Ezine Articles Redirect

WaveHawaii · 05-24-2009, 02:00 AM

Howdy!

I was reading about Ezine Articles allowing 'top level redirects'.
Does anyone know what this means?
Is it the same as .htaccess 301 redirects?

I want my Ezine Articles to have 2 hyperlinks; one to my Squidoo lens and one straight to the affiliate site.
Anyone care to comment on their experience with doing this?

Thanks!

Will

Davion Wong · 05-24-2009, 03:57 AM

That means you can only use a top level domain such as "commissionblueprintreview.com" to redirect to an affiliate site and not a subdomain.

In your case, hyperlinking to Squidoo lens is ok. As for affiliate site, use a top level domain and redirect it. Use masking pls if you can. Neater that way!

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaveHawaii

Howdy!

I was reading about Ezine Articles allowing 'top level redirects'.
Does anyone know what this means?
Is it the same as .htaccess 301 redirects?

I want my Ezine Articles to have 2 hyperlinks; one to my Squidoo lens and one straight to the affiliate site.
Anyone care to comment on their experience with doing this?

Thanks!

Will

WaveHawaii · 05-24-2009, 11:38 AM

Thanks Davion!

Good to know stuff.

Will

Zeus66 · 05-24-2009, 12:04 PM

Probably the easiest way to do it is to put the following code in between the <head></head> tags in your redirecting domain's source code:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://domain_you_want_to_send_people_to">

This will create an automatic (after 0 seconds) redirect to the target domain without any delay.

John

Pat Jackson · 05-24-2009, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeus66

Probably the easiest way to do it is to put the following code in between the <head></head> tags in your redirecting domain's source code:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://domain_you_want_to_send_people_to">

This will create an automatic (after 0 seconds) redirect to the target domain without any delay.

John

Hey John,

Is there any benefit to doing this rather than just forwarding your domain directly from where you purchased it? For example if I bought a domain at GoDaddy just using their re-direct feature.

WaveHawaii · 05-24-2009, 01:15 PM

So I would put that code in the index.html file of the first domain, hyperlinked from the EA article? And the 'domain_you_want_to_send_people_to' is the affiliate sales page?

Here is what I'm thinking. If I have my own domain; BestProductReviews.com. And I have a directory like 'reviews'; so BestProductReviews.com/reviews/

And my EA article keyword is 'brown dog biscuits' and then I would have a hyperlink in my EA article like: BestProductReviews.com/reviews/brown-dog-biscuits/index.html

If I put you code in the index.html file in brown-dog-biscuits, and then it redirects to PuppyLoveBiscuits.com, that would work, right? Or am I missing something.

Thanks,

Will

Pat Jackson · 05-24-2009, 01:18 PM

You can only direct link on EA from a top level domain.

So, http://www.yourdomain.com/ redirected is fine, however, http://www.yourdomain.com/dogtreats will get rejected.

You can buy .info domains and redirect them instead of .coms as they are cheaper.

Zeus66 · 05-24-2009, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pat Jackson

Hey John,

Is there any benefit to doing this rather than just forwarding your domain directly from where you purchased it? For example if I bought a domain at GoDaddy just using their re-direct feature.

Yes. If you just forward the domain from your registrar, you can't really use the domain for any other purpose. The upside is you don't have to pay for hosting. I'd go with a .info domain, which is very cheap, if you use the domain forwarding from your registrar. If you plan to use that domain for any other purpose, the meta refresh is better.

John

jesa8406 · 05-24-2009, 02:37 PM

Is there a way to track what article is getting the clicks/sales?

Let's say my article links to mydomain.com which redirects to cpa offer.

Is it possible to put some kind of code or tracking id in the article that will be recorded by the landing page and then forwarded to cpa offer?

Lillian · 05-24-2009, 02:45 PM

That is a really good question Jesa8406. I have ezine articles for which I use a redirect domain straight to the affiliate page. Unless someone actually buys the product I have no way to tell.
Does anyone else know how to tell if someone has clicked?

WaveHawaii · 05-24-2009, 04:42 PM

Hi John - Zeus66,

So I buy a .info domain and then put the meta refresh in the index.html, right?
Then I can use that domain for other stuff; subdomains & directories.

Does that sum it up?

Thanks,

Will

WaveHawaii · 05-24-2009, 04:48 PM

I think you could try your AWSTATS in your CPanel. I haven't looked at it in ages, but Internet marketers use it to help track visitors and from whence they came.

