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 exact 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 shortened my initial URL.

Ive developed a number of brief video presentations 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 convenient tool for creating short URLs to share in location of long URLs. Ive used it for several years to develop customized URLs that are easy for my students to type. Some individuals utilize Bitly to attempt to mask URLs to attempt to get you to click on dubious links. Thankfully, there is an easy way to see where a Bitly link will take you without needing to actually click 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 instead 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 original link was..