Stealth Redirect and EZA

csm · 10-04-2008, 01:57 AM

I have purchased several top level domains for my article marketing, which I set up as stealth redirect with my registrar and use in my resource box at EzineArticles, as per TOS.

For some strange reason, one of the URLs will not work as stealth redirect. Despite having it set up correctly with my registrar, whenever I type in the domain name, the affiliate URL breaks out of the stealth redirect, so that the long affiliate URL is shown in the address bar, not my domain name.

At first I thought the stealth redirect setting was not working properly and wrote to the registrar who tried to tweak it. It still didn't work.

So as a test, I set up that affiliate URL as the redirect under one of my other domain names that was working fine. Once again, this particular affiliate program's URL breaks out of the stealth mode, and is shown in full in the address bar.

So I have two questions:

1. Does anyone know why/how this website has been set up to disallow stealth redirect, or if this is even possible?

2. If I use my domain in my EzineArticles resource box, but when one clicks over to it, it switches to the long affiliate URL, will EZA still allow this link? Or must my top level domain be in stealth mode?

Thanks for any advice!

Susan

Ricky Parker · 10-04-2008, 02:04 AM

Why would you not at least send them to a small squeeze page first?

Rather than a re-direct to an aff. link.

And is this "stealth" redirection just iframing the site you are trying to redirect to?

Terry Hatfield · 10-04-2008, 02:19 AM

If you are putting your top level domain in your ezine article resource box then there is no reason to stealth it. Just put it in and do your redirect. Ezinearticles has no problem with this.

Also, I haven't found it to be a problem when people see the different url after they click through to the salespage.

Terry

csm · 10-04-2008, 02:39 AM

Thanks, Terry, for confirming that this shouldn't be a problem either for EZA or visitors, although I like having my domain remain in the address bar.

Ricky - I hear ya! Yes, I know all the reasons for squeeze pages, collecting names, etc. I just have a few products I really prefer to do this with, using my article as the pre-sell and then getting them right over to the merchant. It saves me time and that means I actually get my promotions up and running, and take action, rather than mucking about with landing pages. I don't do this exclusively, but just for some articles.

I'm using the URL forwarding service of my registrar (000domains), which when I look at one of the domains where it works, appears to be a <frameset> and </frameset> command.

Susan

ChristianM · 10-04-2008, 07:09 AM

They will just have some frame breakout code on their site - they are probably doing this to stop exactly what you are doing... Not sure why though.

Austin Delaney · 10-04-2008, 07:37 AM

Dmitry · 10-04-2008, 10:50 AM

As per your question #1 - yes it is possible; and as far as I know of how the frame that domain registers use works - you can't do anything about it.

csm · 10-05-2008, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by austind72

This is exactly what is in the source code of the vendor's site! Thanks so much for this explanation.

I might ask them why they are doing this out of curiosity.

Susan

I'mNothing · 10-05-2008, 03:26 AM

Stealth Re directions??? I don't know but how can re directions get any more stealth and EZE?

10-04-2008, 02:04 AM	#2
Ricky Parker I will name him PacMan War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 825 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 24 Thanked 69 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Stealth Redirect and EZA Why would you not at least send them to a small squeeze page first? Rather than a re-direct to an aff. link. And is this "stealth" redirection just iframing the site you are trying to redirect to?
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10-04-2008, 02:19 AM	#3
Terry Hatfield You People Think Too Much War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 524 Thanks: 11 Thanked 94 Times in 62 Posts	Re: Stealth Redirect and EZA If you are putting your top level domain in your ezine article resource box then there is no reason to stealth it. Just put it in and do your redirect. Ezinearticles has no problem with this. Also, I haven't found it to be a problem when people see the different url after they click through to the salespage. Terry

10-04-2008, 02:39 AM	#4
csm HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: , , . Posts: 185 Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Stealth Redirect and EZA Thanks, Terry, for confirming that this shouldn't be a problem either for EZA or visitors, although I like having my domain remain in the address bar. Ricky - I hear ya! Yes, I know all the reasons for squeeze pages, collecting names, etc. I just have a few products I really prefer to do this with, using my article as the pre-sell and then getting them right over to the merchant. It saves me time and that means I actually get my promotions up and running, and take action, rather than mucking about with landing pages. I don't do this exclusively, but just for some articles. I'm using the URL forwarding service of my registrar (000domains), which when I look at one of the domains where it works, appears to be a <frameset> and </frameset> command. Susan

10-04-2008, 07:09 AM	#5
ChristianM HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 246 Thanks: 13 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Social Networking	Re: Stealth Redirect and EZA They will just have some frame breakout code on their site - they are probably doing this to stop exactly what you are doing... Not sure why though.

10-04-2008, 07:37 AM	#6
Austin Delaney WordPress Cognoscente War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cheltenham , United Kingdom. Posts: 478 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 55 Thanked 244 Times in 82 Posts	Re: Stealth Redirect and EZA <script language="Javascript"> <!-- if (top.location!= self.location) { top.location = self.location.href } //--> </script> will break out of an iframe (stealth redirection) view the source of the vendors page to see if they have this in the <head> section.

10-04-2008, 01:57 AM	#1
csm HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: , , . Posts: 185 Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Stealth Redirect and EZA I have purchased several top level domains for my article marketing, which I set up as stealth redirect with my registrar and use in my resource box at EzineArticles, as per TOS. For some strange reason, one of the URLs will not work as stealth redirect. Despite having it set up correctly with my registrar, whenever I type in the domain name, the affiliate URL breaks out of the stealth redirect, so that the long affiliate URL is shown in the address bar, not my domain name. At first I thought the stealth redirect setting was not working properly and wrote to the registrar who tried to tweak it. It still didn't work. So as a test, I set up that affiliate URL as the redirect under one of my other domain names that was working fine. Once again, this particular affiliate program's URL breaks out of the stealth mode, and is shown in full in the address bar. So I have two questions: 1. Does anyone know why/how this website has been set up to disallow stealth redirect, or if this is even possible? 2. If I use my domain in my EzineArticles resource box, but when one clicks over to it, it switches to the long affiliate URL, will EZA still allow this link? Or must my top level domain be in stealth mode? Thanks for any advice! Susan

10-04-2008, 10:50 AM	#7
Dmitry HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 371 Thanks: 74 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Stealth Redirect and EZA As per your question #1 - yes it is possible; and as far as I know of how the frame that domain registers use works - you can't do anything about it.

10-05-2008, 03:26 AM	#9
I'mNothing Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Stealth Redirect and EZA Stealth Re directions??? I don't know but how can re directions get any more stealth and EZE?
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