URL shortening websites

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    I looked at the Sites for sale section and I found like a hundreds of web sites over the same things, it is either URL shortening service or webpage ranking service.
    I wonder do some of this sites make money?
     
    motoweber, Sep 2, 2009 IP
  2. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    #2
    This kind of site make money by putting ads at their page.
    Other than that,they also do sell link at their site.
     
    mentos, Sep 2, 2009 IP
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  3. SmallPotatoes

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    I don't think they make much. I have one that is reasonably popular (about 1000 uniques a day) and it was making about US$0.50/day on Adsense. It would have earned better with a picture of a kitten on it instead of the URL shortening functionality.

    Now experimenting with other ways to monetize it more effectively.
     
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    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    u sold any links /sponsored banners ? that you can look once
     
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    Bohra Prominent Member

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    The only souce of making money from these websites are adsense or private ad placing.
     
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  7. mregand

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    huh? i don't understand
     
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    #8
    They take nothing to launch ... install a script and you have a website ... Thats why there are so many for sale.
     
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  9. i-sell-manualsurf-credits

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    Adsense helps them make money... pretty much
     
    i-sell-manualsurf-credits, Sep 3, 2009 IP
  10. andylin

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    I don' t thank so
     
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    I know a really good one that's making money - budurl.com. They've put together paid monthly services where you get detailed analytics on your links. Great if you're using those links for marketing or doing social media marketing for clients. I am actually getting ready to subscribe.
     
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    I think it is URL cloaking isn't it?
    this idea is also good. :)
     
    inapaler, Sep 4, 2009 IP
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    I can't believe they make loads, and these days most people seem to use tinyurl or bit.ly...
     
    hoppimike, Sep 5, 2009 IP
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    Using these kind of services is bad for SEO because you don't receive a back link.
     
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    I think URL shorter need big bandwidth
     
    themoneyearth, Sep 5, 2009 IP
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    url shortening, doesnt need big bandwidth, compare to proxy site
     
    brainet, Sep 6, 2009 IP
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    It is a dead business since bit.ly
     
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    A new one zxc9.com with many features...
     
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    #19
    one of shortening url that can make money is linkbee
    just try it :)
     
    bangipung, Sep 7, 2009 IP
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    Not really there are many strong competitors like tinyurl
     
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