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Affiliate Links And Cookies – part 1
By · CommentsIf you have read one of my emails, then you will know that almost all of the time when I make a product recommendation instead of putting the full link, I put something like:
http://www.clarifywithben.com/recommends/someword
This is called link redirecting, and I do it for several reasons:
1. People hate to click on long senseless links, so this makes it much more friendly.
2. If you are partaking in a large launch then some spam blockers don’t like it if you put the same domain name as hundreds of other people are also using.
3. I am able to easily track how many people have clicked through my link.
4. It is easy to frame pages meaning that affiliate details are not easily shown and a whole host of other reasons which I will go over in a future post. A few people have asked me recently how I do it.
I use a piece of software called Redirect Magic, available from http://www.redirectmagic.com . It’s free and it’s also pretty powerful.
I actually bought the whole site a few months ago and so made it free as I wanted others to be able to use it without having to pay for it.
So, if you want a free link cloaker, then go to:
I do not have a website yet as I am a newbie. Actually I have a website, but I do not have it working yet. I am trying to work on it. I like your blog. It was informative. I like how you gave us a free tool.
I know this may sound petty, but you either need to expand you headliner or move your picture down and to the left, so that you see the whole “Schmooze with Ben”.
Have a great day
GOD BLESS
Lorrie
I agree, Your template is messed up. Are you Using word press direct?
Ben,
Thank you for all of the great info that you share on a regular basis. I’ve learned a lot from your blog posts and the links to various articles and helpful programs that you provide.
I find it a bit ironic that you came out and shared some personal parts of your life the day after I watched Yanik’s “Underground5″ video. In that he tells us about sharing ourselfs and personalizing our sites with pieces of our lifes. And you’ve done just that, thank you, you have a beautiful family. With the names of your children it does make me wonder what nationality you and your wife are and what country you live in (just curious)?
I also watched the “YahooCash4Idiots” video that you recommended and I have a question about that. I see that the link below that video (The-Yahoo-Glitch-Power) is an executable program (which I downloaded and saved) but I’m afraid to install it. What is it and is it safe to open?
Thanks again, Rick Nelson (Licensed2Shop.biz)
Hi Ben
yes your page needs some tweaking, but off to a good start. Thanks for the link cloaker, i was looking for one because i just read about them recently, so thanks for the early xmas present.
Here’s what I don’t understand about your redirect and others I’ve seen. These redirects use frames to hide the affiliate code and to show a preferred url in the browser… I know your code and others’ code works, but aren’t we all taking a chance on using FRAMES, especially with Clickbank? Here’s why I’m concerned:
According to Clickbank FAQs concerning hoplinks:
“10. Will I get referral credit if I hide hoplinks by making them open into a frame, iframe, layer, applet, image, or other sub-window object?
No. These are illegal hoplinks. For security reasons, and to ensure proper tracking of your referrals, all hoplinks must be targeted to the top level of a new or existing window.
11. What happens if I do make illegal hoplinks?
The short answer is that if you make illegal hoplinks you will lose money.
Hoplinks targeted to frames or iframes are automatically retargeted to fill the top level of same window, with full affiliate referral credit awarded. Note that this retargeting may have the unintended effect of displacing your entire web site.
Hoplinks targeted to images or other invisible html objects give you no affilate referral credit at all. In some cases they will also prevent you from receiving affiliate referral credit for legal hoplinks on the same page.
Accounts that are found to be abusing the hoplink system may be terminated without notice.”
If I read the above correctly, your redirects with frames constitute illegal hoplinks. So, how can I be sure my affiliate account won’t be terminated by Clickbank if I use your Magic redirect system?
Thanks Ben!
Hello, maybe I dunna seen it, but the enter your details place on the website dinna have a place to do it, as far as I could see…and would love to get the software.
Thanks for the Yule present!
G Sido
Keeping it real, it takes money, knowledge, and marketing to achieve results. I am going back to work to earn the money, studying to gain the knowledge and marketing skills necessary to achieve the desired results, (that’s earning a living online). I do believe in the internet, I spent alot of money trying to make it online. Marketing is the key, however the money necessary to back it up must be there. If the foundation is not in place, it won’t work.
Ben,
Thanks! I will try out this cloaking script.
Why isn’t the rest of the world like you? You are a quality act online!
Let me rephrase ” quality act”…. you are an online entrepreneur who delivers value and demonstrates a level of ethics that comes across in all you do.
I like your show…..okay… you get the idea… “Show”….the family and your online work!
Keep it up…..some of us really appreciate what you do.
Brian