Affiliate Link Types?

Discussion in 'Affiliate Programs' started by Fix Johnson, Mar 22, 2007.

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    Is there a good way to link to affiliates without client knowing he is being re-directed, or can you disguise link so they won't know?

    Thanks

    Fix
     
    Fix Johnson, Mar 22, 2007 IP
  2. ryanjparker

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    You can setup your own HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, etc. to redirect the user without delay. Is this what you're talking about?
     
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    use a link cloaker, there is also tinyurl, which is not perfect because when the referred part arrives at the merchant site you can often see the "?aff=yourname in the url. If this is your problem you could set up a html frame set and load the merchant site in a frame, so your site url is shown in the browser URL bar.
     
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    especially for those programs that show your nickname in the link one smart thing to do is choosing a nickname that could be confused for a normal link like "discount1"
     
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    tinyurl is so overused that you would have to be from another planet nowadays to not know it is an affiliate link you are clicking. Go with a script redirect that cloaks or good commercial cloaker like Affiliate Cloner.

    Jim
     
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    Yep, tinyurl is useless. Any url that has that I practically know it's an affiliate link. I guess a good way would be the use php url headers or something to redirect to the proper location in real time.
     
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    Yep, everybody knows tinyurl is a redirect tool. If you want a better unnoticed redirect link, get software like gotrythis or powerlink generator etc. Maintaing will be tedious when you trying promote alot stuff.

    Or if you just getting started or new at this, copy and use the script from www.romicozone.com (scroll down until you see redirecting link post). Or use the given url link cloaker.

    Thanks
     
    romico, Mar 23, 2007 IP