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Redirects? www. MyDomain.com/recommends - but No .htm extension?

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Some emails send by the gurus usually are a redirect such as,

www. MyDomain.com/recommends

or

www. MyDomain.com/gift

Which go to other affiliate pages (affilite url hidden)



But in the Emails, I don't see any .htm after each of their pages, like here.
Why not these?
www. MyDomain.com/recommends.htm

www. MyDomain.com/gift.htm


howcome no .htm are showing ? (I know reason one is so them urls look more attractive, so they exclude the .htm) but i thought it is Unsafe to use URLs with no .htm ? or is it ok?

and as no .htm is being used, then are any special requirements required in the page source Html? or just exactly asif it was
#htm #mydomaincom or recommends #redirects #www
  • Profile picture of the author Gene Pimentel
    When there is no file extension (like .htm), it's a folder, not a file. Inside that folder is a index.htm, index.HTML or index.php which contains the content. There is no need to end your URL with a file name.
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    • Profile picture of the author entry
      Thanks.

      Here is what i want to do

      I basically want to do the same, and redirect that URL (folder) - with No .htm into a Redirect page.....which goes to an Affiliate page.

      Would I need a index.htm, index.HTML or index.php file inside the folder?

      and is it in the index.htm file I would enter the redirect code?


      www. AffiliateProduct-toPromote.com


      Showing www. MyDomain.com/gift on my email. Can you give some steps please
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      It can also be done with htaccess. You can configure it so that you needn't use the extension when giving out the URL.
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      • Profile picture of the author entry
        Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

        It can also be done with htaccess. You can configure it so that you needn't use the extension when giving out the URL.


        can you explain how in some steps please?

        and is it for my needs, to just promote an affiliate page via a redirect? (see my above post)
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        • Profile picture of the author hongsam
          That's not difficult at all.

          Create a folder, let's say 'test'.

          In the test folder, you will need 2 files

          index.html / index.htm
          and
          index.php

          The index.html includes frameset with the index.php url.

          The index.php url will include a redirect header code
          to point at your affiliate link.

          It's very easy to set up.

          If you are still not sure, just let me know,
          I will send you a sample files.
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          • Profile picture of the author entry
            Originally Posted by hongsam View Post

            That's not difficult at all.

            Create a folder, let's say 'test'.

            In the test folder, you will need 2 files

            index.html / index.htm
            and
            index.php

            The index.html includes frameset with the index.php url.

            The index.php url will include a redirect header code
            to point at your affiliate link.

            It's very easy to set up.

            If you are still not sure, just let me know,
            I will send you a sample files.
            Thanks.

            I have just done it with the index.htm, but is the index.php really required?


            Another query, in the autoresponder email urls, for each of my links, is the http:// required?

            http://www. MyDomain.com/gift

            or can I get away with this following one

            -> www. MyDomain.com/gift


            What are the advantages and disadvantages of including http:// and Not including it?
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          • Profile picture of the author hometutor
            Use your ftp on online file manager to make a new folder

            say blah.com/NewFolder/

            This program I wrote which is free with no optin required will make your redirect for you making a frame before the redirect so your viewers will have something to see as they are being redirected.

            On your hard drive make a file index.htm or index.html

            If you don't know how to make a redirect use this program
            Ricks FREE Web Page Frame and Redirect Maker WITH Resale Rights (ugliest page I've ever made)

            Oops optin was required so here's the exe

            http://newbieservices.com/InternetSo...FrameMaker.exe

            If you already know how to make a refresh then you don't need the program. I always forget the code which is why I wrote it

            Now upload the index.htm to the new directory. Since index.htm and index.html (html has priority over htm) is the default file name you do not need the index.htm

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            • Profile picture of the author entry
              Thanks.

              Can you answer my previous question ?
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        • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
          Originally Posted by entry View Post


          can you explain how in some steps please?

          and is it for my needs, to just promote an affiliate page via a redirect? (see my above post)
          Take your pick of methods... Remove .html with .htaccess
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