Twitter Better With Shorter URLs
by David James, Bethesda Emedia Marketing

URL shorteners have become a very important part of sharing ideas, content, and information on the web. With the benefits and potential of URL shorteners, it was only a matter of time before businesses started asking, “How do I get a URL shortener that represents my corporation?” More importantly, how can it be free?

Bit.ly recently annouced the solution to this problem. Bitly.pro is a free service by Bit.ly that will allow a business to create a URL shortner for a custom domain, with Bit’ly’s technology at no cost!

How To Create A Custom URL Shortener Using Bitly.Pro

Step 1: Sign up for a free Bitly.pro account
Step 2: Select and Purchase a domain name for your URL shortener
Step 3: Have your IT staff change the DNS record for the domain you purchased by following Bit.ly’s directions.
Step 4: Start shortening URLs

Custom URL shortening services offer great branding and data tracking opportunities. Do you plan on creating one for your business?