Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress

mojoisland · 02-21-2009, 10:58 AM

Hi everyone,
I have a blog that I am monetizing with affilate banners, mostly clickbank products but a few other affiliate program products. How do I go about cloaking the these affiliate links??

Thanks,
Robert

Eric Reed · 02-21-2009, 11:09 AM

Here something I found, haven't tried it myself but it will get you started and it's free!

ø Link Cloaking Plugin for WordPress | W-Shadow.com ø

Hope this helps you,

Eric

mojoisland · 02-21-2009, 11:17 AM

Eric,
Thank you for the link. That would work for adding links into posts but I don't see how I could use when setting up my banners.

That is where I am getting hung up. My banner plugin asks for the url the banner is coming from and then the affiliate link that it is going to. So when someone clicks on the link, BAM!!, there's my affiliate link.
If anyone else can share some ideas I would appreciate it.

Thanks again,
Robert

mojoisland · 02-21-2009, 11:51 AM

Would it be possible to set up a page and then forward that page to the affiliate url and mask it somehow to hide the link? something like this:
main url http://www.mysite.com then make a page called
http://www.mysite.com/weightloss and that url forwards to the affiliate link and shows up as http://www.mysite.com/weightloss in the browser
next affiliate banner url could be http://www.mysite.com/loseweightprogram etc...

Thanks,
Robert

mojoisland · 02-21-2009, 12:04 PM

Did I miss something???

iddigger · 02-21-2009, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojoisland

Would it be possible to set up a page and then forward that page to the affiliate url and mask it somehow to hide the link? something like this:
main url http://www.mysite.com then make a page called
http://www.mysite.com/weightloss and that url forwards to the affiliate link and shows up as http://www.mysite.com/weightloss in the browser
next affiliate banner url could be http://www.mysite.com/loseweightprogram etc...

Thanks,
Robert

Hi Robert,

I found this cloaking site Free Link Cloaker but haven't tried it yet and I have cloaking tips on this post here TwitPwr

SexySarah19 · 02-21-2009, 12:35 PM

there are lots of free link cloakers around the net

just test them all and see which one suits your needs best

sofia12 · 02-21-2009, 01:36 PM

I haven't found a wordpress plugin that works for banners either so what I do is buy a domain name for each product, forward that domain name (in Godaddy) to the product with masking enabled, and then use that domain name as the link for the banner.

mojoisland · 02-21-2009, 01:49 PM

Thanks Sofia! I think that's what I am going to do.

Thanks,
Robert

ODA Marketing · 02-21-2009, 02:07 PM

Hi.

You don't need a plugin for clocking a aff link in a banner.

There are a lot of services on the net doing this, and there are no difference in cloaking a link in a banner you put in a blog then a banner you put in another type of websites.

Hopes this helps.

- Oddvar.

Eric Reed · 02-21-2009, 02:57 PM

Try this one...

Wordpress Banner Add Plugin

Max Banner Ads Plugin: A Masterpiece Of Work! | graphics and innovation

Eric

ebookfreezone · 02-22-2009, 12:56 PM

I am not sure if this will help you but I found a site where you can change your url's at tinyurl.com.

Andres · 02-22-2009, 01:05 PM

Yo Eric - thanks for that Banner Ad Plugin!

Good job

Mark Dulisse · 02-22-2009, 01:16 PM

I use this plugin for cloaking links, and does stats and your able to control the URL to keep it clean.

WordPress › GoCodes WordPress Plugins

Micheal Perkins · 02-22-2009, 03:03 PM

I use this link cloaker. It encrypts the link and saves it as a .html file. You just load the file it creates for you onto your server and link to that page on your site. As far as I can tell it's impossible for anyone to see your affiliate link with this.

navi · 02-22-2009, 03:47 PM

Interesting topic, since I have also just started to promote clickbank products through wordpress. I guess once I actually set it up, will have a better understanding of how to do it. Thanks though!

success-4-u · 02-28-2009, 08:13 PM

Thanks ! A Great little cloaker!

techlink · 02-28-2009, 08:51 PM

When I use this cloaker my web site never loads. It looks like the affiliate link and my web site address keep fluttering back and forth. Any ideas. My system uses windows vista. Thanks.

laurelwachtel · 03-03-2009, 07:07 PM

Thank you for your link post Michael, I been looking for a good way to cloak without purchasing domains, this tool will help me just nicely! Nice post!

