If you're tired of nondescript Bit.ly URLs for your Craigslist, Twitter, and email links, I have a new real estate URL shortener for you to test out.

If you're like me, you take a look at the URLs in a Craigslist ad or Twitter post before clicking on them. It's a trust issue, because we've all had our time wasted by clicking on obscure URLs that don't really give us an idea of what we're going to find on the other end.

While URL shorteners like Bit.ly have filled a nice big need, there is room to for a nice little niche URL shortener specifically for real estate listings to boost your clickthrough rates by giving your target audience...those elusive home buyers...a better idea of what they're clicking on.

Check out http://featuredlisting.org and leave comments here if you like it. It should significantly improve clickthrough and conversion rates for your listing links because users have a good idea what to expect on the other side.

 
Posted by Kevin Harper on 03/03/2010 09:24 AM   Comments (5)   Links in the Technology and Tools Channel   url shortener, clickthrough rate, clickthrough ratio, conversion rate  
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