Is there a downside to just framing the page in? This is the code: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>Page Title</title> <script>window.status = " ";</script> </head> <frameset border="0" rows="100%,*" frameborder="0" marginleft="0" margintop="0" marginright="0" marginbottom="0"> <frame src="Page URL" scrolling="auto" frameborder="no" border="0" noresize="noresize"> <frame topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" frameborder="no" border="0" noresize="noresize"> <noframes> <body></body> </noframes> </frameset> </html>
What are the java, php, and html codes for hiding affiliate url but with a visible image in which there is a clickable url on the image?
Actually creating file for an affiliate has many advantages. You can add meta tags to optimize it. Here's one method: <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Affiliate Program Keywords</TITLE> <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=http://www.affiliateurl.com"> <meta name="keywords" content="keyword1, keyword2"> <meta name="description" content="Very valuable info about keyword1. Visit us to learn more about keyword2"> <meta name="robots" content="index, follow"> <meta name="revisit-after" content="2"> <meta name="rating" content="general"> </HEAD> <BODY> </BODY> </HTML> Also, you can use affiliate defender and such tools - these tools will encrypt your affiliate ID, which is a big advantage. Also, these tools are available for free. Do a google search for free affiliate defender. These files will get spidered and will show up on search engines searches.
You can use Affilitrack. It will mask the affiliate URL and you can name it whatever you want. It will also track how many times each one of your links was clicked. http://www.jwrmedia.com/store/affilitrack/
What's the impact of cloaking on your SEO or search engine optimization? Does it reduce the credit given to linking text and outbound link context? Do search engines discount results that include cloaked links? What's the value of no follow vs cloaking or should both be done? Thanks for the tips.
I am actually really surprised no one has remarked about simply using url rewrites via the mod_rewrite function (provided it is enabled at your webhost). Seems like the perfect solution.
Hey Rick, If you have a hosting account, you can use an affiliate link cloaker to hide you CB hoplinks. The one I use is free, and is comparable to another one that cost $97. You can have it re-direct to the merchant's homepage, and the cookie will still be there. You can dowload it free at goscorpio.com/freestuff/linkcloaker.zip Or if you don't have a hosting account, you can use tinyurl.com or some other url shrinking site.
I think I have a free cloaking tool on my site. http://www.findworkonline.net/webtools Let me know if you try it, and how well it works for you if you do.