll use GOOGLE Chrome.

In the URL, type in www.bitly.com.

Then hit the ENTER key.

It will lead you then to this webpage.

To create an account, click on SIGN UP.

It will lead you here

You can sign up using 3 different options.

It can be through FACEBOOK,

twitter,

or even your email address.

For this, we’ll create an account using email information.

Just fill up the boxes as specified.

Key in your Username.

Type in your email address.

Then key in your password and re-enter it.

It will now look like this after encoding the information.

Then click next the “I’m not a robot” box.

Select the images needed forthe captcha then click on verify.

After verifying, it will showthis update on your screen.

Click on “CREATE ACCOUNT” To complete the sign up process.

You were already able to set-up an account and may now start using

Successful sign in will lead you to this homepage.

To start using the site, select the “START CREATING BITLINKS”.

It will lead you then to the main HOMEPAGE.

Now let’s explore the site!

When you log in to the account it will show this page.

This page includes the tab I wish to shorten the URL.

Notice the URL in this tab?

This is the URL I want to shorten.http://www.bhg.com/decorating/home-accessories/flower-arranging/classic-flower-arrangements/

Double click and copy the link.

Then back to bit.ly tab.

Click on “CREATE BITLINK” on where to paste the URL

It will show this box where to paste the URL exactly.

When you paste your link it will be like this.

Then in a matter of seconds it will update to this.

See the difference.From:http://www.bhg.com/decorating/home-accessories/flower-arranging/classic-flower-arrangements/

To the shortened one called Bitlinks:

bit.ly/2cTqxeG

You can also customize by editing the link details.

You can change the name of the link with short and concise words or letters.

Then click “SAVE”.

After saving it will then show an update on your newly set-up account.

So it was from:http://www.bhg.com/decorating/home-accessories/flower-arranging/classic-flower-arrangements/

TO:bit.ly/2cTqxeG

Customized to: bit.ly/15flowerarr

Isn’t that great?

Take advantage of this tool for your online marketing

approach.

For more useful tips about bitly.

Click on SETTINGS.

Then select RESOURCES.

Click on SUPPORT for further assistance.

What are you waiting for?Go ahead and set up this account

now!

THANK YOU