More Virtual Promote ... Gazette · Webmaster & SEO Tools · Scumware.com · Free Website Templates

SEF

Search Engine Forums
Helping to make the Web - Since 1998
Hyperseek Search Engine
Login Password Forget your password?    Trouble Logging In?
.
Forums Index Active Topics New Topics My Topics Search My Profile Register Inbox   Rules & TOS
.
 
Forum Index · Search Engine Forums · Marketing , Traffic Building and Advertising · Directories & Link Building · Links from affiliate program
 
Remove from hotlist
Reply to this thread Create a New Topic in this forum
Mark This Forum Read
 Printer Friendly Version Print this thread
Email this thread to a friend eMail this thread to a friend  
Moderator(s): g1smd, bhartzer
Previous Topic Next Topic
Member Message

ghigo
Joined: Mar 21, 2006
# Posts: 2

View the profile for ghigo Send ghigo a private message

Posted: 03/21/2006 09:38 am
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

My site have an affiliate program with thousands of affiliates linking to my site with a like like website.com/index?af=123&pro=abc&img=xyz
Apparently Google doesn't like this kind of links because is not taking them into consideration. A competitor of our site is using links like website.com/index/123/abc/xyz with a redirection to the home page and looks google like more this kind of links.
Anybody can confirm what I suspect? Anybodu had previous experience in affiliate program links?
Thanks



quickdisc
Joined: Mar 28, 2006
# Posts: 7

View the profile for quickdisc Send quickdisc a private message

Posted: 03/28/2006 06:08 pm
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

Bump.




bhartzer
Administrator
Joined: Jun 08, 2000
# Posts: 7033

View the profile for bhartzer Send bhartzer a private message

Posted: 03/28/2006 06:11 pm
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

Links like this are actually fine:
website.com/index?af=123&pro=abc&img=xyz

So are links like this:
website.com/index/123/abc/xyz

It's not really the URLs, it's actually what happens when someone (or a search engine bot) goes to one of those URLs. Most likely the competitor is using a 301 Permanent Redirect, which is what should happen when you use affiliate links. This way the merchant gets all the inbound link credit and not the affiliates themselves.



quickdisc
Joined: Mar 28, 2006
# Posts: 7

View the profile for quickdisc Send quickdisc a private message

Posted: 03/29/2006 05:29 pm
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

Thank you. That was extremely helpful.


 
Forum Index · Search Engine Forums · Marketing , Traffic Building and Advertising · Directories & Link Building · Links from affiliate program
Who's Online?
There are 318 guests and 2 members in the forums right now.
Reflects user activity within the last 5 minutes
Previous Topic Next Topic
You are not permitted to post messages in this forum or topic, because of one or more of the following reasons:
  1. You have not yet logged in, or registered properly as a member
  2. You are a member, but no longer have posting rights.
  3. This is a private forum, for which you do not have permissions.

If you are a recent member, it's possible that you simply have not yet confirmed your account. Please check your email for a message entitled 'JimWorld Forums: Confirm Your Account' and follow the instructions contained within.

If you cannot find this message, click here to Re-Send it.

If you are still experiencing problem, please read the Login Assistance Article for some advice on what may be causing your login not to work properly.

Switch to Advanced Editor and ... Create a New Topic or Reply to this Thread



Related Forum Topics


© 1995 - 2006  ·  iWeb, Inc  ·  DBA JimWorld Productions