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Recently I started testing social media traffic from groups and as many users on this forum, I faced the issue with my domain name getting banned and links getting blocked. In my case changing domain name is not a solution as my advertisers pay to advertise on a specific site and we have a contract, therefore, changing domain would equal starting a business from scratch.
The workaround that I found is getting a new domain name and 301 redirect it to the link/domain of my choice. Judging by the revenue I make from each shared link I am able to register and buy a .com domain, however, this is not something that I want to do and it's not always a fast process, takes time to register a domain, then wait till propagates, redirect etc. Takes a while especially when you need to share over a few dozen links per day.
I found a great solution with Freenom, that lets you register a domain for free, the domain options are pretty good (not some ugly extensions) and it takes less than 5 minutes to register domain and setup redirect.
The service allows you to register: .tk, ml, .ga, .cf, .gq
I found that .tk for some reason is not always going through and .ga sometime take a little extra time to propagate.
To make it work you need to go the freenom site and type domain of your choice.
On the next screen you will see available options, and in my case, I almost always see that all domain extensions are available. You can choose one domain or all of them - which is a good option as you can create a bunch of domains in one go and create redirects for all of them.
Once the domain is registered you go to the domain list and go to 'Manage domain'.
In 'Manage my domain' you can choose if you want to do a Frame/Cloaking redirect, or 301 redirect.
For my purpose, I use 301 as cloaking will bring issues with ads, but it might work for other purposes.
The next step is to share your domain instead of the direct link and enjoy traffic without worries of getting domain banned!
The workaround that I found is getting a new domain name and 301 redirect it to the link/domain of my choice. Judging by the revenue I make from each shared link I am able to register and buy a .com domain, however, this is not something that I want to do and it's not always a fast process, takes time to register a domain, then wait till propagates, redirect etc. Takes a while especially when you need to share over a few dozen links per day.
I found a great solution with Freenom, that lets you register a domain for free, the domain options are pretty good (not some ugly extensions) and it takes less than 5 minutes to register domain and setup redirect.
The service allows you to register: .tk, ml, .ga, .cf, .gq
I found that .tk for some reason is not always going through and .ga sometime take a little extra time to propagate.
To make it work you need to go the freenom site and type domain of your choice.
On the next screen you will see available options, and in my case, I almost always see that all domain extensions are available. You can choose one domain or all of them - which is a good option as you can create a bunch of domains in one go and create redirects for all of them.
The next screen will ask for how long you want to register those domains and it's free up to 12 months, as well as you will be able to provide URL forwarding. All you have to do is provide the final link where domain should redirect.
Once the domain is registered you go to the domain list and go to 'Manage domain'.
In 'Manage my domain' you can choose if you want to do a Frame/Cloaking redirect, or 301 redirect.
For my purpose, I use 301 as cloaking will bring issues with ads, but it might work for other purposes.
The next step is to share your domain instead of the direct link and enjoy traffic without worries of getting domain banned!
