The Disadvantages of Free URL Redirection

Find out the disadvantages of free URL direction and how to work through the cons of free URL redirection. Below I discuss some of the cons of free URL redirection as well as provide tips to get through the disadvantages of free URL redirection.

Forced ads are implemented into most free URL redirection services. The implemented ads are placed there by your web space provider as well as by the provider of your free URL redirection provider. If you can locate a service provider without forced ads you will be better off.

You can have your free URL redirection service deleted for exceeding your inactivity limit. The inactivity limit is exceeded when no one visits your page for a certain amount of time. Bookmark your page and frequent it so that you will not get your free URL redirection service discontinued for inactivity.

Unless your page has full DNS support, the free URL redirection service will not work. Cookies are not allowed by free URL redirection providers, so, unless your page requires cookies, it is best not to have them on your page.

Meta tags are not supported by all free short URL redirection services. Some free URL redirection services do support them, but, not all. Some search engines, such as Yahoo and Google do not always index free short URLs properly. This isn't the fault of the search engine, but due to the inadequacy of the URL redirection technology and not your service provider.

There are more pros than cons for free URL redirection services as long as you know how to work around the disadvantages of the technology. Just keep the above hints in mind when using free URL redirection services and you will be satisfied with the services provided.