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 same link however 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 initial URL.

Ive produced a number of brief video demonstrations of how this trick 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 brief URLs to share in place of long URLs. Ive utilized it for several years to produce tailored URLs that are simple for my students to type. Some individuals utilize Bitly to attempt to mask URLs to try to get you to click on dubious links. Luckily, there is a simple method to see where a Bitly link will take you without needing to actually click the link..
The technique is to merely include a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you include the “+” the URL will redirect to Bitly rather of to whatever the initial URL was. That will then show you the Bitly page on which the shortened URL is hosted and will show you what the initial link was..