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For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL!

Monday, July 16th, 2012
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Sometimes you just need someone to lay down the law for you. Today, that’s what I’m gonna do. And the law I am laying down? Delete that ugly Facebook URL from your Facebook post. I’ve been seeing a heck a lot of this lately and it ruffles my feathers, especially when the effort to create a sleek and clean post only takes 2 seconds of your time.

 I’ve blurred out the name ‘cuz, heck, I feel bad for the guy. 

bad facebook example

See that long URL? You can actually remove that from your post without losing the hyperlink. Don’t worry, I’ll walk through it with you. Imagine this. You are writing a lovely Facebook post. Maybe you are promoting a recent blog post that you wrote that you want to share with the entire Universe (I mean, you are a great writer, after all). It probably looks something like this:

Typing away…

Facebook Post Writing

Add that link, preview appears…

Links in FB Posts

DELETE the actual URL, the preview REMAINS! Genius! 

facebook url preview without actual link

Post away, with your post looking beautiful, sleek, and oh so sexy.

this is how a facebook post should look

Ugh, glorious. Now the whole world will want to read your posts.

15 Responses to “For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL!”

  1. The Cyphers Agency
    on July 16th, 2012 at 8:02 pm #

    For the love of social media, delete that ugly URL from your Facebook post! http://t.co/C46fSsQZ

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  2. SocialMedio
    on July 16th, 2012 at 8:13 pm #

    For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL! http://t.co/zDhSvgyU

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  3. The Cyphers Agency
    on July 16th, 2012 at 9:15 pm #

    Your Facebook posts look ugly and cluttered when you leave that long URL in the copy. http://t.co/8k8JcM2V

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  4. Face to Facebook
    on July 16th, 2012 at 9:21 pm #

    For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL! http://t.co/hjX691Rv #SMM

    Reply
  5. The Cyphers Agency
    on July 17th, 2012 at 1:36 pm #

    Quick tip on how to make your Facebook post a little cleaner. http://t.co/XFBvRRDB

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  6. Kyle Sacks
    on July 17th, 2012 at 1:38 pm #

    Great trick from @JocelynRimbey. RT @adsatTCA: Quick tip on how to make your Facebook post a little cleaner. http://t.co/R4wMxiVl

    Reply
  7. Danielle D. Ali
    on July 17th, 2012 at 2:22 pm #

    If you leave the URL, you're not a "social media guru." Sorry. RT @adsatTCA: How to make your FB post cleaner. http://t.co/I3VEoPH2

    Reply
  8. The Cyphers Agency
    on July 17th, 2012 at 5:57 pm #

    You're doing it wrong: how to post on Facebook the RIGHT way. http://t.co/1Ea9cZa2

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  9. Mr. S!D
    on July 18th, 2012 at 1:08 pm #

    For the Love of #SocialMedia, Delete that Ugly #Facebook URL! via @adsattaca http://t.co/eP5Twc1J #soclengmnt #mediachat #toolschat #SoMe

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  10. Alex Hall
    on July 23rd, 2012 at 3:49 pm #

    For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL! – http://t.co/0mT2Pap1 #socialmedia

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  11. Alex Hall
    on August 7th, 2012 at 12:08 pm #

    http://t.co/dUBiygzr – For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL!

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  12. Alex Hall
    on August 10th, 2012 at 8:44 am #

    For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL! – http://t.co/dUBiygzr

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  13. Virtuoso
    on August 10th, 2012 at 1:57 pm #

    RT @devseo: For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL! – http://t.co/JNBJhL0s

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  14. Alex Hall
    on August 13th, 2012 at 10:28 am #

    For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL! – http://t.co/Jxuxxkjp

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  15. Alex Hall
    on August 15th, 2012 at 12:04 am #

    For the Love of Social Media, Delete that Ugly Facebook URL! – http://t.co/6eDQx6Wt

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