So
you
ask,
“how
do
I
shorten
my
links?”
Easy.
Simply
go
to
Bitly.com.
This
service
is
setup
to
shorten
your
links
which
in
turn
will
allow
you
to
write
more
characters
in
your
tweet
and
still
gives
your
followers
the
ability
to
click
on
your
link
taking
them
to
wherever
it
is
you
want
to
them
to
be
sent
to.
This
is
a
very
useful
tool
that
you
need
to
use
so
that
not
only
can
you
get
your
message
across
to
your
followers
through
more
words
but
also
still
effectively
provide
them
with
the
link
to
where
you
want
them
to
go.
Step
6
The
sixth
step
has
to
do
with
direct
messaging
with
your
followers.
You
will
receive
tons
of
direct
messages
each
day
and
the
more
followers
you
add
to
your
list
the
more
direct
message
you
will
see
trickling
through.
As
we
all
know
the
1
direct
message
can
quickly
turn
into
20
or
even
50
in
as
little
as
no
time.
So
you
want
to
make
sure
that
you
are
answering
at
least
10
direct
messages
each
day.
It
is
also
very
important
that
you
identify
who
are
the
right
followers
to
answer
back
to.
You
want
to
answer
the
people
who
seem
like
they
want
to
work
with
you
and
who
are
qualified
when
it
comes
to
what
you
actually
have
to
offer
them.
It
is
important
that
you
know
that
you
are
not
trying
to
sell
them
but
more
less
build
a
relationship.
In
the
long
run
your
followers
will
be
very
inquisitive
as
to
what
you
actually
do
and
then
they
will
be
more
inclined
to
clicking
on
your
website
or
services
and
then
potentially
becoming
a
customer
of
yours.
Step
7
In
step
seven
you
want
to
basically
retrace
your
steps
of
how
you
have
been
using
marketing
prior
to
using
Twitter.
Like
I
said
before,
virtually
every
aspect
of
the
internet
has
turned
to
social
networks.
Sites
like
YouTube,
article
submission
directories,
auto
responder
services,
and
blog
services
are
all
jumping
on
the
bandwagon
to
provide
you
access
to
tweeting
whatever
it
is
that
you
are
doing.
This
alleviates
a
lot
of
time
on
your
part
because
you
are
not
having
to
take
the
extra
time
out
of
your
day
to
tweet
each
and
every
single
tweet
that
you
send
out.
Many
people
don't
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