Comments on: Redirects — A MUST For Affiliate Marketers

By: Steve King

Steve King — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:50:45 +0000

Hi Ron

Interesting stuff. I hadn’t considered using the .htaccess file, I had to read the post a few times to get it but I think it makes sense!

Being a bit of non-techie I always try to keep things a simple as possible, I bought a copy of xsite pro and it has a facility to manage all my redirects in one place, it’s like it’s creating an extra page on my website, but in fact it’s still along the same line as a .php redirect.

It makes it super easy and helps me keep the names simple and uncluttered with all the letters & numbers of typical links.

Cheers
Steve

By: Maurice Petersen

Maurice Petersen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:42:10 +0000

Enjoyed your article. I am going to study the article and see if I can do that. Maurice Petersen’s last blog post..Do You Need a Mentor or Coach

By: Fred Lotgering

Fred Lotgering — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:36:04 +0000

Hey Ron, As always your post create some thoughts and reflection. I suppose I have been using some programs applying these techniques. One is using the htaccess (but all that is automated so I don't have to touch the htaccess files myself). If you are using Frontpage you have to be extra careful. I should study this more, because I understand there is a big difference between cloacking and redirects. Fred Fred Lotgering’s last blog post..MyMusicTicket (MMT) using Smart Social Network Concepts

By: Brett McEllhiney

Brett McEllhiney — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:22:04 +0000

Thanks for bringing this up Ron. I seem to remember this from a long, long time ago, but had completely forgotten about being able to do this. I am with some of the others though as I am a little leary to go into the .htaccess file and start making a lot of changes. I don't mind doing it for certain things, but to be constantly making changes would make me a little nervous on most of my sites. I may try this on my site that I use specifically for re-directs though. It is a very interesting concept and I like the way the links look more like normal html pages. Brett McEllhiney’s last blog post..Niche Site Traffic Case Study - The Beginning

By: CloakMyLinks.com

CloakMyLinks.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:18:57 +0000

Great advice and something that all affiliates should do. Not only does cloaking your affiliate links make it harder for thieves to steal your commissions, it also increases the number of people that will click on your links.

Sharon McPherson

By: Joel Osborne

Joel Osborne — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:08:50 +0000

This is great advice Ron! I have been using the php file redirect that I upload each time, so maybe it's time for me to start using this method. Redirecting affiliate links is important, and in smaller niches where people are not use to them, they wouldn't even know it's a redirect. But like you said, if they saw some big link with number and symbols, they might now click it. Joel Osborne’s last blog post..New Aromatherapy PLR

By: Lonnie Minton

Lonnie Minton — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:56:56 +0000

Ron, This is a subject that I need to learn more about. I understand the reason for cloaking your affiliate links - mainly because there are so many crooks in the world. There are redirect programs (The ones I have seen cost around $97, so I have not purchased one). Would they be better? With your method, do you have to have a different web site for each rediredt? Lonnie Minton’s last blog post..A New Niche For Your Affiliate Internet Business Online

By: Earl Netwal

Earl Netwal — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:42:44 +0000

Ron, I'm with Lonnie and the comment about having to find the htaccess file really scares me. So far I've been doing okay with php redirects. On my server they are all together under the folders and I just copy one and paste it into the code of the new link and then copy and past in the new url. I've started a practice where I use the same name to start each url from the same source the same way so they show up together alphabetically. Thus for Doug Champignys products I start them with ChampignyAromaTherapy etc. Earl Netwal’s last blog post..Squidoo - Rank on Top Twice!

By: Doug Champigny

Doug Champigny — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:23:38 +0000

Great piece on .htaccess redirects, Ron - just two quick caveats: Always back up your .htaccess before messing with it, just in case - programs like WordPress and cPanel use it too, and if you make a major mistake it could cause problems on your site. 2nd, be sure to use notepad to edit it, not a word-processor like Word, as you don't want any extraneous characters added into the coding when you save. Doug Champigny’s last blog post..New Aromatherapy PLR Bundle Just Launched

By: Mike Paetzold

Mike Paetzold — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:21:30 +0000

Well I agreee with the redirect portion but think for most a simple php redirect is just as easy and less likely to cause problems then editing a .htaccess file especially if you are already using the .htaccess file for creating permalinks on a blog or some of the other uses and make a change that can throw off your whole permalink structure because of an editing mistake. Mike Paetzold’s last blog post..Why oh why do people do this?