Simple Affiliate Links vs. Layered Links

bySis

1.3K followers

11 years ago

So I recently learned about layering links into my pages. I am really excited about this idea,but I wish it had been earlier in the training, because I have a lot of links to fix. A simple link is when you write an article, highlight a keyword, and link it to Amazon(or which ever affiliate promotion). It's pretty straight forward. But to search engines, it looks suspect when all your links go out to other sites.

Now Google loves internal links, links that go between your articles. You are better to create a 'reviews' page, write a paragraph about why you like a product, with your affiliate link in it, and a picture. Then in your posts,when you mention a product, link it to the review, which is linked to Amazon. It's an extra step,but if you look at the site through Googles eyes, most of what you write is pure content,and one page is pure sales. The other way every page is sales, and you get dinged for that.

I hope you guys understand what I'm saying. It makes a big differance in the feel of your site. Much more education, less sales pitch-y. Let me know how it works for you!