which URL Shortener is best ?

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  1. mtrick Member

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    which URL Shortener is best?
    goo.gl or
    bitly
  2. Maxedoba New Member

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    I recommended bitly is one of the best URL Shortener.
  3. mullah86 Member

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    Why should we rank URL shorteners? Does it have any impact on SEO or anything important?
  4. mtrick Member

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    shorten link used in social networking and microblogging sites. Micro blogging sites can be a good source of traffic and ofcourse back link also from some Microblogging sites which allow do fallow links .
  5. alodia Member

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    well, I believe it still depends on the topic
  6. semi88 Member

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    i will prefer bitly because i like its analytic feature to optimize link visits according country location etc, it has also tool bar plugin to short url..
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  7. bardy Member

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    I prefer to use Tinyurl for this purpose as I used it all the time and it works for me always.
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    Both are good. They both have their own advantages of short links. But I'd like to also prefer bit.ly
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  9. ThrivingDad New Member

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    In my opinion bit.ly is the best
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  10. Funny Guy New Member

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    I prefer using goo.gl but dont have any specific reason behind using it

    Can anyone please guide on "What is the benefit or actual advantage behind why u chose using bit.ly or goo.gl" ?
  11. Abhinandangarg Member

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    In my point of view it depends on you how do you prefer this !
  12. SolidShellSecurity Member

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    Started using bit.ly but either works in my case.
  13. Nile Hadwards Member

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    Yes bit.ly is the best. I would recommend it to everyone.
  14. donjon New Member

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    good to know that i must say it is nice share
  15. trishia New Member

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    i am using bitly as of the moment. i just saw bitly on twitter, most of the people uses it, so i tried and it works for me :) i love micro blogging :)
  16. Mark Wang Member

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    Can anybody tell what the main purpose of thoes shorten url is? why we need those url?
  17. FirminiteJoe New Member

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    well i suggest google url shortner, its best and easy to use.
  18. eUKhost Official Company Representative

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    Well, I personally think that using url shortener could harm your website reputation. Using the url shortener you lose your brand identity (ie. website url) which is known as the identity. If you use direct url, your business visibility increases as well as it helps in brand awareness.
  19. che09 Member

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    Absolutely! Both have their own advantage thus it depends on your needs if they give you satisfaction! I'll also pick bit.ly.
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    goo.gl Or bit.fly

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