Like someone else said, the load is low enough to run on dirt cheap shared hosti...

		m_eiman on March 9, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How are url shorteners making money? Like someone else said, the load is low enough to run on dirt cheap shared hosting like Dreamhost. So even if the cost isn't zero, it's less than what most people spend on snacks.