affiliate trick of the day

Isis · 05-04-2005, 02:52 PM

consider this my good deed of the day! But i've got a GREAT super trick i use with my affiliate programs.

when signing up with a potential affiliate i do this.

1st, the affiliate user name. I never put my name, my nick name, or a variation of my nick name as an affiliate id or username. Instead, i pick a technical codish type of name.

instead of

username: isis,
I use

username: storefrontcgi , cgi, indexhtm, asp, php4, etc etc etc

I do that so that the person clicking through my link doesn't autmatically see that it's an affiliate link

for example, instead of
www.xxxxxxx.com/isis or
www.xxxxxxx.com/affid=isis

they see
www.xxxxxx.com/asp or
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/affiliate-talk/87602-affiliate-trick-of-the-day.html
wwww.xxxxxx.com/affid=cgi

IAmAllanShore · 05-04-2005, 04:27 PM

hahhahahhahaahhh

I love, "stick it to the man"

Great idea Isis, thanks for sharing

-Allan

Jimmy Changa · 05-05-2005, 12:30 PM

Clever, I'll give you that. But really, how many surfers are attentive and aware enough to know the difference?

Isis · 05-05-2005, 02:12 PM

i am

Gene · 05-05-2005, 02:14 PM

I like it :-)

hotrod12 · 05-05-2005, 04:55 PM

Yeah that is a really idea to use. Thanks for the tip!

SearchLightning.com · 05-05-2005, 07:31 PM

Great tip....Looks more professional....Thanks

EbookLover · 05-05-2005, 09:59 PM

Yes. This is great. I have been using this trick for quite some time now, as well. There are many folks out there that frown upon affiliate salesman and they know how to recognize an affilaite link. Some will still even detect a hidden one like yours, but some will not.

This is an invaluable trick for affilates who sell biz opps or the like. This market is more savvy in the way of detecting aff lionks because they look for them. Most think that if it is an affilaite link it must be a scam while others will ust remove your af ID as they take offense ot the fact that you would make money off thier sale.

What really gets me is these affilate scripts/programs that use "aff=" or afflnk=". Why can't they use something less obvious than that? No one needs to know that there is an affiliate ID in the URL. Just so long as the sales are tracked, there is no reason to display it to the world.

Originally Posted by Isis

consider this my good deed of the day! But i've got a GREAT super trick i use with my affiliate programs.

when signing up with a potential affiliate i do this.

1st, the affiliate user name. I never put my name, my nick name, or a variation of my nick name as an affiliate id or username. Instead, i pick a technical codish type of name.

instead of

username: isis,
I use

username: storefrontcgi , cgi, indexhtm, asp, php4, etc etc etc
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=87602

I do that so that the person clicking through my link doesn't autmatically see that it's an affiliate link

for example, instead of
www.xxxxxxx.com/isis or
www.xxxxxxx.com/affid=isis

they see
www.xxxxxx.com/asp or
wwww.xxxxxx.com/affid=cgi

Jimmy Changa · 05-06-2005, 03:33 PM

OK, you've tempted me to share my trick, since you guys are so excited about this one

Post this code into a page and check your roll over. How does it look? Click it and it will send the user to the encoded page, not the page they see in the status bar.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=87602

HTML Code:

<a href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?AID=48002714&PSTID=1&LTID=19&LID=112&ParentAID=48002714" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.allposters.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">http://www.allposters.com</a>

StudioWorks · 05-06-2005, 04:23 PM

...but isn't the use of tricks against their policy ?

Jimmy Changa · 05-06-2005, 04:49 PM

That depends on your definition of the word "trick". I don't believe this falls under that.

I forgot to mention, it only works in IE.

StudioWorks · 05-06-2005, 05:14 PM

I was under the impression that by using all kind of tricks you are violating their policy

snoopi · 05-06-2005, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Jimmy Changa

OK, you've tempted me to share my trick, since you guys are so excited about this one

Post this code into a page and check your roll over. How does it look? Click it and it will send the user to the encoded page, not the page they see in the status bar.

