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I have a friend confessed to me that his privilege to write blog posts in our online business community here has been revoked by the WA admins. The probable reason for revocati
He needs to let Kyle or Carson (one or the other, not both) know that he realizes his mistake and won't ever do it again. That usually works. But repeated infringements can result in a permanent ban. As he can't send a private message he could leave a message on Kyle's profile page or he could use the form at https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com/contact
which would be more private.
Maybe related or similar to older questions but not exactly the same as the question I asked.
Problem there is that the person whose write access has been revoked cannot send private messages.
Okay. Thanks for that, Mommy Marion. Maybe what he can do is, use the form at https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com/contact
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Is revocation of write access permanent?
I have a friend confessed to me that his privilege to write blog posts in our online business community here has been revoked by the WA admins. The probable reason for revocati
He needs to let Kyle or Carson (one or the other, not both) know that he realizes his mistake and won't ever do it again. That usually works. But repeated infringements can result in a permanent ban. As he can't send a private message he could leave a message on Kyle's profile page or he could use the form at https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com/contact
which would be more private.
Maybe related or similar to older questions but not exactly the same as the question I asked.
Problem there is that the person whose write access has been revoked cannot send private messages.
Okay. Thanks for that, Mommy Marion. Maybe what he can do is, use the form at https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com/contact
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I'm using Pretty Link to shorten affiliate links and to make them look great so people won't easily learn it's an affiliate link. You know, there are people out there who are e
I work for the Awin.com and ShareASale.com affiliate networks. We're just fine with affiliates using Pretty Links. It's a great way to manage your links, and it works just fine with our systems. I believe all of the major networks have no problems with Pretty Links, though I'm not sure that all of the smaller networks or in-house programs are compatible.
FYI, don't use it on Pinterest. Pinterest does not like shortened links of any kind.
Not all affiliate companies allow link shortening Prettylinks are Pretty Links Affiliate Disclosures, FTC Guidelines, and Amazon Rules
1) It depends upon the affiliate program. Amazon doesn't allow link cloaking and others might not as well.
2) You shouldn't be hiding affiliate links from readers. Making links pretty is one thing, so they are shorter. But hiding them is against FTC rules. You have to disclose on every blog post, video, social media post, or email newsletter that you are using affiliate links. The FTC wants all affiliate and partners to be transparent to the readers. Cloaking the link in an attempt to deceive readers is against most affiliate programs.
3) Most people don't even know what an affiliate link vs a non-affiliate link looks like unless they are affiliates themselves. They also aren't jealous of what affiliates make and refuse to use them. Most people don't put that much thought into it. If I don't like the merchant I'm taken to with a link, I will always search Amazon or Chewy for that brand. Heck, unless they're affiliates they might not know what an affiliate link is at all, let alone what it looks like. People don't put that much effort into it. They want convenience, cheap, fast delivery, reliable vendors. They don't care at all about affiliate links.
4) They WILL care if they feel lied to though, which ruins trust. If your readers don't trust you, they won't use your links. Part of affiliate marketing is building trust with your audience.
5) I don't cloak any of my links, except if I'm using one on social media because affiliate links are ugly. But on my website, I don't bother because it doesn't matter how ugly it is, it's not fully visible unless clicked on.
It is empowering to have contrasting viewpoints as I got a different one from ChrystopherJ. Anyway, thanks. I will consider both.
I mean, even if the affiliate link gets omitted, you still get credits for the sales generated?
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Is pretty link safe for affiliates to use?
I'm using Pretty Link to shorten affiliate links and to make them look great so people won't easily learn it's an affiliate link. You know, there are people out there who are e
I work for the Awin.com and ShareASale.com affiliate networks. We're just fine with affiliates using Pretty Links. It's a great way to manage your links, and it works just fine with our systems. I believe all of the major networks have no problems with Pretty Links, though I'm not sure that all of the smaller networks or in-house programs are compatible.
FYI, don't use it on Pinterest. Pinterest does not like shortened links of any kind.
Not all affiliate companies allow link shortening Prettylinks are Pretty Links Affiliate Disclosures, FTC Guidelines, and Amazon Rules
1) It depends upon the affiliate program. Amazon doesn't allow link cloaking and others might not as well.
2) You shouldn't be hiding affiliate links from readers. Making links pretty is one thing, so they are shorter. But hiding them is against FTC rules. You have to disclose on every blog post, video, social media post, or email newsletter that you are using affiliate links. The FTC wants all affiliate and partners to be transparent to the readers. Cloaking the link in an attempt to deceive readers is against most affiliate programs.
3) Most people don't even know what an affiliate link vs a non-affiliate link looks like unless they are affiliates themselves. They also aren't jealous of what affiliates make and refuse to use them. Most people don't put that much thought into it. If I don't like the merchant I'm taken to with a link, I will always search Amazon or Chewy for that brand. Heck, unless they're affiliates they might not know what an affiliate link is at all, let alone what it looks like. People don't put that much effort into it. They want convenience, cheap, fast delivery, reliable vendors. They don't care at all about affiliate links.
4) They WILL care if they feel lied to though, which ruins trust. If your readers don't trust you, they won't use your links. Part of affiliate marketing is building trust with your audience.
5) I don't cloak any of my links, except if I'm using one on social media because affiliate links are ugly. But on my website, I don't bother because it doesn't matter how ugly it is, it's not fully visible unless clicked on.
It is empowering to have contrasting viewpoints as I got a different one from ChrystopherJ. Anyway, thanks. I will consider both.
I mean, even if the affiliate link gets omitted, you still get credits for the sales generated?
