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How do you link cloak?
The basic process of cloaking affiliate links is simple:
- Create a folder from where you’ll serve your redirects. At Yoast, we use /out/.
- Block the /out/ folder in your robots.txt file by adding: Disallow: /out/
- Use a script in your redirect folder to redirect to your affiliate URLs.
What does cloaking a link mean?
Link cloaking is the practice of disguising a URL by setting up a URL redirect. This shortens the URL’s length and rebrands it so that it’s easier to track and appears more trustworthy to the user who clicks on it. Here’s a simple example.
How do I protect my affiliate links?
4 Ways to protect Your Affiliate Marketing Links
- Link Cloaking.
- Link Tracking Service.
- Cloaking Script Code.
- A Dedicated Affiliate Manager.
- PHP Script.
Do I need to cloak affiliate links?
Cloaking affiliate links on your site is just generally a good practice. As long as your affiliate program allows it (which most do), cloaking your affiliate links: Is better for visitors because your links look more trustworthy and make it clear where the visitor will end up.
How do I add affiliate links to WordPress?
Go to ‘Auto Affiliate Links’ menu in your WordPress Admin panel. Add your affiliate links, along with one or more keywords. Do this for every affiliate link you want to display. Select if you want your links to be nofollow, cloaked, to open in new window, and the maximum number of lniks that are added to every article.
Should I cloak affiliate links?
What do affiliate links look like?
An affiliate link looks like any other URL or hyperlink, except the URL, has extra information at to the end of the URL through the use of URL parameters. (e.g., the individual affiliates ID, offer or landing page ID, and customer tracking information usually added to the link from the affiliate for tracking purposes.
What DNS masking?
Domain masking or URL masking is the act of hiding the actual domain name of a website from the URL field of a user’s web browser in favor of another name.
Should I cloak my affiliate links?
Cloaking a link can drastically improve your success as an affiliate marketer for several reasons. The biggest reason being this: people are more likely to click on a link that looks trustworthy. There are several great tools that you can use to cloak your affiliate links.
How do you use cloak in SEO?
Cloaking is an SEO technique in which users are provided with content or information which is different from the content presented to search engine crawlers. A website is required to present content to search engine spiders or bots to help improve its search engine rankings for certain keywords.
How do I add an affiliate link to my website?
Right-click the “URL” field of the popup window that appears and select “Paste” from your popup menu (make sure http:// appears only once). To insert your affiliate ID link into your product page text, click the “Add Link” button at the bottom of the popup window.