Adf.ly

Adfly is a free URL shortener service with a twist.. You can make money by sharing your Adfly shorted links on the Internet. Sign up for a free account, shorten your links, and share them anywhere you wish. For example, Facebook, Twitter, forums, blogs, sites, etc. Wouldn’t it be great if you could make some money from the current craze for URL shortening? Imagine if every time somebody clicked on one of your shortened URLs you made money? It would be great and it is possible thanks to the Adf.ly service, we’ve only just started using it but it looks like it could be a decent little service.

Adf.ly works in a way similar to that which many download websites have used over the years. When somebody clicks on the link they are first taken to an ads page where a timer counts down (5 Seconds) before they go to the destination page. Adf.ly has done the same for shortened URLs. When you use the Adf.ly service to shorten a URL, instead of the visitor going straight to the destination page there are taken to an in-between advert page and you get paid. If you want an example here is a shortened URL that will take you to Google.com

Google

Where Would You Use Adf.ly?

1. Linking to pages, for example you could rank high for keywords that relate to a brilliant Youtube video. When linking to the Youtube video use Adf.ly and you can get paid for that traffic.

2. Free e-books and downloads. Have you written an e-book that you’re giving away for free? Use Adf.ly to shorten the download URL and you’re at least getting something in return. Got a free piece of software that’s getting 5,000 free downloads a day…all of a sudden it’s not a bad little earner.

3. The News. Some of the biggest traffic spikes you’ll ever experience occur when people starting talking about current affairs and what’s new at news sites like the BBC and Yahoo. From celebrity gossip to the latest football scores, commenting with a link back to the source article can do very well. Of course Twitter and FaceBook are prime for this as well and Adf.ly would help you make some money from all that traffic you’re pumping towards the news sites.

Payments

You are paid per impression with Adf.ly and the amounts vary depending on what advertisers are active on the system. When it comes time for you to be paid there are 2 options, Paypal and Alertpay. Full stats are provided The good news about payments are that they are allocated for payment automatically on the next available payment date (first Monday of the month) once you go over the $5 payment threshold. This means you don’t need to be constantly monitoring things and requesting payment. The system as a whole appears well written, responsive with a clean crisp layout. It is very easy to use.

Easy To Use

Adf.ly is a very simple way of making money online, it requires no technical knowledge what so ever, doesn't need a website and the amount of time you have to put into it is the time it takes to shorten a URL and post it to Facebook, Twitter or whatever. You’re not going to get rich but you might just surprise yourself…and it’s such little effort. Hell they even provide scripts for converting your whole website if you are that way inclined.