How do you hide affiliate ID?

Banned 11 years ago

Do you mean cloak your affiliate link so that it looks like a different URL?

A free solution that I've used (and works well) is bit.ly. You can also purchase a domain name and redirect that to your affiliate link.

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Anton543

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Joshua Rigley

Do you mean cloak your affiliate link so that it looks like a different URL?

A free solution that I've used (and works well) is bit.ly. You can also purchase a domain name and redirect that to your affiliate link.

I want people to only see the destination url such as Amazon.com/product

and not.......

Amazon.com/product/MyID (or something of that variation).

I obviously want my affiliate ID tracked by the merchant but without visible signs.

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Joshua Rigley

Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Anton543

I want people to only see the destination url such as Amazon.com/product

and not.......

Amazon.com/product/MyID (or something of that variation).

I obviously want my affiliate ID tracked by the merchant but without visible signs.

Aaah, I KNOW there's a way to do that using Javascript, but I've forgotten. I tried doing a search in Google, but couldn't find anything.

If you're savvy with Javascript, you should be able to find a way to do it. If not, then find a friend who is. I know it isn't a very complex or difficult process, I just can't remember how it's done.

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theory expert

Banned 11 years ago

I think some people only read your first post and not the one after it, so, let me put both your quotes below for the lazy. Maybe someone can be helpful.

Originally Posted by Anton543

I would like to hide the affiliate ID that invariably shows up in the url when someone clicks on an affiliate link?

The purpose is this. Say I am doing an impartial product review but would like to insert my affiliate ID to the product page and don't people to know I am including my ID.

Originally Posted by Anton543

I want people to only see the destination url such as Amazon.com/product

and not.......

Amazon.com/product/MyID (or something of that variation).

I obviously want my affiliate ID tracked by the merchant but without visible signs.

Thanks
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johnsonf5 11 years ago

I use pretty link pro to change my links to something more presentable. It does increase my total number of clicks. I also like the fact that it can track how may clicks it receives and from how many unique url's as well.
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konakid

11 years ago

There are affiliate link cloaking plugins for wordpress that should do this. Maybe check out WordPress › Affiliate Link Cloaker « WordPress Plugins or find something like it.

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kulwantnagi

11 years ago

Check this list for plugins
10 FREE Affiliate Link Cloaking Plugins

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DJorge 11 years ago

This could be your solution:

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onegoodman

11 years ago

I would be careful with that. It is not acceptable for many advertisers. You may need to spend extra time reading their TOS

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Delta90

11 years ago

Now maybe this isn't exactly what u are after but anyways...
What I've done is create a php page on my site that redirects to my aff link so instead of the affiliate link. The link they click on might be something like: www .mysite. com/go/affproduct.php

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Andy Fang

11 years ago

Use an URL Shorter like bit.ly or tinyurl.com, or use a free host and setup a domain with a PHP script that automatically redirects them to the affiliate link. It's the best way, and the only way. Of course, don't post it on WF!

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comlinksny

11 years ago

Try: tinyurl; bitly or ow.ly. Wordpress also has plugin to shorten affiliate url.

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winz

11 years ago

The famous usually bitly or owly

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ukdrew

11 years ago

I like yourls.org

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drewfioravanti

11 years ago

I sometimes use the Pretty Link plugin to create links on my sites. For example..... mysite.com/product that will redirect to some affiliate site. But I don't try to cloak the external website. I feel that is dirty. I'm not trying to trick people into thinking I am something that I am not.

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Publisher1953

11 years ago

If you are in the U.S. you may want to review the FTC regulations requiring disclosure if you are generating income and the like from affiliate links. Not only must you not even think of hiding the relationship -- you must overtly declare it in your marketing material. If you are writing an 'impartial review' where you expect to collect commissions, well, the review isn't 'impartial' unless you declare that fact.

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OrangeBull

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Anton543

I would like to hide the affiliate ID that invariably shows up in the url when someone clicks on an affiliate link?

The purpose is this. Say I am doing an impartial product review but would like to insert my affiliate ID to the product page and don't people to know I am including my ID.

That violates FTC rules. It isn't impartial and you can be held liable by the FTC for fraud. There are disclosure requirements for reviews with remuneration now read them and learn them! It could save you criminal or civil liability.