Clk.sh review: rates, payouts and what your visitors see

What is Clk.sh?

Clk.sh is a monetized URL shortener that says it has been running since 2018. You turn any long link into a short one, share it, and earn a share of the advertising shown to visitors on the way to the destination.

What you get with a free account:

• Link shortener with custom aliases, so a link can end in a word you choose instead of random characters.
• Statistics dashboard with clicks, countries and earnings per link.
• Full Page Script that converts the outgoing links on your blog or website automatically, with include and exclude domain settings.
• Developer API for creating links in bulk from your own site, bot or app.
• Support through Facebook Messenger, Telegram, email, Instagram and Skype, described as available 24/7.

The site publishes its own counters: 387,356,917 total clicks, 100,938,329 links and 150,211 registered users. No company name or registered address is given in the terms or privacy policy.

Clk.sh rates per 1,000 views

Earnings depend on where your visitors are. Desktop and mobile pay the same. The Default package on the rates page lists:

A separate Faucet package pays $2.00 per 1,000 views worldwide. Note one inconsistency: the homepage and FAQ describe the lowest rate as $3.5, while the rates table shows $3.00 for unlisted countries, so plan with the table.

A view only counts when the visitor is unique within 24 hours, reaches the destination page, has JavaScript and cookies enabled, and is not using an ad blocker, VPN or proxy.

What your visitors see

This is the part to weigh before you put Clk.sh links in front of your audience. According to the FAQ, a visitor who opens your short link has to pass a captcha on the first page, go through intermediate pages with a countdown timer of about 15 seconds, and then click Get link on the final page. The terms state that advertising on the way to the destination is a requirement of the service, and the privacy policy says third-party ad networks, including Google, set cookies on visitors.

That works for audiences used to shortener links, such as download pages and Telegram channels. It can annoy readers who expect a direct link, so many publishers use paid links only for part of their content. Earnings depend on traffic quality, and artificial clicks get accounts banned.

Payouts: $5 minimum and payment methods

• Minimum withdrawal: $5.
• Methods: the rates page lists PayPal, WebMoney, Payeer, AirTm, Paysera, Perfect Money and UPI; the FAQ also names Binance and bank transfer. Recent entries on the payment proof page are mostly Binance Pay and USDT (BEP-20), plus PayPal with a 5% fee and Airtm.
• Speed: the homepage and FAQ promise payment within 24 hours of a request, while the payment proof page says users are paid within 4 days. Expect anywhere in that range.
• Before you withdraw: fill in every profile field and save your payment details. Requests are returned when the payment ID is wrong or the address is inactive.

Rules that get accounts banned

The terms are strict, and breaking them costs you the balance:

• No bots, proxies, iframes, pop-ups or pop-unders, traffic exchanges, PTC, faucet or email traffic, and no clicking your own links.
• No offering an incentive or asking visitors to click.
• No automatic redirects to your short links: the visitor must click.
• One account per person, no redirect loops, no spam on forums or blogs.
• No links to illegal, copyrighted, harmful or malware content.

For other ways to earn from shared links, compare the Cuty.io review, the AdFoc.us review and the DropLink review, or browse our marketing and SEO tools category.