Article marketing-is this the correct way or not?

goingup · 10-24-2009, 11:18 AM

I write articles and forward, mask the domain to point to the affilate site, correct?
No website on my part, but I believe the forward and masking takes care of that. Doesnt it?
I keep hearing different thngs. Was trying to hire someone who has a paid ezine membership to submit for me and she said they wouldnt accept that kind of link. Is there a simple non tech way around that?

Havenhood · 10-24-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by goingup

I write articles and forward, mask the domain to point to the affilate site, correct?
No website on my part, but I believe the forward and masking takes care of that. Doesnt it?
I keep hearing different thngs. Was trying to hire someone who has a paid ezine membership to submit for me and she said they wouldnt accept that kind of link. Is there a simple non tech way around that?

Personally, I don't like the masking. It looks suspicious and I believe discredits you. Although, many use this technique to utilize their affiliate link(s).

TLTheLiberator · 10-24-2009, 12:43 PM

Perhaps you should test your conversion rate by send your prospects to a presell landing page at the very least.

And you should start trying to build your lists.

Hope This Helps!!

TL

Allen Graves · 10-24-2009, 12:53 PM

No, no simple, non-techy way around it - you have to have your own domain.

Allen

FSchmieder · 10-24-2009, 01:42 PM

Another reason not to mask is that it basically is a giant Iframe, so it can and will screw up your CB tracking which means no sales for you

edmltw · 10-24-2009, 01:45 PM

Get an .info at least. Its the cheapest available out there for now.

affiliateph · 10-24-2009, 02:08 PM

You can use free sites like Squidoo, Blogger, Weebly for your pre-sell landing pages. Just be cautious in using Squidoo because they tend to lock out lenses that are just to spam their readers.

Currently I forward my affiliate link to a .info domain but you can try any approach.

pharris1 · 10-24-2009, 07:44 PM

I tried masking my link when I first started. I found it to be a hassle. Get yourself a domain name, some hosting and set up a squeeze page. It's really not that expensive and alot easier to do than you might think. It can help with all aspects of your business - list building, marketing, generating traffic, sales, etc...

Peter

MattSteel · 10-24-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by H. Miller

You can set up a free blog on blogger, post a few articles and information on the blog about the product and then send your potential customers there. From the blog you can send them to your salespages.

Thanks H! I am extremely new to blogging and you make this sound very easy. It's tough for me to follwo some of the conversations on here dueto my lack of knowledge. You made it crystal clear on where to start! KUDOS!

Sour · 10-24-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by FSchmieder

Another reason not to mask is that it basically is a giant Iframe, so it can and will screw up your CB tracking which means no sales for you

Is this true? Can anyone else confirm that it does screw with sales?

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