QUICK!
Did you know…..
That…..
NEXT WEEK!
It's….
Valentine's Day!
You know what that means, right?
And no, I'm *not* talking about undying unicorn-prancing fluffy pink rainbow love either!
Instead, I'm speaking, of course about the undying love that…
Retaining your affiliate commissions bestows upon your very soul.
What's that?
You're confused?
Well, let me explain it a wee bit better, might I?
Imagine the following.
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike, and….
WAIT! Wrong game, sorry.
Imagine the following. And yes, do watch to the very end.
Did you *see* that stealth ******** take out that unsuspecting *******?????
Wasn't it completely unexpected?
Just like the fact that nefarious surfers are possibly stealing *your* affiliate commissions this very instant.
Cue dramatic music here! 
Seriously though, let's say that I decide to promote an affiliate product via, oh, gee, hmmm, Clickbank.
And I use this link:
http://richhermit.lingstar.hop.clickbank.net
Now, any experienced marketer online will see this link and say to themselves:
"Jeepers self, that's a Clickbank link – I can substitute my own CB ID and gain the commission meself! Whoo hoo!"
And if I had just spent decades writing a compelling review of why you want to buy Income Fitness, and that reader substituted their affiliate link for mine, thus stealing my affiliate commission, my gosh….
We're talking massive frosted petunias indeed!
Yeah.
What I said.
But not to fear, gentle reader – for there is hope!
You can simply cloak your affiliate links to make it more difficult for people to steal your affiliate commission.
And here are some of the best tools for doing that.
If so, check out these useful goodies:
1.) WordPress Stealth Links
WordPress Stealth Links
Cloak your affiliate links easily and happily in WordPress.
This nifty cheap plugin makes cloaking your blog affiliate links quite easy indeed.
And speaking about WordPress, if you're not yet up to speed regarding all of the goodness it offers, you can indulge in:
2.) WordPress How-To Video Tutorials
WordPress How-To Video Tutorials
Over 77 Quality WordPress Video Tutorials and Guides
This resources gives you quality videos on just about anything you can imagine regarding being successful with WordPress – it's definitely worth checking out.
3.) The Big Guns – Ninja Affiliate
Powerful Ninja WordPress Affiliate Plugin
One of *the* most powerful affiliate WordPress plugins available. You can read my review about it HERE.
What I liked in particular regarding Ninja is that you can automatically turn past, future and present words in your blogs into affiliate links without re-editing your post. Major win for me!
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Seriously, gentle reader.
You spend hours crafting excellent reviews so you can enjoy affiliate commissions from product links you recommend.
Don't you think you deserve to retain what you've earned?
*Cloak your affiliate links*.
Your bottom line will thank you for it.
How do you cloak your affiliate links? I'd love to hear!
Grow strong,
Barbara Ling
ps – want to get the inside scoop about Affiliate Marketing? Check out my product, Fast Track Affiliate Marketing Power…you won't look back!
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I’ve been using BudUrl for a while now and like the reporting features + they do a very good job of weeding out spam clicks. I haven’t tried the WP plugin but I’ve seen plenty of ads for it. Do you use it? And if so what kind of results are you seeing? I’m on the fence (trying to limit burgeoning plugins here.)
Thanks!
Nancy
Nancy Boyd recently posted..Year of the Rabbit- Chinese New Year
I’ve been thinking in terms of affiliate sales lately – if I can find products that relate well to my niches – but have read about link pirates and how easy it it to steal your profits. This info is encouraging. Thanks for sharing!
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Link cloaking is something that everyone who does affiliate marketing should do. The “:theft” portion of it is only part of it. It seems to me that a cloaked link often simply “looks” nicer. Some affiliate links look like a word jumble and it looks more professional to direct them to a discrete link.
Of course the main reason is money. Not gonna lie. money money money
Steve recently posted..Go Large or Go Home
haha love how you have written the post, had me laughing .
I have been using a combination of go codes plugin and seo smart links to cloak my links (when I remember to do it) plus side is the link is http://www.site.com / recommends / product name etc so looks good and promotes more trust I feel.
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