software Affiliate Link Masking Tool for php code
A very basic tool for those who want to save every minute of their day. This tool simply generates the php Code that allows you to mask the affiliate link in the status bar of your Internet Browser. When a user moves his/her mouse over your link, the text in the status bar will be changed to the text that you enter on the software (in the below example, the status bar message will be changed to
http://www.yourdomain.com instead of the affiliate code).
this tool have purpose to avoid hijacking and affiliate link bypassing
Affiliate link hijacking and affiliate link bypassing are the dirty little secrets of Internet marketing that no one ever talks about.
* Hijacking is what happens when someone replaces your affiliate id with theirs in the affiliate link. Let’s say your affiliate ID is live-well and the product site is
Free Samples Sample Resumes Sample Cover Letters Free Product Samples Giveaways at Sample.com. Then your affiliate link would be
Free Samples Sample Resumes Sample Cover Letters Free Product Samples Giveaways at Sample.com.
Say the highjacker uses the affiliate ID of captain-hook. What he would do is replace your ID with his, and buy from the URL
Free Samples Sample Resumes Sample Cover Letters Free Product Samples Giveaways at Sample.com.
The bottom line: You don’t get your commission, and the hijacker puts your money in his pocket, in the form of a discount, by buying through his own affiliate link.
* Bypassing is what happens when someone sees an affiliate link and is either unfamiliar and uncomfortable with it, or just can’t stand the idea of your getting a commission (even though you’ve done the work to put the information in front of them).
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