Xa.ly - URL Shortening With A Twist

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  1. #1
    Hi,
    Please give your comments on my website http://xa.ly

    Thank you
     
    yourihost, Jun 4, 2010 IP
  2. sgt

    sgt Peon

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    #2
    Interesting concept although with the number of free shorteners out there I doubt many will use yours. Also its very easy to write your own shortener, there are several examples out there in less 10-20 lines. Good luck though.

    -sgt
     
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  3. yourihost

    yourihost Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Did you even check it out? Its nothing like any normal URL shortener.
     
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  4. themaximilian

    themaximilian Member

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    #4
    There is something similar to your service out there - Linkbucks and AdFly for example. But your service has one clear advantage of all of those - your URLs really are short! I like your service and I will definately use it. Your design is simple and everyone knows what they have to do - which is always a good point. I hope you will find many advertisers for your system.

    EDIT: How about using a frameset for your ad-page? You can find details on that on w3schools.com.
     
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  5. zapragartiast

    zapragartiast Well-Known Member

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    #5
    Yes, there are many URL shortening service providers.
     
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  6. yourihost

    yourihost Well-Known Member

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    #6
    This has probably been the most insightful review so far the rest clearly didn't even visit the website.
     
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  7. mycompanyname

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    #7
    That's interesting. I like the idea of making something simple...that people actually use, into a small money machine. I've seen one similar to this, but it was donating all of the proceeds collected from people using the free service to charity. I think something like that makes people even more incited to use it. It's a way they can 'help' for nothing...
     
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  8. de'somad

    de'somad Peon

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    #8
    Wow... beautiful motif and simple, so fast loading. Can you give it to me with a free.
    My email :
    somsomad AT gmail DOT com

    Regards,
    Somad
     
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  9. lolsome

    lolsome Greenhorn

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    #9
    What script is that using?
     
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  10. CarlDia

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    #10
    "As an advert is showed" is bad English. Correct would be "shown".

    You need to think about what will make people have confidence, that they should provide an email address and a PayPal email. You have no Contact information. You have no About information. The site is just up there and people have to make a "leap of faith" that you are a legitimate business.

    Some might do that. Many others will not. Don't you want to attract as many users as possible? People want to do business with people, not with websites. That's why putting up information about who is behind the site is so popular. It isn't popular for no reason. It is critical, so that people can make a judgment about disclosing their information.

    It is naive, even arrogant, to just say "register . . . take it or leave it".

    Where is your Privacy Policy? One more time you are saying "just trust me with your email".

    You are sharply limiting your audience. You are holding up a sign to the majority that says "this is such a great deal, that if you need Contact, About, Privacy information . . . just go someplace else".

    Guess what? That is exactly what they are going to do. The back button is soooooo close.
     
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  11. lolsome

    lolsome Greenhorn

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    #11
    ..displayed not shown
     
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  12. CarlDia

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    @lolsome . . . maybe in Ireland "displayed" is superior to "shown". I couldn't find a rule. What are you using as a criterion?
     
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  13. yourihost

    yourihost Well-Known Member

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    #13
    Thank you! This is the feedback I was after.
     
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  14. lolsome

    lolsome Greenhorn

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    Shown would really be used for human to human interaction, displayed then for computer to human. A computer doesn't show you anything, it displays the information. A person shows you stuff.

    I'm happy to be corrected but I don't think I'm wrong.
     
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    yourihost Well-Known Member

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    #15
    You won me there . About the script it is custom coded.
     
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  16. lolsome

    lolsome Greenhorn

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    Nice script, good idea. Don't suppose you'll be selling it anytime soon?
     
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  17. hiroman

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    #17
    nice web, i like URL shortening site. how to make it?
     
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  18. CarlDia

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    #18
    Works for me . . . thanks.
     
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    #19
    it is about the right time for owners to send first payments. I hope it is not a scam
     
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  20. themaximilian

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    How to request payout or something like that?
     
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