To use the Dashboard, Custom Bitlinks and OneView tabs, you must upgrade to a premium account.

Underneath this, you’ll see your feed of Bitlinks on the left.

Select a Bitlink to see a summary of its details on the right.

A screenshot of Bitly.com.

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If you want, you’ve got the option to customize the last few characters of your Bitlink.

Thats because Bitly offersan open public APIso that third-party services can take advantage of it.

Bitly Tools

Be sure to check outBitly’s toolsif you create and share lots of bitlinks.

A screenshot of Bitly.com.

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Using Your Own Branded Short Domain

Not quite happy with thebit.lyURL?

Bitly is versatile enough that it supports branded short domains you purchase from a domain registrar.

For example, back before About.com became DotDash.com, it had the branded short domain,abt.com.

A screenshot of Bitly.com.

To redirect a link, go toAll Links> opt for link >Redirect> enternew URL>Redirect.

Bitly links never expire.