Use a shortened URL (Uniform Resource Locator; a webpage address) and/or a QR (Quick Response) code in your posts and your event promotional material, to make it easier for guests to quickly arrive at your event webpage.
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| 1 | Shorten a URLIn a web browser, navigate to the Bitly URL Shortener https://bitly.com/ Enter your original URL and click Shorten |
| 2 | Your short URL appears. Click Copy icon next to the short URL (ready to paste into your email/promotional material)
Open the item where the short URL is to appear (email/document/etc), paste (right-click and select paste; or Ctrl+V). |
| 3 | Obtain a QR codeUse a web search engine (e.g. www.google.com) to search for a QR code generator, e.g. https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ Copy/paste the URL into the QR code generator and press enter, then download the code.
You may also be interested in this Youtube video - creating a working QR code in MS Word . by downloading the free add-on "QR4Office" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFYDC3g6u7o - this is useful if you're considering using mail-merge to personalise items related to your event, e.g. add the Attendee ID as a QR code onto a decision/response card. |
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