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New Elf Links Autobot - an Update for my WSO
Posted 24th September 2015 at 02:49 PM by kindsvater
New - Elf Links Autobot
One of my popular WSOs - Elf Links was just updated with a second WordPress plugin that automates the process.
This is as easy as it gets to hide your affiliate links and boost your SEO.
The Autobot will automatically convert links in your posts and pages so they are not identifiable by Google as being a link.
If you have been struggling as an affiliate marketer even though you have good content and good backlinks, it may be your affiliate links which are holding you back.
Google has repeatedly said in numerous contexts it does not like affiliate sites. The posts by forum members complaining about Google nuking their affiliate sites are legion.
My solution was, well, if Google does not like affiliate sites then don't let Google know you are an affiliate!
Something like Pretty Links only makes your links "pretty" to visitors. There is no SEO benefit because the Googlebot still follows the links and identifies you as an affiliate.
With Elf Links there is no link for the Googlebot.
You may be wondering - how do you link to the merchant without links? That, my friend, is the magic of Elf Links.
If you do not want links to certain domains converted then you can whitelist them in the Autobot control panel.
Questions and Answers
Is Autobot compatible with regular Elf Links? Yes. You can install both plugins on the same website. The links you have previously created with Elf Links will continue to work. Autobot will then convert other links or new links you create.
Does Autobot replace the other Elf Links plugin? No. It depends on your needs. The 'regular' Elf Links plugin gives you more control over links and text on a link by link basis. Autobot allows for faster use of this technology for existing sites with many links.
What is the big Autobot advantage? If you have a site with 1000 pages then manually modifying links to the regular Elf Links format is not a lot of fun. Now you don't have to. Just install the Autobot and you're done.
Also, if you have another script creating pages and links, such as an Amazon script, the Autobot might be able to convert those links to Elf Links. The 'regular' Elf Links plugin is not compatible with other link generating plugins on your website, but the Autobot has been designed to convert links it finds even if something else created them. No guarantees of compatibility (and please don't ask if your other premium plugin is compatible as there is no way for me to know), but for the first time there is the possibility of taking links generated by one plugin and having the Autobot convert them into Elf Links.
Do I need to also install the 'Easy Adsense' plugin to use the Autobot? No.
Does Autobot makes changes to my website? No. The plugin makes no changes to the content of your pages and posts in the Wordpress database. If you uninstall the Autobot then the links in your pages will continue to be seen as before. The plugin does store any domains you whitelist in the database.
What is the white list? You list domains you want the Autobot to skip. For example, you may want to leave internal links as-is to preserve link juice. While you want to hide affiliate links, there may be links to another domain where you want to pass PageRank or show Google you are linking to authority sites.
To use the white list from within your Wordpress admin panel go to Settings and click on Elf Links Autobot. In the box list domains to white list, separated by commas, and click enter. Super easy.
What are the differences between Autobot and 'regular' Elf Links?
With 'regular' Elf Links you create links one by one in a control panel and get a code for each link. You then insert the code into your posts and pages. The code is what Google sees. For site visitors the plugin converts the code back into a working link in their web browser. With Autobot you do not create any links and do not insert any code into posts and pages.
'Regular' Elf Links can be used as a link manager across your entire website so you can change a link once and it will be changed everywhere. The Autobot is not a link manager. It just changes all links.
With 'regular' Elf Links the source code of the web page that Google sees does not have any links - just a span tag and a code. With the Autobot there are two randomized codes and encrypted text where the link was in the page. This will be 'gobbledygook' to Google. Every time you refresh a page the codes and text in the source code will be different.
Can I change the name of the plugin? Yes. Elf Links plugins are designed for maximum anonymity, but unlike the regular 'Elf Links' plugin you do not need to made an edit so the plugin knows what it is called. If your theme displays plugin names, or you are super paranoid about Google, feel free to rename the plugin to something else, such as mastercard, twitteraid, superspamblock, etc.
Anything you have seen Autobot not work with? Iframed links. If you are using links inside an iframe then Autobot may break that code.
The plugin has been tested with numerous default and free themes and no conflicts have been found. If you find a conflict with your setup please let me know.
If your theme had a conflict with 'regular' Elf Links try the Autobot Links are created in a different way, and I inserted a sneaky trick that should make Autobot have fewer potential conflicts.
How to Get the Autobot
The new Autobot is free for all Elf Links members. It is in the members area you get access to after buying Elf Links.
