Question: Do you try to hide your affiliate links? (+pic)

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  • who
    So Fucking Banned
    • Aug 2003
    • 19593
    #1

    Question: Do you try to hide your affiliate links? (+pic)

    What I really mean is, if you build a site with some free content and so on, do you prefer to try and make the surfer click your links to the sponsor accidentally, or do you make it very clear where the link goes?

    For example, you have a gallery of 10 pics, 9 of which link to real pics, the other 1 links to some join page or something. VS. all 10 pics are images and there's a 'join' button (or similar) for the surfer.

    Which method do you prefer? Or do you blend them both? I have seen that blind links bring terrible ratios, or am I imagining it?

    Cheers. Oh, and don't forget:

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    • jawanda
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2003
      • 6040
      #2
      Originally posted by who
      What I really mean is, if you build a site with some free content and so on, do you prefer to try and make the surfer click your links to the sponsor accidentally, or do you make it very clear where the link goes?

      For example, you have a gallery of 10 pics, 9 of which link to real pics, the other 1 links to some join page or something. VS. all 10 pics are images and there's a 'join' button (or similar) for the surfer.

      Which method do you prefer? Or do you blend them both? I have seen that blind links bring terrible ratios, or am I imagining it?

      Cheers. Oh, and don't forget:

      Of course, blind links bring terrible ratios for obvious reasons. On top of that, you'll get banned pretty quick at most tgps if you submit a gallery with a blind link thumb going to a sponsor.

      Galleries as well as other forms of affiliate advertisement are all about one thing: PRE SELL PRE SELL PRE SELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLl



      -P

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        • who
          So Fucking Banned
          • Aug 2003
          • 19593
          #3
          Originally posted by jawanda
          Of course, blind links bring terrible ratios for obvious reasons. On top of that, you'll get banned pretty quick at most tgps if you submit a gallery with a blind link thumb going to a sponsor.

          Galleries as well as other forms of affiliate advertisement are all about one thing: PRE SELL PRE SELL PRE SELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLl



          -P
          Hmm, thanks for the advice. Do you think blind links make a visitor angry? I know I hate them, but if the site being linked to offers more and looks better than your site, I thought perhaps that it was fine to do it?

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            • aleck
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2001
              • 940
              #4
              huh, are we talking about 1998 or is it 2005?
              come trade shemale traffic here

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                • jawanda
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 6040
                  #5
                  Originally posted by who
                  Hmm, thanks for the advice. Do you think blind links make a visitor angry? I know I hate them, but if the site being linked to offers more and looks better than your site, I thought perhaps that it was fine to do it?

                  Well think about places where blind links are truly "accepted".

                  The new thumb TGP model is a great example, these guys trade traffic through blind links and it DOES work, because their sites are incredibly "sticky" and are full of free content.

                  So, I guess it depends what sponsor / landing page you are sending to. You might still make money sending blind because your volume will be so much higher, but overall I think you will make less than with a solid pre-sell and attractive offers.

                  Either way, don't blind link thumbs on TGP galleries that you plan to submit.



                  -P

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                    • shermo
                      #6
                      I am honest with my surfers, and this yields the best ratios. If the surfer wants to visit the sponser via a link, they will. No need to trick them.

                      The only benefit to blind linking them would be for PPC, and most companies do not allow this method of traffic to be sent.

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                        • grumpy
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jan 2002
                          • 9870
                          #7
                          Originally posted by who
                          Hmm, thanks for the advice. Do you think blind links make a visitor angry? I know I hate them, but if the site being linked to offers more and looks better than your site, I thought perhaps that it was fine to do it?

                          what do you seriously think yourself or are you just looking for some attention?
                          Don't let greediness blur your vision | You gotta let some shit slide
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                            • who
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 19593
                              #8
                              Originally posted by grumpy
                              what do you seriously think yourself or are you just looking for some attention?
                              Well, I think the overall sales are fairly similar but I suppose it depends on several factors. What can you contribute to this thread?

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                                • Manowar
                                  jellyfish  
                                  • Dec 2003
                                  • 71528
                                  #9
                                  Some people use ref codes like /?=discounttrial or /?=specialjoin

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