A url shortener

[Deleted member 4320]

Hey,

I'm thinking about creating a URL shortener and wondered if anyone would use it?

I'm going to create it because I'd find it very handy myself but would anyone else use it just out of curiosity? It would be on my portfolio domain (imdan.me).

Just doing a little bit of market research 🙂

Thanks.

 

[Patrick S.]

Tons out there easy to create.
I own 1 made 2.
To many out there.
But for yourself go for it 🙂

 

[karoshio]

Because of all the free scripts out there unless you offer some kind of unqiue service with it, it won't get overly popular.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I think they are only good if you can integrate it into your other site somehow. For example, I run a social network and had iwx.me (I discontinued it because of other plans) and integrated it into the network to shorten all URLs like the way twitter does it. A lot of people liked it a lot but I am working on a better system so I let it go.

 

[PoBoy]

Because of all the free scripts out there unless you offer some kind of unqiue service with it, it won't get overly popular.

This. Pick up an adf.ly clone script so people have the money incentive. Or, there's a url shortener that generated money for charity which is pretty cool. Not unique but would have a better chance at gaining popularity than a generic shortener.

 

[Shahrier]

Make a money generating system. You gain thousands of dollars, whereas you give your members 0.005c. 😀

 

[PoBoy]

Yeah, Pay to clicks are fun 😛

 

[iGame]

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