Cloaking?

Blade Runner 88 · 09-02-2009, 03:02 AM

I'm promoting a clickbank product and see my nickname with the product url at the top of the promo/squeeze page. Is there an easyish way to cover it like a tiny url? I tried putting a tiny url into my clickbank code but it still shows my nickname when the squeeze page is opened. Any advice and comments welcome...

Jay Jennings · 09-02-2009, 03:05 AM

No, I don't believe there's a way for you to fix that. Some people will tell you to use the "zero frame trick" to hide the URL, but that's against Clickbank's TOS.

Jay Jennings

Jay Jennings · 09-02-2009, 12:41 PM

That's a poor suggestion -- the OP was asking about promoting a Clickbank product and CB Terms of Service prohibit using frames -- that tool just pointed to is a frame maker.

This is from CB's site:

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 affiliate 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. (emphasis added)

Can you get away with it? Maybe. But the possible consequences aren't worth it, in my opinion.

Jay Jennings

09-02-2009, 03:02 AM	#1
Blade Runner 88 Blade Runner 88 War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Auckland, NZ. Posts: 334 Thanks: 156 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts	Cloaking? I'm promoting a clickbank product and see my nickname with the product url at the top of the promo/squeeze page. Is there an easyish way to cover it like a tiny url? I tried putting a tiny url into my clickbank code but it still shows my nickname when the squeeze page is opened. Any advice and comments welcome...

09-02-2009, 03:05 AM	#2
Jay Jennings Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Everywhere , USA. Posts: 1,204 Thanks: 46 Thanked 98 Times in 65 Posts	Re: Cloaking? No, I don't believe there's a way for you to fix that. Some people will tell you to use the "zero frame trick" to hide the URL, but that's against Clickbank's TOS. Jay Jennings
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09-02-2009, 12:41 PM	#3
Jay Jennings Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Everywhere , USA. Posts: 1,204 Thanks: 46 Thanked 98 Times in 65 Posts	Re: Cloaking? That's a poor suggestion -- the OP was asking about promoting a Clickbank product and CB Terms of Service prohibit using frames -- that tool just pointed to is a frame maker. This is from CB's site: 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 affiliate 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. (emphasis added) Can you get away with it? Maybe. But the possible consequences aren't worth it, in my opinion. Jay Jennings
	Instant Video Web Pages - Create Video Sales Letters, Video Opt-in Pages, and Video Postcards, Instantly! Free Article: The Pros and Cons of Video Marketing Free Article: Why Use a Video Landing Page?