Current Top Link Shortener

Hey there, fellow blackhats,

is anyone working currently with a reliable URL shortener?

Some might say, build it yourself.. ad-network.. yadda yadda.. And I got a VPS for that, BUT I don't wanna. Something like Linkvertiser is already configured so good, and I need to focus on other things, that I'm really interested in a (maybe temporary) easy solution.

Most of the services I found are shady, scammy or both. Small pay rates, embezzlement and so on..

Maybe someone here has (more than six months) experience with a service and is actually satisfied with it.

For example, I found:

Linkvertise
ouo
ShrinkEarn
Cloaking
ShrinkMe

These five at least got some reputation.


Kind regards
Focus

why not self host an open source url shortener? https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS is popular, i've used in the past.
can get it setup in under 15 minutes on your server. just drag and drop the files into your ftp path. and make a sql db in your cpanel.
you're in 100% control. don't have to worry about anything like pay rates and shady behavior.

uncutu said:

why not self host an open source url shortener? https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS is popular, i've used in the past.
can get it setup in under 15 minutes on your server. just drag and drop the files into your ftp path. and make a sql db in your cpanel.
you're in 100% control. don't have to worry about anything like pay rates and shady behavior.

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:-D 50% of my post were about NOT wanting to do this.

Even though it's very tempting with the solution you offered..

Look, what I like is, for example on Linkvertise, you can choose between the ads you click.. all is managed etc. - payout via Crypto..

I'm not really sure how to monetize the link shortener separately from my other site(s). Or if I just should take the same ad network for site and shortener.
Normally I like to diverse, to have two strings to my bow.

https://appsumo.com/products/switchy/#overview

this one is good.

if youre hosting some nasty content that you don't own, you'll get terminated from every provider sooner or later. look @ TOS of all the ones u linked -- no copywritten stuff, no adult, nothing illegal.
fwiw nobody gets rich on monetized link shorteners.

thescrrr said:

https://appsumo.com/products/switchy/#overview

this one is good.

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Very interesting. A little bit "too much" for my needs though.

uncutu said:

if youre hosting some nasty content that you don't own, you'll get terminated from every provider sooner or later. look @ TOS of all the ones u linked -- no copywritten stuff, no adult, nothing illegal.
fwiw nobody gets rich on monetized link shorteners.

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Well.. "nasty".. I wouldn't say nasty. Just.. "niche"..
I don't want to get rich. Especially not from a link shortener.
I know what I need to search for.

I just like to hear some reviews. That's why this thread was made.

Maybe someone here has (more than six months) experience with a service and is actually satisfied with it.

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