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Will Yahoo Answers strip ClickBank affiliate code out of links?

by jpf566
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Title says it all, Do you know know? Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeWike
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    Yahoo doesn't allow affiliate links whatsoever. That is one of the main reasons they do not allow tinyurl links either, so that people struggle to cloak their links. This is probably to prevent people from overusing their affiliate links on Y!A, since a lot of people already overuse their links once they are level 2.

    I'd suggest you use Y!A to get traffic to your website, and have all your affiliate links placed on your website. Y!A is a fantastic place to get targeted leads. Answers rank highly on Google as it is, so you're bound to get a decent amount of traffic to your website if your answer is helpful enough.

    To answer your question more specifically, they will not strip the code out of your links. They will merely delete your answers if you try to post affiliate links in your answers in any way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by jpf566 View Post

    Will Yahoo Answers strip ClickBank affiliate code out of links?
    It doesn't matter, because you'll be banned from Yahoo Answers really quickly, if you try to do this. It will be noticed quickly (often by a competitor).

    Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this is no way to sell ClickBank products anyway - even if you could do it. It's missing the point. Sorry.

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    • Profile picture of the author Lakezilla
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      It doesn't matter, because you'll be banned from Yahoo Answers really quickly, if you try to do this. It will be noticed quickly (often by a competitor).

      Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this is no way to sell ClickBank products anyway - even if you could do it. It's missing the point. Sorry.

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      Great post Alexa...I couldn't agree more!
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Will Yahoo Answers strip ClickBank affiliate code out of links?

    Hopefully. Followed by a lifetime IP ban.
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    • Profile picture of the author jpf566
      Originally Posted by travlinguy View Post

      Will Yahoo Answers strip ClickBank affiliate code out of links?

      Hopefully. Followed by a lifetime IP ban.
      Whoa there partner settle down. I wasn't planning on spamming the hell out of Yahoo answers. I was planning on answering questions properly and directing to an ebook which I have purchased, read and love.


      Thanks everyone for the info!
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      • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
        Originally Posted by jpf566 View Post

        Whoa there partner settle down. I wasn't planning on spamming the hell out of Yahoo answers. I was planning on answering questions properly and directing to an ebook which I have purchased, read and love.


        Thanks everyone for the info!
        Whoa there partner, I'm as settled as can be. I never suggested you were doing anything wrong. You don't need to come here asking this though. It's right there in Yahoo's TOS.

        And they don't bother "stripping out" affiliate codes. Nope. They shut your account down immediately, no questions asked. And since you brought it up, answering questions with affiliate links isn't what Yahoo Answers is for. And, partner, what you're describing is considered Spamming in every corner of cyberspace. Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author zigzag007
    Yahoo Answers is very strict about that, I wouldn't try it.
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