Lucre Magazine

I’m going to tell you two important ways that re-directing your links can benefit you.
The first is Spam. When you use the same link coming from the same domain as everyone else,
the spam filters start to pick up on that domain as being a sales letter email and blocking it as
spam. i.e. www.affiliateprogram.com/?id=111
So when ever the filters see www.affiliateprogram.com in the email it will get blocked as spam
and get blacklisted, especially if it is a large promotion.
By re-directing the link - it will have your domain as the link and help to make it thru the spam
filters.
The second reason is that it will make you look more professional as a marketer and not just
someone who is out promoting all kinds of affiliate programs. When potential customers see
http://affiliateprogram.com/?id=111 they know it is an affiliate program and will be less likely to
click on it.
However when they see
http://yourdoamin.com/affilliatename or http://yourdomain.com/recommends/program
They will view it more as your personal offer or recommendation.
There are many programs that offer to change your links. Many are simple software solutions and
can have you changing all your links easily. The programs for changing links do not have to be
pricey at all, and many are available as freeware or shareware through popular sites that offer
these kinds of products.
Whatever program or software you choose, the key is to make your domain as the primary one.
This will make your site seem more like the authority and have potential customers clicking away
on your links in no time.