It would be cool to have a cloaking script that the EA article goes to at the redirecting domain and drops a tracking cookie before going on to the affiliate sales page. There must be something like that.

Will

Zeus66 · 05-24-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaveHawaii

So I buy a .info domain and then put the meta refresh in the index.html, right?
Then I can use that domain for other stuff; subdomains & directories.

Will,

Yes. You need the meta refresh in the index page because ezinearticles only allows redirects from the top level domain name, not an internal page. But since you're still using a web host, you can do whatever you want with the rest of your site. You might want to put content or sales pages or whatever on internal pages, like yourdomain.com/buyacar.html

If you do the meta refresh, you can use those internal pages. If you use domain forwarding through your domain registrar, you lose the ability to do anything else with your domain. Of course, .info domains are really cheap right now... sometimes you can pick up .biz domains as cheap if you look around. So it may not be a concern for you. Just register an entirely new domain and use it for the stuff you would have put on the one you're thinking of redirecting. Either way.

John

WaveHawaii · 05-24-2009, 07:33 PM

Super clarification.

Thanks John!

Will

RayAndLisaJ · 05-24-2009, 08:11 PM

Quote:

info domains are really cheap right now

I picked one up at Godaddy the other day for 99 cents.

WaveHawaii · 05-24-2009, 09:19 PM

Thanks RayAndLisaJ,

Wow! .99 disposable .info domains is insane! I'm on it.

Will

PS. there is only one "i" in insane. ;-) Check you footer. WC

Davion Wong · 05-24-2009, 09:20 PM

Remember to mask your domain so folks do not see your affiliate link.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaveHawaii

Thanks RayAndLisaJ,

Wow! .99 disposable .info domains is insane! I'm on it.

Will

PS. there is only one "i" in insane. ;-) Check you footer. WC

WaveHawaii · 05-24-2009, 09:29 PM

That's another good point. So what are the options for masking?

The final piece of the puzzle: How to mask a meta refresh index. html as Zeus66 has recommended, and how to mask a domain redirect with the domain name registrar as Davion and Pat Jackson recommend?

Thanks Again!

Will

Davion Wong · 05-24-2009, 09:31 PM

Hi,

In your domain registrar platform, the masking feature should be obvious. Just activate that will do.

I use Godaddy and NameCheap. Both have that feature.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaveHawaii

That's another good point. So what are the options for masking?

The final piece of the puzzle: How to mask a meta refresh index. html as Zeus66 has recommended, and how to mask a domain redirect with the domain name registrar as Davion and Pat Jackson recommend?

Thanks Again!

Will

RayAndLisaJ · 05-24-2009, 09:34 PM

After you purchase the domain throug Godaddy your going to forward it to your affiliate link. The option to mask the domain is right there were you forward it.
As far as

Quote:

How to mask a meta refresh index. html as Zeus66 has recommended

not sure.

WarriorNY · 05-24-2009, 09:41 PM

Any idea why they only allow top level domain redirecting? Seems like it could be a waste of a domain name. It would be nice to use the domain name for a real site and have the redirect as a sub-page.

AndrewL · 05-24-2009, 10:27 PM

Thanks for that code.

WaveHawaii · 05-24-2009, 10:52 PM

Ezine Articles rules defy logic a lot more than you think if you've ever tried to submit a batch of articles as I did recently. I can't tell you how many edits I had to do to get them accepted over a 3 week period.

Like RayAndLisaJ said, get a .99cent domain. Don't sweat the little stuff. You want your EA article to point to your affiliate sales page and/or your keyword themed Squidoo pre-sales page.

Aloha,

Will

geoffcruz · 06-20-2009, 10:33 PM

this is the coolest thread i have ever read, i will try that technique, this will definitely remove the process of creating your own landing page.

geoffcruz · 06-20-2009, 11:48 PM

help guys,

i bought a domain in godaddy and tried the forwarding and masking function, i forwarded the domain to my affiliate link. However when it tried it out the site that comes out is the parked domain site of godaddy. can someone tell me where i might went wrong?

