I have a very long url, but it is not supportive in signature as it supports limited characters, so I want to know will shorting my url will have any effect on seo? Thanks in advance.
Well, I would like to know how long; though length of the URL does not adversely affect you website ranking/PR, etc.
Basically the shorten format of the URL is a effective tool used in the optimization process of the websites.
The answer is typically no. As for signature, you should not have problem with that since you can hyperlink a single letter which when clicked will take the person to your lonnnnnng url. Hope this helps.
The anchor text plays an important role is search engine optimization. At this time google indexes long url also. But if you want to insert the link in signature link count the character and use few characters in your anchor text.
You should really think about users trying to type out the url of your website. if it is too long, it might be a detterent which won't be good for your business in the long run.
No it doesn't for sure! I have a 30 character long domain that rank 1 for that straight keyword and driving some nice traffic as well.