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Better Affiliate Link Cloaking for SEO

Posted by ctrtard on Nov 08, 2010
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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 ...

2 Ways to Cloak Affiliate Links

Posted by ctrtard on Jan 26, 2010
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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 ...