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Alright, let’s be real—making money with paid URL shorteners isn’t exactly the digital gold rush some folks hype it up to be, but hey, if you wanna give it a whirl, here’s how the game usually goes down in 2025.
First off, you gotta pick your poison. Sign up on a paid URL shortener—think Shorte.st, Ouo.io, Linkvertise, or whatever shady new kid is promising pennies per click (AdF.ly or Lootlabs for the old-school crowd). They basically pay you every time someone clicks your link and gets shown a bunch of ads. Simple, but not exactly glamorous.
Now, grab the link you wanna promote (could be literally anything—a meme, your blog, a dodgy download, you name it) and smash it into the shortener. Some of these sites let you mess with the link for tracking or make it look a bit less suspicious. Branding, apparently.
Here’s where things get… let’s say, “creative.” Download Traffic Spirit—yeah, that sketchy traffic-boosting program from ipts.com. This thing fakes visitors to your links. It’s all about pumping those numbers: page views, unique visitors, IPs, the works. Is it legit traffic? Not really. But it boosts your stats for the ad people.
So, you fire up Traffic Spirit, dump your shiny new short link in there, and set it to run for a while (4320 minutes? Sure, why not). Play around with the settings—proxies, location spoofing, whatever bells and whistles they’ve slapped on the latest version. Hit start and let it do its thing.
Want to squeeze out more cash? Just rinse and repeat with another URL shortener. More links, more “traffic,” more (theoretical) money. Diversify, as the finance bros say.
At this point, your links are getting a flood of bot traffic, so the shortener sites think you’re some kind of viral genius. Money trickles in. After a couple days—if you’re not banned for funny business—you might be able to cash out via PayPal or bank transfer. Just make sure you check the fine print, because these platforms love to change the rules, move the payout goalposts, or nuke your account for “suspicious activity.” Shocker.
So yeah, that’s the process. Is it ethical? Not really. Is it sustainable? Meh. But if you’re feeling reckless—or just curious—now you know how the sausage gets made. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
First off, you gotta pick your poison. Sign up on a paid URL shortener—think Shorte.st, Ouo.io, Linkvertise, or whatever shady new kid is promising pennies per click (AdF.ly or Lootlabs for the old-school crowd). They basically pay you every time someone clicks your link and gets shown a bunch of ads. Simple, but not exactly glamorous.
Now, grab the link you wanna promote (could be literally anything—a meme, your blog, a dodgy download, you name it) and smash it into the shortener. Some of these sites let you mess with the link for tracking or make it look a bit less suspicious. Branding, apparently.
Here’s where things get… let’s say, “creative.” Download Traffic Spirit—yeah, that sketchy traffic-boosting program from ipts.com. This thing fakes visitors to your links. It’s all about pumping those numbers: page views, unique visitors, IPs, the works. Is it legit traffic? Not really. But it boosts your stats for the ad people.
So, you fire up Traffic Spirit, dump your shiny new short link in there, and set it to run for a while (4320 minutes? Sure, why not). Play around with the settings—proxies, location spoofing, whatever bells and whistles they’ve slapped on the latest version. Hit start and let it do its thing.
Want to squeeze out more cash? Just rinse and repeat with another URL shortener. More links, more “traffic,” more (theoretical) money. Diversify, as the finance bros say.
At this point, your links are getting a flood of bot traffic, so the shortener sites think you’re some kind of viral genius. Money trickles in. After a couple days—if you’re not banned for funny business—you might be able to cash out via PayPal or bank transfer. Just make sure you check the fine print, because these platforms love to change the rules, move the payout goalposts, or nuke your account for “suspicious activity.” Shocker.
So yeah, that’s the process. Is it ethical? Not really. Is it sustainable? Meh. But if you’re feeling reckless—or just curious—now you know how the sausage gets made. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
