Bit.ly Pro enters open beta — get a free, custom URL shortener!
We've written before on Download Squad about Bit.ly's plans to offer a premium service, including custom URL shorteners like the ones they provide for sites like The New York Times. Well, Bit.ly Pro has entered a public beta phase now, and you don't have to be the New York Times to get your own free, custom shortURL.
All you have to do is sign up for a Bit.ly account and find a way to register the domain you want to use for your link shortener. Point your domain to the IP address Bit.ly gives you, and bada-bing-bada-boom, Bit.ly does the rest. You also get all of the analytics services you've come to expect from Bit.ly's non-pro package. The cutoff for a free URL shortener is 10,000 URLs shortened per day. If you're expecting more traffic than that, you'll have to contact Bit.ly for a commercial account.
[via The Next Web]
All you have to do is sign up for a Bit.ly account and find a way to register the domain you want to use for your link shortener. Point your domain to the IP address Bit.ly gives you, and bada-bing-bada-boom, Bit.ly does the rest. You also get all of the analytics services you've come to expect from Bit.ly's non-pro package. The cutoff for a free URL shortener is 10,000 URLs shortened per day. If you're expecting more traffic than that, you'll have to contact Bit.ly for a commercial account.
[via The Next Web]














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Subscribe to commentsav8tors32Feb 7th 2010 3:22PM
will goo.gl chase bit.ly into this market?
flip79Feb 7th 2010 4:40PM
Here's a free URL shortener, from Italy, that allows also custom shortened URLs, no signup required:
http://rurl.it
iambradkFeb 7th 2010 6:09PM
Registration is down unfortunately. I have www.fl.gs and have been waiting to use it.
Jon MulhollandFeb 7th 2010 7:11PM
Seem to have got it working with http://jonmul.com already. Very cool bit.ly, very cool.
Jon MulhollandFeb 7th 2010 7:08PM
...and here it is in action http://jonmul.com/7RIPU1
Timo ReitnauerFeb 7th 2010 8:34PM
In addition to offering 2-letter domain registration similar to is.gd or tr.im we also help users with the setup for bit.ly Pro at iWantMyName. You can have your short domain up and running within minutes: http://iwantmyname.com/services