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Randy5
2012-03-08, 12:54 PM
Is link cloaking software easy to set up? How effective is it, generally speaking? Can anyone direct me to a place on the web with good info on this topic?
greenmatter
2012-03-08, 02:05 PM
what is the purpose of cloaking? if for SEO purposes I would say avoid it
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suwunk
2012-06-18, 08:32 AM
what is the purpose of cloaking? if for SEO purposes I would say avoid it
http://www.imgsnatch.com/img/n/9.jpg
If you run an affiliate program you may have noticed that some of your affiliates use a practice known as “link cloaking.” Link cloaking is a method used to make a long affiliate URL link into a shorter and prettier one. It's different from cloaking (black hat SEO)
I'm using this following plugin to help link cloaking on my blogs
WordPress › Affiliate Link Cloaking « WordPress Plugins (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/affiliate-link-cloaking/)
I would always suggest referring back to the Google Webmaster Guidelines (http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35769) if you aren't sure if something is "kosher". You might get away with some tricks for a while, but eventually they will catch up to you!
greenmatter
2012-06-21, 03:32 PM
In that case then bit.ly and some of the other link shorteners will qualify for link cloaking
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suwunk
2012-06-22, 09:15 AM
Amazon does have its own link shortening service, amzn.to , which you can use by entering an Amazon link at http://bit.ly.