{"id":797,"date":"2023-07-07T17:56:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T17:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/?p=797"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:55:03","slug":"affiliate-link-cloaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/affiliate-link-cloaking\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Cloak Affiliate Links The Right Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"797\" class=\"elementor elementor-797\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84b99a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84b99a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c540118\" data-id=\"c540118\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493c6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1455 elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"493c6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cloakingaffiliatelinks.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cloakingaffiliatelinks.png 638w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cloakingaffiliatelinks-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43c0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f43c0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>One of our clients recently pointed out that there is a lot of conflicting information about how to cloak affiliate links out there and inquired about our take. If you\u2019re looking at this specifically from the perspective of an Amazon Associate, I would recommend you read this excellent piece on <a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/link-cloaking-amazon\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Link Cloaking &amp; Amazon Compliance<\/a>.<\/p><p>One more clarifying tidbit right off the bat, link cloaking is different than just link shortening.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/using-short-links-amazon\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Link shortening<\/a>\u00a0is just shortening any link.<\/p><p>The long link becomes a short link.<\/p><p>That\u2019s it.<\/p><p>Link cloaking, on the other hand, is more of an affiliate-specific term.<\/p><p>The idea here is that you \u201ccloak\u201d an affiliate link (which might also be very long) to make it visually much more appealing and hide a bunch of the extraneous characters, particularly the affiliate tokens, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b60a1f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b60a1f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fdbf29\" data-id=\"0fdbf29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72afbac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72afbac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Should you be Link Cloaking?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39685f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39685f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da9bcb2\" data-id=\"da9bcb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8828c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8828c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As with just about everything in life, this is not necessarily a wholly black and white kind of situation. In our opinion, it\u2019s a light grey kind of situation, and the answer in most cases can be yes. You can cloak affiliate links, without being nefarious about it.<\/p><p>Long ugly links with many numbers and characters please precisely no-one, and they tend to introduce some level of friction and mistrust into the process. And when you\u2019re trying to make people trust you, neither of those qualities is particularly desirable.<\/p><p>On the other hand, when you remove friction, increase trust and improve the user experience, more sales will happen and you will increase your affiliate revenues. That should always be the goal, and link cloaking may help you achieve that.<\/p><p>However\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecfa7be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecfa7be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d970ec\" data-id=\"7d970ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da658a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da658a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Link Cloaking \u2013 The Disadvantages<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d1e690 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d1e690\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e892a8b\" data-id=\"e892a8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e9c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e9c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let me skip right to the heart of the matter regarding the significant disadvantages of link cloaking. There is only one. Done improperly, it can get you into all kinds of trouble with the Amazon Affiliate program.<\/p><p>Here is what Amazon says:<\/p><p><em>\u201cYou will not use a link shortening service in a manner that makes it unclear that you are linking to an Amazon Site. \u201c<\/em><br \/><em>\u2013 Program Participation Requirements, Section 6. (w) \u201cContent on your Site<\/em><\/p><p>Does that mean you can\u2019t use a link shortener? Nope, it does not.<\/p><p>Does that mean you can\u2019t \u201ccloak\u201d a link? Nope, it does not. Do you think I\u2019d spend hours writing a blog trying to answer a question for which the simple answer is: NOPE.<\/p><p>But it does mean you have to \u201cmake it clear\u201d that you\u2019re linking to an Amazon site. This, my friend, is what we lovingly refer to as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/affiliate-disclosure\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">disclaimer<\/a>, and here\u2019s a great article about the topic of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/amazon-associates-guide-to-getting-account-banned\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">staying compliant with Amazon.<\/a><\/p><p>Here is what I have shared so far about link cloaking.<\/p><p>1. Link cloaking \u2013 you should follow the principles of it to remove friction, build trust, and therefore help you increase affiliate sales.<\/p><p>2. Be careful \u2013 if you don\u2019t do this properly, it can get you into a world of trouble with the friendly affiliate overlords.<\/p><p>So, to come to the only sensical conclusion, I will show two different strategies on how to properly cloak your links for maximum affiliate success. One strategy is the most straightforward way to properly cloak (and disclose) your affiliate links. At the same time, the other is the most effective, revenue-boosting way to cloak and disclose your affiliate links.<\/p><p>The good news is that both can easily be done with Geniuslink, and neither should add any complexity to your workflow and when done correctly shouldn\u2019t jeopardize your Amazon Associates account.