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Clickbank affiliate promotion: Will masking affect my payout?

by amitz27
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Hi Warriors,

I have a query here regarding affiliate marketing.
Say I am trying to sell an affiliate product at greatdogcaretips.com.
The clickbank affiliate link, when clicked takes my customer to greatdogcaretips.com?hop=myclickbankid.

which I feel is not so professional.

So CAN I...

Buy a domain from godaddy like dogcareproduct.com, then use the godaddy forwarding and masking option to then forward this domain to greatdogcaretips.com?hop=myclickbankid. Since I am using masking, the product page will still show my domain dogcareproduct.com.

If I do this, can this sale be tracked by clickbank/product vendor and will I get the commission for my sales? Also is there a way to track the traffic coming in? Since I am redirecting right at the domain, I am not sure... Any ideas?
#affect #affiliate #clickbank #masking #payout #promotion
  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    ClickBank's "official information" says that you're not really supposed to do this and warns that it may affect your affiliate commissions.

    However, thousands of people don't believe that and do it anyway.

    I've discussed it in some detail with someone who works for ClickBank, and I'm still doing it and not worrying about it, after that discussion, myself.

    But you can only decide for yourself. There'll be people who read what ClickBank say about it on their information pages and advise you against it, and others (like myself) who have always done it - even after discussing it in detail with ClickBank - and don't think it's a problem.
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    • Profile picture of the author amitz27
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      ClickBank's "official information" says that you're not really supposed to do this and warns that it may affect your affiliate commissions.

      However, thousands of people don't believe that and do it anyway.

      I've discussed it in some detail with someone who works for ClickBank, and I'm still doing it and not worrying about it, after that discussion, myself.

      But you can only decide for yourself. There'll be people who read what ClickBank say about it on their information pages and advise you against it, and others (like myself) who have always done it and don't think it's a problem.
      Thanks Alexa. That was a crisp and clear reply.
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  • Profile picture of the author gbarrows31
    Nope it can hinder your tracking at times though..
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    • Profile picture of the author amitz27
      Originally Posted by gbarrows31 View Post

      Nope it can hinder your tracking at times though..
      Have you experienced the same in your stats?
      Could you throw some more light on it?
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  • Profile picture of the author ArticlePrince
    I used to do it all the time, there's no problem. A redirect still sends the user to that link (example.com/hop.etc) so there's no technical reason for it not to work. Plus, I track my data very heavily; I'd notice a discrepancy.
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    • Profile picture of the author amitz27
      Originally Posted by ArticlePrince View Post

      I used to do it all the time, there's no problem. A redirect still sends the user to that link (example.com/hop.etc) so there's no technical reason for it not to work. Plus, I track my data very heavily; I'd notice a discrepancy.
      Thanks for your input.
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  • Profile picture of the author amitz27
    Originally Posted by amitz27 View Post

    Hi Warriors,

    I have a query here regarding affiliate marketing.
    Say I am trying to sell an affiliate product at greatdogcaretips.com.
    The clickbank affiliate link, when clicked takes my customer to greatdogcaretips.com?hop=myclickbankid.

    which I feel is not so professional.

    So CAN I...

    Buy a domain from godaddy like dogcareproduct.com, then use the godaddy forwarding and masking option to then forward this domain to greatdogcaretips.com?hop=myclickbankid. Since I am using masking, the product page will still show my domain dogcareproduct.com.

    If I do this, can this sale be tracked by clickbank/product vendor and will I get the commission for my sales? Also is there a way to track the traffic coming in? Since I am redirecting right at the domain, I am not sure... Any ideas?
    Warriors,
    A query on the method that I am planning to adopt... Is this recommended?

    I have no preselling, no webpage, no list building etc.
    My strategy is to....
    • get my site ranked to the top of my keyword in Google and hence get traffic.
    • Do some video marketing with my web link.
    • Comment in blogs.
    • Make use of signatures in forum effectively.
    • Use podcasting to market the product.
    I know the importance of building a list which I plan to do soon. Please share your comments on this strategy.
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  • Profile picture of the author vinug
    This may interfere with tracking..
    Secrets of Using Domain Masking with Free Web Hosting

    check under the heading domain name masking.. the code shows creation of frames and clickbank terms states :
    Don’t mask or store your HopLink in a frame. For your HopLinks to be properly tracked, they must not be stored in a frame. If your domain is masked, your HopLink will be stored in this manner, and therefore will be unreliable.
    refer : Affiliate Dos and Don’ts
    so better stay away from that..
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    • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
      Why not use a WP plugin such as MaxBlogPress Ninja Affiliate? Not only does it cloak your links beautifully, it also keeps track of all your clicks.

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    • Profile picture of the author amitz27
      Thanks for the tip!
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    • Profile picture of the author amitz27
      Originally Posted by vinug View Post

      This may interfere with tracking..
      Secrets of Using Domain Masking with Free Web Hosting

      check under the heading domain name masking.. the code shows creation of frames and clickbank terms states :

      refer : Affiliate Dos and Don'ts
      so better stay away from that..
      Thanks! I will take a look at that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by Chris Kent View Post

    As for masking affecting tracking, I cannot see how that is possible at all. Would love to hear an explanation for it.
    Indeed.

    This is (part of the reason) why I actually discussed it at some length with ClickBank.

    They were unable to give me any reason why it might.
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    • Profile picture of the author ozkantarkan
      Hi,

      I don't want to send one of my prospective customer to sales page, I rather want to send it directly to clickbank checkout page. How can I do it?

      http:// xxx.yyy.pay.clickbank.net/?hop=affiliate&tid=trackinghere&sku=123456789

      does this work?
      it gets you just directly to checkout page with the necessary additions like affiliate and tracking..

      Do we loose commission?

      Best Regards
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