The updated Warrior Forum WSO is here.
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One of my popular WSOs - Elf Links was just updated with a second WordPress plugin that automates the process.
This is as easy as it gets to hide your affiliate links and boost your SEO.
The Autobot will automatically convert links in your posts and pages so they are not identifiable by Google as being a link.
If you have been struggling as an affiliate marketer even though you have good content and good backlinks, it may be your affiliate links which are holding you back.
Google has repeatedly said in numerous contexts it does not like affiliate sites. The posts by forum members complaining about Google nuking their affiliate sites are legion.
My solution was, well, if Google does not like affiliate sites then don't let Google know you are an affiliate!
Something like Pretty Links only makes your links "pretty" to visitors. There is no SEO benefit because the Googlebot still follows the links and identifies you as an affiliate.
With Elf Links there is no link for the Googlebot.
You may be wondering - how do you link to the merchant without links? That, my friend, is the magic of Elf Links.
If you do not want links to certain domains converted then you can whitelist them in the Autobot control panel.
Questions and Answers
Is Autobot compatible with regular Elf Links? Yes. You can install both plugins on the same website. The links you have previously created with Elf Links will continue to work. Autobot will then convert other links or new links you create.
Does Autobot replace the other Elf Links plugin? No. It depends on your needs. The 'regular' Elf Links plugin gives you more control over links and text on a link by link basis. Autobot allows for faster use of this technology for existing sites with many links.
What is the big Autobot advantage? If you have a site with 1000 pages then manually modifying links to the regular Elf Links format is not a lot of fun. Now you don't have to. Just install the Autobot and you're done.
Also, if you have another script creating pages and links, such as an Amazon script, the Autobot might be able to convert those links to Elf Links. The 'regular' Elf Links plugin is not compatible with other link generating plugins on your website, but the Autobot has been designed to convert links it finds even if something else created them. No guarantees of compatibility (and please don't ask if your other premium plugin is compatible as there is no way for me to know), but for the first time there is the possibility of taking links generated by one plugin and having the Autobot convert them into Elf Links.
Do I need to also install the 'Easy Adsense' plugin to use the Autobot? No.
Does Autobot makes changes to my website? No. The plugin makes no changes to the content of your pages and posts in the Wordpress database. If you uninstall the Autobot then the links in your pages will continue to be seen as before. The plugin does store any domains you whitelist in the database.
What is the white list? You list domains you want the Autobot to skip. For example, you may want to leave internal links as-is to preserve link juice. While you want to hide affiliate links, there may be links to another domain where you want to pass PageRank or show Google you are linking to authority sites.
To use the white list from within your Wordpress admin panel go to Settings and click on Elf Links Autobot. In the box list domains to white list, separated by commas, and click enter. Super easy.
What are the differences between Autobot and 'regular' Elf Links?
With 'regular' Elf Links you create links one by one in a control panel and get a code for each link. You then insert the code into your posts and pages. The code is what Google sees. For site visitors the plugin converts the code back into a working link in their web browser. With Autobot you do not create any links and do not insert any code into posts and pages.
'Regular' Elf Links can be used as a link manager across your entire website so you can change a link once and it will be changed everywhere. The Autobot is not a link manager. It just changes all links.
With 'regular' Elf Links the source code of the web page that Google sees does not have any links - just a span tag and a code. With the Autobot there are two randomized codes and encrypted text where the link was in the page. This will be 'gobbledygook' to Google. Every time you refresh a page the codes and text in the source code will be different.
Can I change the name of the plugin? Yes. Elf Links plugins are designed for maximum anonymity, but unlike the regular 'Elf Links' plugin you do not need to made an edit so the plugin knows what it is called. If your theme displays plugin names, or you are super paranoid about Google, feel free to rename the plugin to something else, such as mastercard, twitteraid, superspamblock, etc.
Anything you have seen Autobot not work with? Iframed links. If you are using links inside an iframe then Autobot may break that code.
The plugin has been tested with numerous default and free themes and no conflicts have been found. If you find a conflict with your setup please let me know.
If your theme had a conflict with 'regular' Elf Links try the Autobot Links are created in a different way, and I inserted a sneaky trick that should make Autobot have fewer potential conflicts.
How to Get the Autobot
The new Autobot is free for all Elf Links members. It is in the members area you get access to after buying Elf Links.
The updated Warrior Forum WSO is here.
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