Attention Affiliates: Cloak Your Links
It’s no secret: Google isn’t a big fan of affiliate websites. Look at it from their point of view. They’re trying to rank the site with the best information. An affiliate site’s primary purpose is selling a product, so they know you’re going to be saying damn well anything to get people to click on those affiliate links. Which is likely far off the mark from “quality content.” Leaving your affiliate links looking how they usually do (i.e.: long and sloppy) is a dead giveaway that you’re an affiliate. Not only to Google, but to your visitors as well. If you site is a “unbiased” product review site, you’ll lose credibility when a reader sees that you’re directly making money off the product you reviewed. So whats the solution? Read More