Link shrinkage
When a third-party shortener eats clicks between the viewer and your actual destination - earning the middleman but not you. For earnings purposes, always link the playlist directly.
How Link shrinkage shows up in practice
Direct links convert roughly 1.5x better than chained shorteners.
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