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 however 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 original URL.

Bitly is a practical tool for creating short URLs to share in place of long URLs. Some individuals use Bitly to try to mask URLs to try to get you to click on wicked links.
The technique is to merely add 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 reveal you what the initial link was..

Ive produced a number of brief video presentations 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.