Good.ly - Shortening URLs And Helping Charities

A URL shortener that offers not only something different but also something laudable for a change. This one will let you shorten the URL of pages where specific products are listed, and share them the social way. The novel bit is that if any of these products are purchased because someone clicked on your link, then a charity is receiving a commission.

The charity in question is actually specified by you beforehand, and you can have your pick from several ones that are listed on the main page. If you are interested in supporting a given cause but don’t know the name of any charity championing it, the site will let you find one straightaway.

The actual percentage that the charity will receive is 55 %. The remaining 45 % goes to the company. It is used to meet running costs and promote the service further on.

It is very nice to see services that add a charitable touch to proceedings that are becoming even more and more commonplace as time goes by such as URL shortening and sharing. This one gets a definitive thumbs up from me.

“Shorten the URL of a product or service and help charities.”

It is a very well-devised solution - just a simple click can actually raise money for charities.

How can you have your own charity listed on the site?