bit.ly is it any good?

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is bit.ly any good? i just started using it, and want to know if anyone else uses it? and makes sales with it.
#bitly #good
  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    A Libyan link-tracker/forwarder/url-shortener?

    The best link-tracker/forwarder/url-shortener to use is really any one that you own and control yourself.

    It's not so good to rely on the continued availability, goodwill, reliability and changeable terms of service of any third-party URL-shortening/tracking service. There were a few hundred Warriors here last year who would have told you the same (and in fact did) when all their Tinyurl links suddenly disappeared overnight!

    Have a look at this recent post on Ben Metcalfe's blog: The .ly domain space to be considered unsafe | :Ben Metcalfe Blog.

    Really, it's good to be in control of your own business and not dependent on unnecessary third-party services (in countries like Libya!) and their reliability and longevity.

    Many people here use it, but that doesn't make it "good" ... nor "safe", unfortunately.

    If you talk to a turkey who gets well fed every day and well looked after for 3 years plus, before being killed for Thanksgiving, he'll tell you on every day of his 999-day life that everything's absolutely fine, because that's his experience at that point. Try talking to him on the 1000th day of his "life". The problem with using services like the one you're asking about is that you can't tell what day of their life it is (and neither can they).

    "Well, I've been using it for 998 days and I've never had a problem".

    Whatever you're using bit.ly for, there are far better, far safer solutions readily available.
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  • Profile picture of the author colie3188
    Bit.Ly is okay, the good this is that it tracks your clicks, ect!

    TinyURL is one that I use too, they're good for the fact they let you customize the URL extention. Example TinyURL.com/WarriorForum

    BudURL - Not tried it myself, but here good things.

    Hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author dtaylor
    I wouldn't build a business around them but they come in handy now and again.

    DTaylor
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Surran
    I have no experience with it, but Google has one at goo.gl It certainly sounds better than bit.ly after reading the article that Alexa posted.

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  • Profile picture of the author bhupindrverma
    I am usnig goo.gl
    It also tracks traffic coming through the link. its a great tool
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  • Profile picture of the author Johnny12345
    I'm not sold on using Bit.ly. Their URLs are very cryptic -- they just don't look "user friendly."

    I would be FAR more inclined to click on a link like this...

    DogTrainingTips.com

    Than this...

    bit.ly/ffngNA7

    With a Bit.ly URL, your prospects have no ideas where they're being taken. And, in a highly skeptical world, that could be a deal breaker... or is that click breaker?

    You can always use a simple HTML or PHP redirect so the link looks like this...

    YourDomain.com/go/DogTrainingTips

    It's a better solution, in my view.

    John
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  • Profile picture of the author Matthewgen
    is there a way to use pretty links from wordpress to cloak them? without having the name of my blog site first? example www . mind zoom review .org / quit smoking
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  • Profile picture of the author Charlotte Jay
    Bit.ly is ok in a pinch as is TinyURL Like the others have said though, it's best to use your own redirects and cloakers.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    If you have your own self hosted Wordpress site you can use the Pretty Link plugin.
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