Bitly question

by Paul Guilfoyle

Posted: 11 years ago 3 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Sorry if this is a stupid question but why is Bitly free? I can't see how its monetized?
Or is it not free/ subscription to come?

I'm looking at a new way to track my links so I'm planning on tracking using a bitly link via
a php redirect from my own domain. Anyone have any views whether this is a good/ bad idea? I'm a little worried about losing control of my link using a third party but I may just have to accept this in order to track. Or is there a way of tracking links via my own site using cpanel?

Thanks for any suggestions.
Paul

#bitly #question

Alexa Smith Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Guilfoyle

I'm planning on tracking using a bitly link via
a php redirect from my own domain. Anyone have any views whether this is a good/ bad idea?

Bad.

Countless Warriors have had countless problems with bit.ly, and in the long run it makes little sense to let your business be dependent on the longevity, security and reliability of an unnecessary third-party service run on a Libyan domain.

The .ly domain space to be considered unsafe | :Ben Metcalfe Blog

Do you use WordPress? PrettyLink might suit you? Sorry that I'm unable to advise you on other, safer, better ways of doing this (but there are some!).
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- Dan Fisher 11 years ago
  
  how about hypertracker?? its not free but its an option
  
  Thanks
  
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Paul Guilfoyle 11 years ago

Thanks Alexa.
You've confirmed my concerns.
I'll look for something else and thank you Dan. Perhaps others have experience of hypertracker ?
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