You can attempt this with my Bitly link of.
bit.ly/ 2ZZnuP2 which will take you to the registration page for my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter (.
https://practicaledtech.com/weekly-newsletter/). If you attempt the very same link but add “+” to the end of it so it reads like this.
bit.ly/ 2ZZnuP2+ you will go to the Bitly page where I reduced my original URL.

Ive developed a couple of brief video demonstrations of how this technique works. This is the Instagram video that I made about it. This is the YouTube video that I made about it.

Bitly is a practical tool for creating short URLs to share in location of long URLs. Ive used it for several years to produce tailored URLs that are easy for my trainees to type. Some individuals utilize Bitly to attempt to mask URLs to attempt to get you to click on dubious links. Fortunately, there is a simple way to see where a Bitly link will take you without needing to actually click on the link..
The trick is to just add a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you include the “+” the URL will redirect to Bitly instead of to whatever the initial URL was. That will then reveal you the Bitly page on which the shortened URL is hosted and will reveal you what the original link was..