Affiliate marketing is a source of income from website. Persons who show affiliate links on their website, generally show affiliate links of this structure: www.advertiser.com/ref=mark. Sometimes the website owner feel the need to hide the real affiliate links.
What it means to hide/cloak affiliate link
Hiding affiliate
link means to hide affiliate link with
another link. For example, you can hide affiliate link
“www.advertiser.com/ref= ar” by “www.yourwebsite.com/advertiser”. When
visitors click on “www.yourwebsite.com/advertiser”,
they will be redirected to “www.advertiser.com/ref= ar”. When the
visitors buy product from the website or does some other work of value,
the affiliate earns
commission.
Before cloaking affiliate link, be sure that your advertiser allows it. Some advertisers allow it and some do not.
Before cloaking affiliate link, be sure that your advertiser allows it. Some advertisers allow it and some do not.
Why hide affiliate link:
Hiding of this link gives advantages:
1. Visitor may deprive shower of affiliate link of his commission,
by visiting the link directly from browser instead of clicking on the affiliate link.
2.
People are reluctant to click on affiliate link.
Therefore, presenting the link as not affiliate link becomes necessary. This can be done by cloaking affiliate link by another link.
