How to Hide Affiliate Links 07/08/09
Yesterday I discussed Affiliate Links and gave you some ideas of where to get started. Hopefully you went and checked out some of those options and maybe found some products that you think you can promote on your site. Today, I’ve created a video to show you how to clean up those affiliate links so they don’t look so ugly.
As you can see it’s a real simple process. You are going to log in to your WordPress dashboard, download a plugin called GoCodes, and use that program to hide your affiliate links. This will keep people from stilling your links and throwing their own code in them. It will also give readers the impression that they are just clicking around inside of your blog, as opposed to clicking on affiliate links. This plugin has worked wonders on my other sites. Like I said, I keep the link hiding to a minimum on this site. (Full Disclosure… Remember?)
Anyway, please comment below if you found this helpful at all. I really do appreciate all the interaction I have been receiving from people. I like to know when people find what I’m giving them valuable. Please comment. Share your thoughts, questions, better ideas, etc. below!
Tomorrow I will be giving you some awesome free tools for internet marketers. I will also give a progress report on my coaching with Alex Jeffreys. Trust me, good things are starting to happen!
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Great stuff just like always, Matt! I’ve heard of so many people getting their sales ripped off because they don’t even think about cloaking their links like this.
I’m liking the video idea on here, I think it makes it SO much easier to learn!
.-= Joe Fier?s last blog ..Drink Water for Increased Productivity!! =-.
Yep. Hiding affiliate links is important. I don’t do it much on this site because I know my readers are smarter than that.
You can’t do sneaky internet marketing tricks to other internet marketers…
I’m going to try to make a point to create at least one video per week. If it catches on and others like them, maybe I’ll bump that up a little. I did enjoy making the video.
Great advice! Thanks Matt. The video is very helpful. I mean reading is ok, but the video really drives it home. You take us step by step throught the process. Thanks alot!
.-= Jim Hardin?s last blog .. =-.
Awesome! Thanks for continuing to stop by. I’m glad that you enjoyed it. I’m going to try make more like it. I think it really helps to understand what I’m teaching when people can visualize it.
Matt
Yet another great post you certainly know your stuff mate,really nice to get to know you and thanks for all your help so far my friend still got some more questions though?
I really am worried about my blog security and have a plugin but I need it explained in simple terms what I am ment to to,maybe I can get you on skype messages or messenger or something.
I would love you to look over my blog to recomment some pugins?
cheers matt
owe ya
cheers
marcus
cheers
Marcus
.-= marcus passey?s last blog ..Dean Holland Presents-Starting With Marketing =-.
Hey Marcus!
Thanks for stopping by again. I would love to help you out with security and getting some good plugins setup.
My Skype contact information is in the Alex Jeffreys forum, in the JVs section. Add me to your contacts and we’ll chat!
Hey, that’s a GREAT video, Matt, and an awesome plugin! This will save me SO much time over my usual creation of a PHP redirect file, uploading to my server, etc.
Nice!
.-= Bill Romer?s last blog ..The Ebb And Flow Of Internet Marketing? And Life =-.
Yea. I always see people talking about doing the php redirects, not that it’s a particularly hard method, but this is just so much easier. You can even go in to the settings and change the keyword from “Go” to anything you want. So I can use redirects that say matthewwolfe.com/recommends/producta if I wanted. Same functions as redirects with less steps. Gotta love it.
Thanks for commenting Bill!
Great info on hiding the your affiliate links. It has never happened to me, but it is mentioned enough that I do take precautions. And the video is a great learning tool. Captures more of the senses.
.-= LeslieZ?s last blog ..Make Money Online? Selling What? =-.
Thank you! I appreciate the comment! I will try to make more videos.
Nice one matt I shall find it maybe we can chat tomorrow my friend.
I still cant sort my feedburner out set up another feed and enabled email notifications but still no joy.try and enter your email and click on the rss logo im doing something wrong my friend
cheers
marcus
.-= marcus passey?s last blog ..Alex Jeffreys-I think You Will Change My Life! =-.
We’ll get your RSS feed all straightened out. Just grab me on Skype later.
Great plugin Matt and even better video. You really make it easy for someone to get this plugin up and running.
I really like the fact that you can see how many times the link was clicked, without leaving the WordPress Dashboard. I use Google Analytics but sometimes like to get a quick glimpse of my stats without leaving WordPress. This does the trick.
.-= Eric Transue?s last blog ..Easy Way to Cloak Your Affiliate Links =-.
Yea. It’s really cool too because you can make sure the affiliates are be honest as well. If your click count doesn’t match up with the affiliate’s, you know somethings wrong.
Thanks for the comment!
This is a great WordPress plugin, and I had no idea it existed! It makes hiding your affiliate links so much easier – I did a blog post about it on my blog a while ago, you can see it here: http://www.petra-weiss.com/how-to-hide-affiliate-links.html, but I have to say I like your idea even better! I will have to keep popping in here because you give some great information!
.-= Petra Weiss?s last blog ..Alex Jeffreys ? A Guy You Should Have Heard Of =-.
Hi Matt,
Great info, I had no idea that people would steal affiliate links!
Easy to use as well.
Cheers
Mel
.-= Melanie?s last blog ..Brad Callen SEO Made Easy =-.
People will definitely steal links. If they are a member of clickbank, they can replace your code with theirs and get a discount basically. Thanks for the comment!
Hello Matt
I am so impressed with your video series that I am becoming your number 1 fan!! For the first time, I realized this is not really so difficult and all I need are clear step by step instructions and your videos provided that. I was able to intall 2 plugins following your videos and will continue with one more.
Thank you so much for your initiative to help your classmates who lack the technical know how like myself!
Best regards and keep those videos coming, cheers!
Nona
.-= Nona Sangalang?s last blog ..Blogging ? Is it for you? How do you Start? =-.
Matt,
Thank you been looking for a free one of these.
Just installed.
.-= Jared Little?s last blog ..Who buys 2000 dollar Internet Marketing Products =-.
It’s a great little plugin. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks, Matt. Love your post. Just discovered this plugin and it’s great to see a video on how it functions.
-Debbie
Thanks Matt… I’ve really fell that I’m lucky that I’ve found your website…really love your post…In my country, even with this little info(for you of cause :0) ),the informer will get a lot of money by just making some simple ebook
thanks again..maybe for future we can work together…
Thanks Matt. That’s a new Plug In for me, and a really useful one. I’ve now signed up for your WP Classroom Pro because i like your style and the information you provide.
Cheers
John, York, UK
.-= John Reed´s last blog ..Welcome – to a faintly military dimension! =-.
Hi there Matt!
Awesome advice and so simple. Thank you for this. It definitely will make a difference.
I have bookmarked your blog so I will come and check it out more regularly.
Great job you are doing here and I wish you all the best.
Dev
i signed up with the Amazon Omakaze affiliate program. i am not yet earning from this affiliate program because my blog is still very new.~,;
i have just signed up with the amazon affiliate program and i am still not earning a good deal of cash from them.~~*
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