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Does anyone know here of a digital product sold in Clickbank that compliments our program here in Wealthy Affiliate? Something that's not scammy or getting a lot of refunds. Pr
Here's a Training by Veronica1 that might be helpful for you. How to Pick a Clickbank Product to Promote Veronica seems very knowledgeable and experienced with Clickbank so if you PM her she may be able to recommend some of their programs for you to promote.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help by answering your question directly but hopefully I've at least pointed you in the right direction to someone who may be able to.
Cheers
Rich :-)
I like their mode of payment to affiliates, Clickbank pays weekly for bank transfer or "every other week" for checks, I'm interested in promoting and making money with them but can't seem to find a good program there that's not tarnished or full of complaints. Like for example, I found Patrick Chan's programs attractive but a Google search has revealed dozens of reviews (some are from WA members) saying Patrick Chan's programs are bad.
Does anyone here know or can suggest a program in Clickbank that's good to promote and complimenting ours here?
Good luck I hope you find one and if you do let us know. I feel the same way about Clickbank although I've made money with them in the past. You can PM me if you find anything.
All the best,
Don
So, it seems there are only two of us here who are interested.
With almost every country in the world implementing lockdowns because of COVID-19, I find the need to promote "purely digital products" as ecommerce involving the shipment of physical products like Amazon, temporarily problematic, with authorities limiting the number of couriers roaming around to just those who are delivering basic goods like food.
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Any clickbank product complimenting wealthy affiliate?
Does anyone know here of a digital product sold in Clickbank that compliments our program here in Wealthy Affiliate? Something that's not scammy or getting a lot of refunds. Pr
Here's a Training by Veronica1 that might be helpful for you. How to Pick a Clickbank Product to Promote Veronica seems very knowledgeable and experienced with Clickbank so if you PM her she may be able to recommend some of their programs for you to promote.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help by answering your question directly but hopefully I've at least pointed you in the right direction to someone who may be able to.
Cheers
Rich :-)
I like their mode of payment to affiliates, Clickbank pays weekly for bank transfer or "every other week" for checks, I'm interested in promoting and making money with them but can't seem to find a good program there that's not tarnished or full of complaints. Like for example, I found Patrick Chan's programs attractive but a Google search has revealed dozens of reviews (some are from WA members) saying Patrick Chan's programs are bad.
Does anyone here know or can suggest a program in Clickbank that's good to promote and complimenting ours here?
Good luck I hope you find one and if you do let us know. I feel the same way about Clickbank although I've made money with them in the past. You can PM me if you find anything.
All the best,
Don
So, it seems there are only two of us here who are interested.
With almost every country in the world implementing lockdowns because of COVID-19, I find the need to promote "purely digital products" as ecommerce involving the shipment of physical products like Amazon, temporarily problematic, with authorities limiting the number of couriers roaming around to just those who are delivering basic goods like food.
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I recently received a message from Google alerting me that they have detected a coverage issue with my site. They said it's a Soft 404 kind of error which is new to me. I tried
A soft 404 is a URL that returns a page telling the user that the page does not exist. In some cases, it might be a page with little or no content--for example, a sparsely populated or empty page.
When searching for some members here in WA that are no longer live and who have deleted their bio and content, a 404 will be presented; an example.
"404 error", means that the page you are trying to open could not be found on the server. This is a client-side incident which means either the page has been deleted or moved, and the URL has not been modified accordingly, or that you have misspelled the URL.
Check your pages and links. If you change an indexed page URL, you will get this error too.
You can check your indexed URL list versus your post and pages URL.
If you Google “soft 404 errors” it will lead you to a Google Webmaster tool that explains what it means I tried to copy and paste but it wouldnt let me give you the link search there and it will give you the answers from that link on what to do and how to fix it.
I have also received a notification about a soft 404 error. I would be very interested in how to fix this.
Search Engine Journal has a reasonable explanation for soft 404. It is not a clear as I would like it to be, nor is it as simple to correct. But here you go.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/technical-seo/404-vs-soft-404-errors/#close
Not really sure, but when I've gone to a site and it isn't functioning...
I believe that is the code in the left hand corner of the blank page.
I could be wrong, but...?
Barb
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I recently received a message from Google alerting me that they have detected a coverage issue with my site. They said it's a Soft 404 kind of error which is new to me. I tried
A soft 404 is a URL that returns a page telling the user that the page does not exist. In some cases, it might be a page with little or no content--for example, a sparsely populated or empty page.
When searching for some members here in WA that are no longer live and who have deleted their bio and content, a 404 will be presented; an example.
"404 error", means that the page you are trying to open could not be found on the server. This is a client-side incident which means either the page has been deleted or moved, and the URL has not been modified accordingly, or that you have misspelled the URL.
Check your pages and links. If you change an indexed page URL, you will get this error too.
You can check your indexed URL list versus your post and pages URL.
If you Google “soft 404 errors” it will lead you to a Google Webmaster tool that explains what it means I tried to copy and paste but it wouldnt let me give you the link search there and it will give you the answers from that link on what to do and how to fix it.
I have also received a notification about a soft 404 error. I would be very interested in how to fix this.
Search Engine Journal has a reasonable explanation for soft 404. It is not a clear as I would like it to be, nor is it as simple to correct. But here you go.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/technical-seo/404-vs-soft-404-errors/#close
Not really sure, but when I've gone to a site and it isn't functioning...
I believe that is the code in the left hand corner of the blank page.
I could be wrong, but...?
Barb
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Marion has a good answer Gomer