05-24-2009, 02:00 AM	#1
WaveHawaii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 59 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ezine Articles Redirect Howdy! I was reading about Ezine Articles allowing 'top level redirects'. Does anyone know what this means? Is it the same as .htaccess 301 redirects? I want my Ezine Articles to have 2 hyperlinks; one to my Squidoo lens and one straight to the affiliate site. Anyone care to comment on their experience with doing this? Thanks! Will

05-24-2009, 11:38 AM	#3
WaveHawaii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 59 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect Thanks Davion! Good to know stuff. Will

05-24-2009, 12:04 PM	#4
Zeus66 John Schwartz War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Near Dallas, TX, USA Posts: 3,691 Thanks: 1,620 Thanked 3,245 Times in 1,140 Posts Social Networking	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect Probably the easiest way to do it is to put the following code in between the <head></head> tags in your redirecting domain's source code: <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://domain_you_want_to_send_people_to"> This will create an automatic (after 0 seconds) redirect to the target domain without any delay. John
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05-24-2009, 01:15 PM	#6
WaveHawaii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 59 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect So I would put that code in the index.html file of the first domain, hyperlinked from the EA article? And the 'domain_you_want_to_send_people_to' is the affiliate sales page? Here is what I'm thinking. If I have my own domain; BestProductReviews.com. And I have a directory like 'reviews'; so BestProductReviews.com/reviews/ And my EA article keyword is 'brown dog biscuits' and then I would have a hyperlink in my EA article like: BestProductReviews.com/reviews/brown-dog-biscuits/index.html If I put you code in the index.html file in brown-dog-biscuits, and then it redirects to PuppyLoveBiscuits.com, that would work, right? Or am I missing something. Thanks, Will

05-24-2009, 01:18 PM	#7
Pat Jackson Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,387 Thanks: 650 Thanked 192 Times in 130 Posts	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect You can only direct link on EA from a top level domain. So, http://www.yourdomain.com/ redirected is fine, however, http://www.yourdomain.com/dogtreats will get rejected. You can buy .info domains and redirect them instead of .coms as they are cheaper.

05-24-2009, 02:37 PM	#9
jesa8406 Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 24 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect Is there a way to track what article is getting the clicks/sales? Let's say my article links to mydomain.com which redirects to cpa offer. Is it possible to put some kind of code or tracking id in the article that will be recorded by the landing page and then forwarded to cpa offer?

05-24-2009, 02:45 PM	#10
Lillian Lillian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: , , Canada. Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect That is a really good question Jesa8406. I have ezine articles for which I use a redirect domain straight to the affiliate page. Unless someone actually buys the product I have no way to tell. Does anyone else know how to tell if someone has clicked?
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05-24-2009, 04:42 PM	#11
WaveHawaii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 59 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect Hi John - Zeus66, So I buy a .info domain and then put the meta refresh in the index.html, right? Then I can use that domain for other stuff; subdomains & directories. Does that sum it up? Thanks, Will

05-24-2009, 04:48 PM	#12
WaveHawaii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 59 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect I think you could try your AWSTATS in your CPanel. I haven't looked at it in ages, but Internet marketers use it to help track visitors and from whence they came. It would be cool to have a cloaking script that the EA article goes to at the redirecting domain and drops a tracking cookie before going on to the affiliate sales page. There must be something like that. Will

05-24-2009, 07:33 PM	#14
WaveHawaii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 59 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect Super clarification. Thanks John! Will

05-24-2009, 09:19 PM	#16
WaveHawaii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 59 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect Thanks RayAndLisaJ, Wow! .99 disposable .info domains is insane! I'm on it. Will PS. there is only one "i" in insane. ;-) Check you footer. WC

05-24-2009, 09:29 PM	#18
WaveHawaii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 59 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect That's another good point. So what are the options for masking? The final piece of the puzzle: How to mask a meta refresh index. html as Zeus66 has recommended, and how to mask a domain redirect with the domain name registrar as Davion and Pat Jackson recommend? Thanks Again! Will

05-24-2009, 09:41 PM	#21
WarriorNY Active Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect Any idea why they only allow top level domain redirecting? Seems like it could be a waste of a domain name. It would be nice to use the domain name for a real site and have the redirect as a sub-page.

05-24-2009, 10:27 PM	#22
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05-24-2009, 10:52 PM	#23
WaveHawaii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 59 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Ezine Articles Redirect Ezine Articles rules defy logic a lot more than you think if you've ever tried to submit a batch of articles as I did recently. I can't tell you how many edits I had to do to get them accepted over a 3 week period. Like RayAndLisaJ said, get a .99cent domain. Don't sweat the little stuff. You want your EA article to point to your affiliate sales page and/or your keyword themed Squidoo pre-sales page. Aloha, Will

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