Is it possible to make Affiliate count as a backlink?

Discussion in 'Affiliate Programs' started by ginostylz, May 2, 2004.

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  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Yes... Set your affiliate links to go to a script that sets the cookie (or records whatever you need to do). For example, an affiliate link of:

    http://www.yourdomain.com/aff.php?id=12345

    After you do whatever you need to do, do a 301 redirect to the root of the domain (which Google will count towards the normal domain.

    - Shawn
     
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    Another option can be to add form tags in the affiliate buttons or text link and pass the id via ASP. Can that work?
     
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    Google does not spider forms as links.

    - Shawn
     
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    Thanx Shawn saved me some trouble!
     
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    My question is... how do you do the 301 after setting the cookie? I know how to do 301s with .htaccess, however that wouldn't work here. Good info though.
     
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    In php use the header() function (search this forum for how)... in asp I have no idea. :)
     
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    Thanks. I think I've got it all figured out now.
     
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    I'm just curious, how do you send a header in ASP?
     
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