HTML Code:

<a href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?AID=48002714&PSTID=1&LTID=19&LID=112&ParentAID=48002714" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.allposters.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">http://www.allposters.com</a>

That's very nice!!!

05-07-2005, 11:33 AM

Nice tricks. Hopefully we are all good citizens and will abstain from utilizing them here in our NP sigs.

Jimmy Changa · 05-07-2005, 01:04 PM

Mine cannot be done in forum sigs, while Isis' can

Prosperous · 05-07-2005, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Isis

username: storefrontcgi , cgi, indexhtm, asp, php4, etc etc etc

Great tip! I've been doing the same for years.

Best,
Rob

Jimmy Changa · 05-09-2005, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by StudioWorks

I was under the impression that by using all kind of tricks you are violating their policy

I wrote to allposters.com in detail concerning my "trick" that I posted here and their response was as follows:
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=87602

"Such a practice does not violate our policy in any way. If you need further assistance, please let me know."

Hope that clears this up.

dewd · 05-10-2005, 01:34 AM

lol nice! good idea

DJ-Sound · 05-11-2005, 04:45 AM

Originally Posted by Jimmy Changa

OK, you've tempted me to share my trick, since you guys are so excited about this one

Post this code into a page and check your roll over. How does it look? Click it and it will send the user to the encoded page, not the page they see in the status bar.

HTML Code:

<a href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?AID=48002714&PSTID=1&LTID=19&LID=112&ParentAID=48002714" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.allposters.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">http://www.allposters.com</a>

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=87602
I got a paypal fruad in my inbox using that code.

Jimmy Changa · 05-11-2005, 05:48 AM

You are say that you used this method with a paypal link? That seems a little dangerous. You might have to elaboarate a bit.

Just because I share a piece of code to use, doesn't mean you should not also use common sense.

DJ-Sound · 05-11-2005, 01:15 PM

I was just saying the fruaders that send fake paypal "you need to submit your login details to my site" emails use this same trick....

Jimmy Changa · 05-11-2005, 01:55 PM

Ahh ok....but the trick itself is still ok...even though it surely can be used for evil purposes. Kinda like domain squatting.

05-11-2005, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Ahh ok....but the trick itself is still ok...even though it surely can be used for evil purposes. Kinda like domain squatting.

After I read your last post, I got nervous, thinking that you might delete your code, and quickly copy/pasted it and dropped it into my "X-File".

Jimmy Changa · 05-11-2005, 07:07 PM

I've been around tooooo long to scare that easy.

If you like tricks like that, maybe I should open my little black box and see what else I can drag out. I've forgotten more code than most people ever know...lol

05-11-2005, 08:02 PM

Quote:

I've been around tooooo long to scare that easy. If you like tricks like that, maybe I should open my little black box and see what else I can drag out. I've forgotten more code than most people ever know...lol

I'm kind of an old dog that got a late start compared to some of the other old dogs, (and, some, not so old-hehe), around here, and I'm not sure how deep I will ever get into code, so I'll rely on you guys and use my smarts

, (if I have any

), in other areas, to try to get by on.

05-04-2005, 02:52 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Isis Think for yourself Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Az Posts: 1,057	affiliate trick of the day consider this my good deed of the day! But i've got a GREAT super trick i use with my affiliate programs. when signing up with a potential affiliate i do this. 1st, the affiliate user name. I never put my name, my nick name, or a variation of my nick name as an affiliate id or username. Instead, i pick a technical codish type of name. instead of username: isis, I use username: storefrontcgi , cgi, indexhtm, asp, php4, etc etc etc I do that so that the person clicking through my link doesn't autmatically see that it's an affiliate link for example, instead of www.xxxxxxx.com/isis or www.xxxxxxx.com/affid=isis they see www.xxxxxx.com/asp or ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/affiliate-talk/87602-affiliate-trick-of-the-day.html wwww.xxxxxx.com/affid=cgi

05-04-2005, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
IAmAllanShore NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Esse quam videri Posts: 8,316	hahhahahhahaahhh I love, "stick it to the man" Great idea Isis, thanks for sharing -Allan __________________ Something Witty This Way Comes...

