The Advantage of Paid Affiliate URL Cloaker
Considering the fact that there are so many different types of affiliate url cloakers around, it should come as no surprise to you that they are available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and (of course) prices. Ranging from totally and absolutely cost-free to above $100, affiliate url cloakers undoubtedly appear to inhabit a varied price range and while the free versions will be the most luring for newbies, the question that you are certain to be asking yourself is: What’s the difference between them?
Truthfully speaking, it depends much on the particular affiliate url cloakers that you happen to be looking at, but there are lots of general trends that you ought to know of.
First and foremost among these is the fact many free affiliate link cloakers aren’t really ‘link cloakers’ in the true sense of the term. Rather they are really just link shorteners that are being used to mask affiliate links to a certain degree. A good example of this kind of link shortener would be the ever-so-popular tinyurl.com service. Though these shorteners do hide links somewhat, once those links are clicked the complete affiliate URL will probably show up in your possible customer’s browser anyway – which is why this type of free link cloaker is really very limited in terms of usage.
Alternatively, there are true full fledged link cloakers that are available for free and can even mask your affiliate link after it has been clicked. Normally, these are slightly better but for the easy function of obscuring the affilite link from view – they could suffice. However, many of them contain the ‘real’ URL somewhere in the source code, which explains why they are not really all that protected.
Generally, the hallmark of paid affiliate link cloakers is the fact that they hide affiliate links the best. By going above and beyond what other link cloakers have to provide, you can be assured that your link is as hidden as you possibly can, and shouldn’t even show up in the source code.
Nevertheless – the true strengths of paid affiliate link cloakers are the many other features that they include. Some allow for double redirecting or other solutions of redirecting to a URL which you decide on while still acquiring the affiliate product ‘cookie’ to be able to get commissions from every sale that is produced. Others include pop up or pop under advertisement opportunities.
All said and done, there are a lot of other features that paid affiliate link cloakers provide, and this is often what separates them from their ‘free’ counterparts.
Now that you know the differences, perhaps you can make a more informed choice.
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