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-366d948 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366d948\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c36603\" data-id=\"0c36603\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad06b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ad06b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. The Simple Way To Properly Cloak Your Affiliate Links, Without Being All Malicious About It<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cc1109 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cc1109\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5ac322\" data-id=\"e5ac322\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8560c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8560c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The simple way is to create a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">geni.us<\/a>\u00a0link and when you post it, be sure to adequately disclose its destination and your affiliate relationship.<\/p><p>Here is an excellent example of that from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbvIIQc5Jo9-jIXnkPe03oA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Matti Haapoja<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a456d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a456d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb119cf\" data-id=\"bb119cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54ac34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a54ac34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-31-at-11.25.03-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-31-at-11.25.03-AM.png 1000w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-31-at-11.25.03-AM-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-31-at-11.25.03-AM-768x587.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca1893c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca1893c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cede408\" data-id=\"cede408\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b081fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b081fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Until just about a couple of years ago, I would have told you this is the single most effective strategy to improve the user experience and earning ability of an affiliate link \u2013 while still staying fully compliant with the rules of the world\u2019s most popular affiliate programs.<\/p><p>There is one downside to this method. And quite honestly, it has little to do with the fact that you are cloaking your affiliate links. But instead, you want to be able to offer your audience multiple purchase options. Because, well, not everybody loves buying at Amazon. Unfortunately, including multiple links, with all the proper disclosures, can turn into a cluttered mess real quick.<\/p><p>Now there is a better way.<\/p><p>And this is the way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98047d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98047d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dfefdd\" data-id=\"7dfefdd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4393246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4393246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. The Most Effective Way to Properly Cloak Your Affiliate Links, Without Dubious Cloaking<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfbc163 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfbc163\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1e7455\" data-id=\"d1e7455\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de01b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de01b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What I am about to describe here is a strategy that accomplishes three key objectives.<\/p><p>1. You\u2019re shortening links, therefore making them less ugly and more user-friendly. Your audience will be happy.<\/p><p>2. You\u2019re properly disclosing your relationships with various affiliate programs. Your affiliate partners will be happy.<\/p><p>3. You are maximizing the revenue earned from every click. You will be happy.<\/p><p>Here is the strategy.<\/p><p>Build a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/choice-pages\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Choice Page<\/a>\u00a0with Geniuslink. You will still get a beautiful, short-link. If you anticipate verbally calling it out, you can name the link to your liking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bc980b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bc980b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e6b5b7\" data-id=\"6e6b5b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598b871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"598b871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/screen-choice-electronics.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/screen-choice-electronics.png 600w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/screen-choice-electronics-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7749ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7749ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cf5c28\" data-id=\"8cf5c28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4421d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4421d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-inner thin \"><div class=\"entry-content\"><p>Your audience will be happy.<\/p><p>Once people land on that choice page, you\u2019ll be able to include an affiliate disclosure. This is a way better and cleaner way to deal with affiliate disclosures, rather than having to label and disclose every single link. Your affiliate partners will be happy.<\/p><p>And then, last but not least, you\u2019re going to be very happy by going the Choice Page route. Using a Choice Page and giving your audience multiple purchase options, you\u2019re likely accomplishing two things.<\/p><p>1. You\u2019re going to start earning additional revenues from more affiliate programs, therefore likely lowering your dependency on Amazon.<\/p><p>2. And here is the kicker, many of our clients are starting to earn \u201cmore\u201d from Amazon by giving their audience purchase options other than Amazon. When we first saw the numbers, we almost fell out of our chairs. But it appears to be accurate as this might accomplish a \u201cbasic price check\u201d for your audience, shortening their purchase journey while increasing the odds of you earning an affiliate commission. As I said, you\u2019re going to be very happy.<br \/>Ok, so, should you cloak your affiliate links?<\/p><p>Yes, but you need to do it properly. Make sure you properly disclose your affiliate links. And then bonus points and commissions if you use a choice page.<\/p><p>Drops cloak, walks off the stage.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our clients recently pointed out that there is a lot of conflicting information about how to cloak affiliate links out there and inquired about our take. If you\u2019re looking at this specifically from the perspective of an Amazon Associate, I would recommend you read this excellent piece on Link Cloaking &amp; Amazon Compliance. 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