Ask HN: Building a url shortner, similar to bitly, can I make it profitable?

3 pointssagespidy2y ago2 comments

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Similar to...?

Personally I just use https://yourls.org/

Yourls user for a very long time here. I don't see how you can make a new shortener profitable without injecting ads or other sacrifices into the functionality which degrades performance for folks.

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Ask HN: Building a url shortner, similar to bitly, can I make it profitable?

3 pointssagespidy2y ago2 comments

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WallyFunk2y ago

Similar to...?

https://yoslash.com/

Personally I just use https://yourls.org/

mergy2y ago

Yourls user for a very long time here. I don't see how you can make a new shortener profitable without injecting ads or other sacrifices into the functionality which degrades performance for folks.

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