05-05-2005, 12:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jimmy Changa PlanetBurrito.com Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 642	Clever, I'll give you that. But really, how many surfers are attentive and aware enough to know the difference? __________________ My Current Domain Listings. Celebrity & Model Website Portal I ate some prunes today and they didn't do shit for me! - Jimmy Changa

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05-05-2005, 02:12 PM	THREAD STARTER #4 (permalink)
Isis Think for yourself Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Az Posts: 1,057	i am

05-05-2005, 04:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
hotrod12 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,149	Yeah that is a really idea to use. Thanks for the tip!

05-06-2005, 03:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jimmy Changa PlanetBurrito.com Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 642	OK, you've tempted me to share my trick, since you guys are so excited about this one Post this code into a page and check your roll over. How does it look? Click it and it will send the user to the encoded page, not the page they see in the status bar. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=87602 HTML Code: <a href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?AID=48002714&PSTID=1&LTID=19&LID=112&ParentAID=48002714" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.allposters.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">http://www.allposters.com</a> __________________ My Current Domain Listings. Celebrity & Model Website Portal I ate some prunes today and they didn't do shit for me! - Jimmy Changa

05-06-2005, 04:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
StudioWorks no one lives forever Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NamePros Posts: 8,075	...but isn't the use of tricks against their policy ? __________________ epagini.com mexicorealty.net softwarepit.com yadasoftware.com

05-06-2005, 04:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jimmy Changa PlanetBurrito.com Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 642	That depends on your definition of the word "trick". I don't believe this falls under that. I forgot to mention, it only works in IE. __________________ My Current Domain Listings. Celebrity & Model Website Portal I ate some prunes today and they didn't do shit for me! - Jimmy Changa

05-06-2005, 05:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
StudioWorks no one lives forever Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NamePros Posts: 8,075	I was under the impression that by using all kind of tricks you are violating their policy __________________ epagini.com mexicorealty.net softwarepit.com yadasoftware.com

05-07-2005, 11:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
Grrilla Guest Posts: n/a	Nice tricks. Hopefully we are all good citizens and will abstain from utilizing them here in our NP sigs.

05-07-2005, 01:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
Jimmy Changa PlanetBurrito.com Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 642	Mine cannot be done in forum sigs, while Isis' can __________________ My Current Domain Listings. Celebrity & Model Website Portal I ate some prunes today and they didn't do shit for me! - Jimmy Changa

05-10-2005, 01:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
dewd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,680	lol nice! good idea

05-11-2005, 05:48 AM	#20 (permalink)
Jimmy Changa PlanetBurrito.com Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 642	You are say that you used this method with a paypal link? That seems a little dangerous. You might have to elaboarate a bit. Just because I share a piece of code to use, doesn't mean you should not also use common sense. __________________ My Current Domain Listings. Celebrity & Model Website Portal I ate some prunes today and they didn't do shit for me! - Jimmy Changa

05-11-2005, 01:15 PM	#21 (permalink)
DJ-Sound Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,812	I was just saying the fruaders that send fake paypal "you need to submit your login details to my site" emails use this same trick....

05-11-2005, 01:55 PM	#22 (permalink)
Jimmy Changa PlanetBurrito.com Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 642	Ahh ok....but the trick itself is still ok...even though it surely can be used for evil purposes. Kinda like domain squatting. __________________ My Current Domain Listings. Celebrity & Model Website Portal I ate some prunes today and they didn't do shit for me! - Jimmy Changa

05-11-2005, 07:07 PM	#24 (permalink)
Jimmy Changa PlanetBurrito.com Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 642	I've been around tooooo long to scare that easy. If you like tricks like that, maybe I should open my little black box and see what else I can drag out. I've forgotten more code than most people ever know...lol __________________ My Current Domain Listings. Celebrity & Model Website Portal I ate some prunes today and they didn't do shit for me! - Jimmy Changa

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