Shorte.st is an advertising network is a Europe-based startup and if you are familiar to shorteners like Bit.ly and Goo.gl, but a much more developed than the others for this will not only help you increase your traffic, but it can also generate a decent side income.
So now, the question is how does it work? It’s very simple! Just go to Shorte.st and shorten your links and you will be paid on every click-through to your shorten link. Easy peasy.
Shorte.st Tools
Now this URL Shortener has got various useful tools that make working with it really great and easy to earn with. Here are some of the useful tools below.
Website Monetization Tool
This is one of the most important tools of the Shorte.st tool. This tool gives you numerous filters and options such as interstitials, exit ads and pop ads. Obviously using all of these at once will maximize your earnings.
Quick Links Tool
Now this is a tool that will make your experience with Shorte.st extremely easy. It is a very tiring job to everyday open up Shorte.st to shorten the desirable links, isn’t it? But this tool solves the problem! Now, Shorte.st provides a specific counter link to each of it’s users like:
http://sh.st/s/yourdestinationlink.com
Now replace ‘yourdestinationlink.com’ to the desired link. For e.g. http://simpleonlinesideincome.blogspot.com/
Now, it’s http://sh.st/http://simpleonlinesideincome.blogspot.com/
Mass Shrinker Tool
Now this was a tool I never realized any URL shortener would ever have. What if you want to shorten numerous URLs at the same time? You won’t get this option in any other URL shortener, but with Shorte.st Mass Shrinker tool, you can shrink numerous URLs at the same time!
Social Share Widget
Now you can also earn money from Shorte.st if you have viral content that your audience loves. Well, the social Share Widget by Shorte.st can definitely help you earn some extra bucks. All you have to do is apply the social share widget on your blog and whenever your content is shared, it will be automatically shared with a shortened link that will add up to your profit at Shore.st.
Shorte.st payment.
Thie minimum payment from Short.est is a very low $5 with is paid on the 10th each month with Paypal or Webmoney. If you use payoneer the minimum payout is $20.