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Is it better to cloak your affiliate links with link cloak plugins or php redirects?

by kumar
4 replies
In the wake of Amazon, CB and CJ banning affiliate sites (its against their TOS) which use plugins with frames or i-frames (honestly don't know what these mean), is it better to use simple php redirects to cloak affiliate links? Or are there plugins which are still 'safe' to use?

Thanks!
#affiliate #cloak #link #links #php #plugins #redirects
  • Profile picture of the author sylarrr
    Why are the blocking affiliate sites with iframes? (sorry, not a affiliate marketer here)
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    • Profile picture of the author kbailey1734
      I use simple redirects

      Code:
      <html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;
url=http://INSERTLINKHERE.com">
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
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      • Profile picture of the author nateall
        Originally Posted by kbailey1734 View Post

        I use simple redirects

        Code:
        <html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;
url=http://INSERTLINKHERE.com">
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

        Question for you. That redirect works fine if you are linking to a landing page, but if you link to a download it loads a blank page and the download pops up. How can I make a redirect directly to a download so that the it does not open a blank page?
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  • Profile picture of the author Frederik Jorgensen
    I use simple redirects too. I just don't bother with plugins, when I know this works every time and is very quick to do.
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