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Let’s talk about a great URL Redirect Script I’ve found that will give your affiliate marketing the edge over your competition - and greater conversions for you.

It is well known in SEM (Search Engine Marketing) that affiliate marketing is hot. It’s capital “H” hot because of the revenue stream that it provides you with. But all good things have issues. And one of the main issues with affiliate marketing is affiliate links. You see, when you sign up as an affiliate for a companies product or service, you are generated an affiliate ID (Identification). And that ID is used to track user clicks from your outgoing website links, or even your signature line if you are a member of an online forum (which is another great way to promote your affiliates, but more on that on a later post). Not only are clicks tracked from your site or signature, but the trail of that user who clicked on your affiliate link is tracked onto the affiliate’s website. There is where they determine if your “lead” generated a sale. And if it was a sale, you get paid a percentage. Some in affiliate marketing make a very good deal of money. So where’s the issues I am alluding to? They are called “Overwriting” and “Hijacking”.

Not to get too much into those topics right now (please come back for the article on them in detail this coming week.), but let’s just say that because of the nature of affiliate links, your ID is vulnerable to hackers who will use the techniques mentioned above to steal your sales!

But wait! I have great news for you entrepreneurs! There is a great product out now, called CloakLink. CloakLink is a new link masking software that virtually wipes out the two hacker techniques I’ve told you about. Basically, in a nutshell, CloakLink will URL Mask your affiliate links. What that means to you - bottom dollar - is it will definitely help your site convert.

What It Does:

Simply done (setup of the program takes less than 10 minutes TOTAL to get up and running), this URL Redirect Script will take your existing affiliate link:

http://www.CloakLink.com/cgi-bin/redir?pd_Aff-ID_2938-link=i2-a24565-o2889-c31524

And turn it into this easy to remember, SEO optimized link:

http://www.CloakLink.com/links/specials

Now you can have a worry free affiliate marketing program for your web site business, using this professional marketing technique, which also comes with the added bonus of a build in click tracker, so you can maximize your analytics and conversion rates.

Best of all, (this is the part I really loved), it’s not an expensive marketing option at all.