02-21-2009, 10:58 AM	#1
mojoisland Mobile Marketing Master War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St. Thomas USVI Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts Contact Info	Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Hi everyone, I have a blog that I am monetizing with affilate banners, mostly clickbank products but a few other affiliate program products. How do I go about cloaking the these affiliate links?? Thanks, Robert
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02-21-2009, 11:09 AM	#2
Eric Reed Advanced Warrior Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: , , USA. Posts: 633 Thanks: 27 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Here something I found, haven't tried it myself but it will get you started and it's free! ø Link Cloaking Plugin for WordPress \| W-Shadow.com ø Hope this helps you, Eric
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02-21-2009, 11:17 AM	#3
mojoisland Mobile Marketing Master War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St. Thomas USVI Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts Contact Info	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Eric, Thank you for the link. That would work for adding links into posts but I don't see how I could use when setting up my banners. That is where I am getting hung up. My banner plugin asks for the url the banner is coming from and then the affiliate link that it is going to. So when someone clicks on the link, BAM!!, there's my affiliate link. If anyone else can share some ideas I would appreciate it. Thanks again, Robert
	FREE WSO *Why You Must* Use ClickBank In 2010. Get The Addictive New Web App That Simplifies Your CB Campaign**

02-21-2009, 11:51 AM	#4
mojoisland Mobile Marketing Master War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St. Thomas USVI Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts Contact Info	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Would it be possible to set up a page and then forward that page to the affiliate url and mask it somehow to hide the link? something like this: main url http://www.mysite.com then make a page called http://www.mysite.com/weightloss and that url forwards to the affiliate link and shows up as http://www.mysite.com/weightloss in the browser next affiliate banner url could be http://www.mysite.com/loseweightprogram etc... Thanks, Robert
	FREE WSO *Why You Must* Use ClickBank In 2010. Get The Addictive New Web App That Simplifies Your CB Campaign**

02-21-2009, 12:04 PM	#5
mojoisland Mobile Marketing Master War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St. Thomas USVI Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts Contact Info	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Did I miss something???
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02-21-2009, 12:35 PM	#7
SexySarah19 Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 64 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress there are lots of free link cloakers around the net just test them all and see which one suits your needs best

02-21-2009, 01:36 PM	#8
sofia12 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA Posts: 148 Thanks: 15 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress I haven't found a wordpress plugin that works for banners either so what I do is buy a domain name for each product, forward that domain name (in Godaddy) to the product with masking enabled, and then use that domain name as the link for the banner.
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02-21-2009, 01:49 PM	#9
mojoisland Mobile Marketing Master War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St. Thomas USVI Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts Contact Info	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Thanks Sofia! I think that's what I am going to do. Thanks, Robert
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02-21-2009, 02:07 PM	#10
ODA Marketing Oddvar Meyer War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: , , Norway. Posts: 629 Thanks: 93 Thanked 105 Times in 64 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Hi. You don't need a plugin for clocking a aff link in a banner. There are a lot of services on the net doing this, and there are no difference in cloaking a link in a banner you put in a blog then a banner you put in another type of websites. Hopes this helps. - Oddvar.

02-21-2009, 02:57 PM	#11
Eric Reed Advanced Warrior Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: , , USA. Posts: 633 Thanks: 27 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Try this one... Wordpress Banner Add Plugin Max Banner Ads Plugin: A Masterpiece Of Work! \| graphics and innovation Eric
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02-22-2009, 12:56 PM	#12
ebookfreezone Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 14 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress I am not sure if this will help you but I found a site where you can change your url's at tinyurl.com.
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02-22-2009, 01:05 PM	#13
Andres HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: California Posts: 281 Thanks: 1 Thanked 22 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Yo Eric - thanks for that Banner Ad Plugin! Good job

02-22-2009, 01:16 PM	#14
Mark Dulisse HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charlottetown, PEI, Canada Posts: 415 Thanks: 149 Thanked 103 Times in 45 Posts Social Networking	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress I use this plugin for cloaking links, and does stats and your able to control the URL to keep it clean. WordPress › GoCodes WordPress Plugins

02-22-2009, 03:03 PM	#15
Micheal Perkins HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 201 Thanks: 5 Thanked 30 Times in 26 Posts Social Networking	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress I use this link cloaker. It encrypts the link and saves it as a .html file. You just load the file it creates for you onto your server and link to that page on your site. As far as I can tell it's impossible for anyone to see your affiliate link with this.

02-22-2009, 03:47 PM	#16
navi Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tempe,AZ Posts: 37 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Interesting topic, since I have also just started to promote clickbank products through wordpress. I guess once I actually set it up, will have a better understanding of how to do it. Thanks though!

02-28-2009, 08:13 PM	#17
success-4-u Success4U War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia. Posts: 7 Thanks: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Contact Info	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Thanks ! A Great little cloaker!
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02-28-2009, 08:51 PM	#18
techlink Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress When I use this cloaker my web site never loads. It looks like the affiliate link and my web site address keep fluttering back and forth. Any ideas. My system uses windows vista. Thanks.

03-03-2009, 07:07 PM	#19
laurelwachtel Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Leeds, United Kingdom Posts: 92 Thanks: 30 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Cloaking affiliate links on Wordpress Thank you for your link post Michael, I been looking for a good way to cloak without purchasing domains, this tool will help me just nicely! Nice post!