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Not to be confused with referrer cloaking, cloaking affiliate links is typically done to present a nice looking URL to the user. The idea is, the savvier visitor might see a weird URL in the browser status bar and be less likely to click—so it’s best to cloak the link. If you’re using this technique for a landing page that you’re driving paid traffic to, then one of the usual link cloaking methods is fine. Cloaking affiliate ...

In the world of affiliate marketing, the word "cloak" gets thrown around a lot and means different things to different people.  So let's be clear: Link Cloaking Definition: Using on page techniques to obfuscate the destination URL of a link when the user hovers over it. Purpose: To hide ugly, complex, or affiliate code laden URLs from the user.  The idea is this: when the user hovers over a link, he will see the destination URL in the ...