Ive created a number of short 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.

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 try the very same link however include “+” to the end of it so it checks out like this.
bit.ly/ 2ZZnuP2+ you will go to the Bitly page where I reduced my original URL.

Bitly is a hassle-free tool for developing short URLs to share in location of long URLs. Ive used it for years to develop tailored URLs that are easy for my students to type. Regrettably, some individuals utilize Bitly to attempt to mask URLs to try to get you to click dubious links. There is a simple method to see where a Bitly link will take you without having to really click on the link..
The technique is to merely add a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you include the “+” the URL will reroute 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..