Bitly is a handy URL shortener that Ive utilized for many years. There is an easy way to rapidly identify whats behind a Bitly URL without actually clicking on the link. When you add the “+” the URL will reroute to Bitly instead of to whatever the initial URL was.

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Bitly is a convenient URL shortener that Ive utilized for several years. As a registered user I can develop custom, reduced URLs that people can actually spell. I use these whenever I require to share a link to a Canva or Google Slides presentation because the default URLs offered by those services are incoherent and constantly long..

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There is an easy method to rapidly determine whats behind a Bitly URL without actually clicking on the link. The trick is to just include a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you add the “+” the URL will reroute to Bitly rather of to whatever the initial URL was.
You can try this trick with a URL that I just recently reduced. Bit.ly/ THWTAPRIL will lead you directly to a copy of the slides that I used my current Intro to Teaching History With Technology webinar. Bit.ly/ THWTAPRIL+ will lead you to the Bitly page where you can see my original discussion URL and see when I developed the reduced URL..
Watch this short video to see how you can use the “+” technique to discover out whats hidden behind a Bitly link..