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How T.LY Makes Money

URL shortener and link management tool.

How did T.LY monetize?

Summary of the sourced claims below

T.LY monetizes primarily through recurring subscriptions, offering advanced features such as custom domains to users who subscribe. Additionally, T.LY offers a pro upgrade as a one-time fee, which helps cover costs.

Revenue sources

2 sources · grouped by how T.LY makes money

  • Recurring subscriptions

    · 3 mentions · 3 sources
    “Now I'm, you know, branching out To more of, like, okay, SEO, getting more people who just search URL shortener or URL URL shortener with custom domain, Those type of things, more advanced features, trying to get those users to subscribe and, sign up to, you know, unlock some of those, features.”
    high
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    “T.LY is an affordable alternative that has thousands of users and is currently making over $2,600 a month.”
    medium
    “So right now I have a little over 600 paying users and, you know, then that's over, you know, $4,500 a month right now.”
    high

  • One-time / lifetime deals

    · 1 mention
    “the way I have made money off of it is by having like a pro upgrade, which is like a one-time fee of $9.99. ... every, you know, so often people will upgrade and yeah, it helps to cover, you know, the cost of it.”
    high

How 1,889 businesses make money

Of businesses with mapped revenue sources, the share using each — T.LY’s highlighted.
  • Recurring subscriptions
    54% ◀
  • Services & consulting
    30%
  • Physical products
    28%
  • One-time / lifetime deals
    24% ◀
  • Affiliate / referral commissions
    15%
  • Course / training sales
    13%
  • Sponsorships & partnerships
    10%
  • Usage-based fees
    9%
  • Advertising revenue
    9%
  • Add-ons & upsells
    9%
  • Marketplace commissions
    6%
  • Licensing
    2%
  • Setup / onboarding fees
    2%
  • Donations & tips
    2%
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