You may have seen a lot of short links for long urls and so
are many URL shortening websites. But adf.ly is a URL shortening website with a
twist. You get paid whenever these links are visited. Get Paid? Yes you really
get paid. I was also amazed when I found that I have made actually come cents
just by sharing links. Now let’s discuss in detail how adf.ly works.
How adf.ly works?
You shorten a link and share it and you get paid. Amazing! But
what is the mechanism behind?
Adf.ly is basically and advertising service, But it do not
takes space
on your websites, actually it do not needs a website. They also don’t
show Ads in annoying pop-ups. Whenever someone clicks to your link, which you
have shorten using adf.ly, before redirecting the person to the main URL, they
show an advertisement which the person can skip after 5 seconds.
Let’s take an example to understand this better-
A person has launched a new range of products, and now he
wants to promote them so that people can know about it. Adf.ly do the same job
for him. The person will pay. For example $5 for per 1000 times his
Advertisement is shown. Now adf.ly will keep its share, lets say $1 and put
this advertisement in the links its users (You) shorten. Now everyone who click
the link, will see the Advertiser Ad and after 5 seconds he can skip the Ad and
move on the main destination.
Sounds really easy, Isn’t it? Now the most common question
will be- is adf.ly is a scam? Let’s clear this next-
Is adf.ly a scam?
ABSOLUTLY NOT! Being an adf.ly user for over 2 years, I can
say with confidence that adf.ly is absolutely legit and better then the most of
the banner Ad-networks.
Adf.ly was started in year 2009, and it has been
successfully operating since last 5 years. No scam will ever last that long.
Moreover, adf.ly is reported to be in top 100 websites on
alexa. A scam can never reach that high.
Adf.ly is a real company established by a real person. You
can find all information on their website; they even have customer support
number.
They have been paying their user on time since last 5 years
and there have been no delays or problems with payments over the time. There
are lots of payment proofs available (you can find one at the end of this article)
even they have a whole forum of their own.
Till now, adf.ly has more then 2 million active users and
still growing.
I think you have enough information about adf.ly now let’s
see some Pros and Cons of adf.ly-
Pros and Cons of adf.ly-
Pros-
2. Very simple and easy to use interface.
3. Easy sign up, just Email id and password and you are good to go.
4. Very beneficial tools available (Discussed in section below)
5. Minimum payout is just $5 and they pay using paypal and payza.
6. Detailed stats of all the money you have earned so far.
Cons-
2. Java script is required for this to work properly.
Minimum payout and payment methods and schedule.
As you have already red that the minimum payout is just $5.
Their pay their users on a monthly basis, provided you have
reached the minimum payout.
They pay via-
1. Paypal
2. Payza
3. Payoneer (Bank transfer and Prepaid card)
Types of Ads-
Adf.ly mainly provides two types of Ads for your links. They
are-
1. Full page Ads- These are full page Ads shown before redirecting to the main destination. These are interstitial CPV (Cost per view) Ads.
2. Top banner Ads- The person who clicks the link, will be immediately redirected to the main destination. Just a small banner of Ad on top will appear, which can be closed any time. These are CPM(Cost per Mile) Ads.
Tools on adf.ly-
2. Multiple Links- Converts all the links present on your website (or a page of a website) to adf.ly links. You simply have to paste the HTML code of your blog (or a page of your blog) into the windows on the tool page and it will generate a new code for you. Just replace the old HTML code with the new generated code.
3. Easy links- If you have no need to shorten links and just want to make money from your links then you can use this tool. After you sign up you will be provided with your own easy link. It will look like this-
You can replace www.techandonlinestuff.com
with URL you want to which the person gets directed after clicking the link
The above link is a fill page Advertisement easy link. If
you want only top banner Ad to display (less money but less annoying), The easy
link will be-
These Easy links are great because you do not have to visit adf.ly every time you want to convert a link into paid link and money gets credited to your account.
5. Website Entry Script- If you want me make money from every visitor who visits your website from any source, then you need this script. An Ad will be shown to visitors whenever they visit your website.
6. Pop-ads- This will show and pop-up advertisement whenever someone visits your blog.
There are several other tools like- Bookmarklet, API documentation, Export Links and stats, Domain, Mass delete etc. You can get information on them after you sign up for adf.ly.
Adf.ly payout rates-
Adf.ly payout rates are around $2 for every thousand full page ads and around $1 for every thousand top banner Ads. These are just average rates, it differ from country to country. Like in USA and for US visitors it is around $4 per thousand full page ads.Payment proof-
Conclusion-
Adf.ly is unique and easy way to monetize your content, oh want I am sorry, monetize your LINKS. It is not going to make you millionaire over night, but you will get paid really something.(way much better then “Quick money scams, which eat you time and money both). With little efforts and patience you can really do well with adf.ly. Some people are making about $50 a day and some even more. But make sure you have something valuable behind the door, and then only it will be worth for someone to wait and see the AD. If you are planning to spam random links on the internet like a robot, it will lead you no where. And spammers get an easy BAN. So be sure about that.
Sign Up for adf.ly from here and experience yourself!
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