Affiliate Cloaking... What It IS And WHY You Should Be Using It
If Your An Affiliate Marketer
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That's right, this question apply's to everyone who actively
promotes other companys products and/or services as an affiliate
or is considering it because you could be losing BIG BUCKS from
your hard earned affiliate commissions because of those UGLY
long affiliate URL's that scream out... "I'm An Affiliate" and
scare your visitors and/or potential customers away.
People are very funny this way online when it comes to first
impressions.
As an example, which would you rather do business with?
A business with a URL like...
http://www.corys-cbmall.com
OR...
http://wetrack.it/eza/af.cgi?aid=3509&ent=25
Now that I've planted that seed in your head lets move on to
what 'Affiliate Cloaking' IS and how it will help convert more
of your visitors into SALES!
'Affiliate Cloaking' sounds pretty obvious doesn't it and it
really is because all your doing is replacing that UGLY long
affiliate URL with a nice cloaked(forwarded inside an invisible
frame), professional Domain Name like the one I listed in the
above example that remains 'Sticky'.
What do I mean by 'Sticky'?
I simply mean that the URL remains the Domain Name you chose
once your visitor clicked on it and doesn't redirect back to the
UGLY long affiliate URL you started with, giving YOU, the
Affiliate, a professional look in the eyes of your visitors
and/or potential customers.
Simply put, they wouldn't know if you were the Affiliate or the
actual owner of that website.
How's all this possible?
I'll give you three words... "Advanced Domain Forwarding".
There are many services online that offer this. Simply go to
Google and do a Google search.
Now, if your a serious Affiliate Marketer and/or are just
starting out online with affiliate programs then this is
something you'll definitely want to look into.
Not only will you look professional in the eyes of your visitors
and/or potential customers you'll also be Safe- Guarding your
hard earned affiliate commissions.
There you have it, "Affiliate Cloaking... What It IS And WHY You
Should Be Using It If Your An Affiliate Marketer".
Remember, first impressions matter, especially when your doing
business online.