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Masking affiliate link

by brettr
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I see some sites that will link to their affiliates like this:

somesite[dot]com/myaffiliateproduct

which quickly redirects to the affiliate program site (you see something like affiliatesRus[dot]com?pid=1010]Webmaster Affiliate Programs in the url) and shoots you over to the final destination - the product. Are these sites using HTML redirect or javascript such as:

<HTML><head></head><body>

<script LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2">
window.location.replace('http:[//]affiliatesRus[dot]com?pid=1010')
</script>

</body></html>
#affiliate #link #masking
  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    Most will be using PHP redirects.
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    • Profile picture of the author brettr
      Thanks. How is this done in wordpress? I tried uploading an HTML file with the above javascript but nothing happens. I don't reference the HTML directly since it should be the default (?).
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      • Profile picture of the author g36
        Originally Posted by aizaku View Post

        what are the negative effects of linking directly to your affiliate from your site?
        People won't buy from affiliate link. This is no secret for affiliates.

        Originally Posted by brettr View Post

        Thanks. How is this done in wordpress? I tried uploading an HTML file with the above javascript but nothing happens. I don't reference the HTML directly since it should be the default (?).
        Better use php redirect or if you want, .htaccess redirect
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        :)

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  • Profile picture of the author aizaku
    what are the negative effects of linking directly to your affiliate from your site?
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  • Profile picture of the author Abledragon
    Create a new folder with the name of your affiliate product (or whatever name you want) and add an index file containing the redirect - index.php if you're using a PHP redirect or index.html if you're using the HTML redirect.

    Cheers,

    Martin.
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    • Profile picture of the author brettr
      Right - that's what I did. At least the index.html one. Doesn't work.
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  • Profile picture of the author DIABL0
    <html>
    <head>
    <title></title>
    <META HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" CONTENT="0;
    URL=http://affiliatesRus[dot]com?pid=1010">
    </head>
    <body>
    </body>
    </html>
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