Capricorn

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had similar issue with their affiliate links. I've finally wanted to use one of affiliate links from maxbounty. When I generated the code (basically only a text link) I've clicked on the hyperlink (to really make sure it was working fine) and the page redirected to some odd offer (definitely not the one I wanted to promote!!!). I've tried to do the same several times, then cleared my cache, history, cookies, etc. and tried again. The same link loaded up. I've tried to generate code for several different offers and some were fine, I got the link to the offer as I wanted, but few were redirected to the same strange offer.

Any ideas why this happens?

Secondly, since the affiliate links are quite long I naturally want to mask them (I think that's the correct terminology). I don't actually know how to do that (I've only ever used bit.ly in the past on twitter but not for aff. links) and I have also read that using incorrect masking could prevent my link to be credited with the clicks and conversions (or cookies being installed correctly on the prospect's computers). What shall I do to mask the weblinks correctly? I don't want to use the redirect or my own landing pages at the moment (since I'm only starting....).

Thank you very much for any help

whoops - used my affiliated link to maxbounty & just read the rules so have removed :-) - have no website yet so am just typing in this stuff to fill in the space ;-)))

bbrock32

Hello,
probably you are viewing the offer from an ip outside of the US (if the offer is US based) and it redirects to an offer available for your country.
Masking links with bit.ly will not lose you commissions.

Peter May

Hi
Like you I am from the UK. The offers that you are checking are probably for outside the UK and the users IP address is checked and if it is not for their country an alternative will be shown which you should still get credit for although maybe not what you have advertised. So if it is a US ad make sure to just market to the US. I check the ad by putting the aff. link into an online proxy. The one I use is webproxyonline.info

Hope this helps
Peter

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Capricorn

Yes, I'm in the UK. I know that I can't promote US offers outside of US but I have traffic sources I wanted to direct them to from the US. So the only thing I need is to get the text link so that I can promote it & double check it by viewing it that it works fine and contains my affiliate code.....

Peter, thanks. Yes, am in the UK too and although I understand that some offers are not allowed/accessible in non-US countries I kind of thought that within CPA platform I'd be able to see all the pages, regardless as to where I'm accessing them from. This doesn't seem to be the case.

Thank you for suggesting the proxy server it seems to work fine. Yeah, have to admit, it took me about 15 mins to really figure out what happens and how it actually works.......

Can I just double check please that I understood correctly what will happen with the link:

- the generated text link - if opened in non US country will redirect to appropriate offer
- the generated text link (even though I can't see it unless I paste it to the proxy server) will open fine in the US

Since I have no way of testing how the US audience will actually see the page, and most importantly how the actual web link appears in their browsers (without the proxy server web link plastered all over the web address) I just want to double check this. I've never used proxy servers, didn't even hear of them until last night so this is a completely new 'vodoo' for me!

Thank you very much for your help

If you could also share your ways of making links looking 'pretty', and not only in the actual articles / comments but also when the prospects click on them, without having to use my own webpage / web address and using redirect, or 100% iframe (which some offers don't allow anyway), I'd be really grateful. These 'little' things don't seem to be explained in any of my course materials in depth and I can't find any useful blogs/posts

Thanks again and enjoy the wonderful summery weather

whoops - used my affiliated link to maxbounty & just read the rules so have removed :-) - have no website yet so am just typing in this stuff to fill in the space ;-)))

jesda

yes, as bbrock32 said, it is due some offer are not fit to the advertiser requirement and they need to redirect that offer to any offer that is suitable to the visitor