warning! anyone using bit.ly to shorten affiliate links

[OTrap]

i am using my own url shortner.

how to do this

Well, I posted a link that shows how to do it.

 

[GoFreedom]

I often using bit.ly but I think tinyurl also gives great performance, and I have no problem until today

 

[J0E]

What about Google Link Shortener? (goo.gl/) I guess its pretty great!

 

[silverempire]

Is there anyway to salvage the situation?

 

[antodoms]

What about Google Link Shortener? (goo.gl/) I guess its pretty great!

:biggthump

I would also prefer (tiny.ly) because it is created by one my friends and doesnt have any add troubles

 

[videobroker]

i use urljax and haven't had any problems. You should be able to install your own url shortener.

 

[theoj]

Much appreciated

 

[GreyWolf]

Okay, I found the tutorial I used to make my own.

If you do it this way, you:

* Never have to worry about that lame message coming up.
* Are able to delete the link.

http://businessmindhacks.com/post/building-your-own-tinyurl-in-less-than-1-hour-using-wordpress

Enjoy!

Hope that is helpful!

Damn OTrap, that's gotta be one of the most useful things I've come across.
I never really liked using shortening services because I like having control over the link.

Once set in place this solves everything about shortening aff links.
1. makes it short
2. keeps it friendly sounding
3. hides your affiliate code
4. make as many as you want for different tracking ids
5. gives you control over the resulting link
6. can change the target of the link if needed.
7. simple task to create the links.

kudos for giving us the link to that article.
I'm gonna set this up for myself real quick.

 

[OTrap]

Do it, GW. It's REALLY easy to do. I've set up 3 of them for myself for different things.

It's AWESOME.

 

[GreyWolf]

Do it, GW. It's REALLY easy to do. I've set up 3 of them for myself for different things.

It's AWESOME.

It's basically just redirecting with your own domain which I always do. I've just always used my existing domains to do it and then set up the redirection link manually.

This is a cool idea because it gives the advantage of a url shortener and makes it a little more simple to create each time. I really like it, thanks.

 

[paincake]

It's basically just redirecting with your own domain which I always do. I've just always used my existing domains to do it and then set up the redirection link manually.

This is a cool idea because it gives the advantage of a url shortener and makes it a little more simple to create each time. I really like it, thanks.

It takes more time to set them up but the urls definitely look better than the ones generated by shorteners.

 

[OTrap]

And there is also a tracking system in place to monitor clicks in real time, which is a nice bonus.

 

[makingfastcash22]

How can u use these with twitter feed?

You can use custom shortener urls, but It asks for an api to use them.

 

[erroronline14]

bitly is not really good. We are not even recommending it to the users of TweetAttacks. Try tiny . * cc it works great for me.

 

[jodys]

I use self-hosted shorty for urls. One of the few that will make urls without symbols and allow you to use your kws in urls it creates. It tracks clicks and allows edit. If a CB or CPA item doesn't work out you just edit the link in your admin panel and now all your traffic redirects to new location. It's free, takes about 5 mins to install and works perfectly.

 

[DigitalGangster]

Damn OTrap, that's gotta be one of the most useful things I've come across.
I never really liked using shortening services because I like having control over the link.

Once set in place this solves everything about shortening aff links.
1. makes it short
2. keeps it friendly sounding
3. hides your affiliate code
4. make as many as you want for different tracking ids
5. gives you control over the resulting link
6. can change the target of the link if needed.
7. simple task to create the links.

kudos for giving us the link to that article.
I'm gonna set this up for myself real quick.

one thing i always do that is free for me is use bit.ly links then forward everything to a no-ip.org domain. Easy and simple.

 

[GreyWolf]

I use self-hosted shorty for urls. One of the few that will make urls without symbols and allow you to use your kws in urls it creates. It tracks clicks and allows edit. If a CB or CPA item doesn't work out you just edit the link in your admin panel and now all your traffic redirects to new location. It's free, takes about 5 mins to install and works perfectly.

That looks pretty cool too. I looked it up nd here's a site that explains it as well as another alernative.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive..._trim_co_just_host_your_own_url_shortener.php