Author DDarragh
2016
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In this video I show how to use the FREE Pretty Link plug in to cloak your affiliate links. Believe me First impressions mean a lot. A savvy internet buyer may be turned off by seeing the obvious affiliate link. Who knows if this is true or not. But in my experience, being involved for years with companies sharing links, That a link with your website name will generate more TRUST. And that is the whole idea we are striving for. If your readers don't trust you they will never click on your links!

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JeannineC Premium
Just remember, don't ever cloak links on Pinterest or they will break. Also make sure that all of the programs/networks you work with can handle this. Most can to be sure, but some smaller networks or individual programs can't.
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DDarragh Premium
Pinterest has lots of issues with links. That"s a small course in itself. As for the smaller networks it depends on your niche. Placing blatant affiliate links to the masses being a negative is more of a problem to me than pleasing a small network. Not to discount them if they are important in your niche, you then just have to tailor a page for them if you feel they are an important segment of your market. And that would be the same for Pinterest. Just share images there not necessarily articles. Then you insert the affiliate link in your post.

Both of those require more work so you must be aware of your niches needs.
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JeannineC Premium
My point actually wasn't about pleasing the smaller networks - my point was that their technology can sometimes have issues processing pretty links when it comes to dropping affiliate cookies or tracking commissions.
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DDarragh Premium
I personally understand that but my response was to point out to the newbies was that what you said could have overall consequences that they need to be aware of. While forming a training this kind of information sharing is the key to all of our success as I feel I probably should have touched on that subject in the training

Being concerned with individual small network pleasing even for what you mention is an advanced training subject, Can you share some knowledge on that??

Thank YOU
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ExpatMark Premium
Dennis, I never heard of this. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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Stella45 Premium
Thank you Captain for a great training video ... will surely get it to work now!
Stella
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DDarragh Premium
Try to keep it simple! Create good habits!

onward n upward
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