What Is Link Cloaking?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Link CloakingIn the online marketing world everyone is looking for the next cutting edge tactic to surpass their competition. Link Cloaking, also known as Link redirection, is common usage in affiliate marketing. A lot of experts and consultants say that you can increase your affiliate sales by using this tactic, but what does link cloaking actually do for your affiliate progress?

Cloaking Still Alive?

Link cloaking is known to be a black hat technique and has been dubbed as  ‘deceptive’ by search engine standards. It usually works by redirecting search engine spiders to a ‘correct content’ page while users actually see an ad or some other form of non-relevant content. Technically these are really Blackhat Doorway pages that usually cause guideline infractions, best to stay away from these kinds of techniques. This used to be a very effective method of redirecting visitors, but during 2009 it was highly over used and search egines have more or less banned it. However, there are url certain options for success in this, there are numerous programs that manage your affiliates and hide your affiliate link code.

Link cloaking is a known Blackhat technique, but there have been numerous cases where professional affiliate marketers claimed to have success. They claim to have increased their affiliate CTR (Click Through Rate) by almost double and even triple, all by utilizing reputable software that does most of the work for you. A name I see more common than any other is ThirstyAffiliates, not that I’m recommending them, because I’ve never used their product. However, I have read numerous, positive product reviews from various sources, so you be the judge.

 

Nick Wilson is the owner, primary moderator, and main writer for SEO Journalist, which provides daily articles on website SEO and SMO performance. He is an experienced and versatile, professional SEO Consultant and Internet Marketer.
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Comments:

  • Anonymous

    Cloaking is considered to be black hat strategy it means deceiving search engines while providing different information for search engines and different for users. Its cost you a lot in case of founded by the search engines.

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