What Is The Best Link Cloaker - Reviews

Link Cloaking is defined by using 3 Major areas.

LINK MASKING
This is defined as making your link look like it is not a link. This is used primarily to hide an Affiliate link so people don't see it. Most all masking uses Javascript to mask their true link. The deception happens in the status Bar of the browser where the URL is inserted. If you take your mouse and glide over the URL you will see where the link is really going to. This way you can disguise your Affiliate link and make people believe it's the actual direct link to the home page of the company you are promoting.

Link Cloaking
This is done out of fear that the Search Engine Bots will find you and penalize you. Search Engines Bots will tabulate which IP address you are coming from. If links are coming from the same IP address far too often, perhaps from automatic distribution software, they will consider it spam and possibly hold back your rankings. SEO people consider this a type of Black Hat marketing and are trying to fool the search engines.

Redirecting URL's
This is basically jumpscript progamming. This is seen with such services as bit.ly and TinyURL. These services take a long affiliate link and shorten it. An example on the TinyURL home page is this: http://tinyurl.com/unicycles
or whatever your subject is about.

So which would you rather have people look at? It's a no brainer. Advanced script writers and programmers can also change this through php files.

Free Affiliate Link Cloakers
Free is NOT a great idea. There is no telling who and how many are using it. They usually get shut down after a while. Many porn sites and gambling sites use free cloakers. You don't actually own it. A third party does and that makes you vulnerable.

Here is a review of some of the Link Cloakers on the web. These are reviewed in no particular order as to their function or acceptability. All of the Link cloakers have basic features in common. I have a couple recommendations of the best.

They protect your affiliate links from being stolen and thus protect you from losing out on many commissions you richly deserve.
You can link directly to an order page
You can link to an Optin form and capture email addresses
You can write your own pre-sell page and link directly
Hide that terrible looking affiliate link

Ninja Affiliate Link Cloaker
Price: $67.00, Pro Upgrade: $97.00, Technical Support: $197.00, Videos: $47.00
This is a strong Cloaker with most of the benefits and priced affordably.

LinkBrander
Free, also a paid Platinum Version for $297.00 ( Lifetime ) This program is Viral and therefore many more customers will use it.
http://www.robert-hutton.com/Recommends/LinkBrander

Power Link Generator
Price: $97.00 Lifetime
This is one of the best on the net. It also is a Viral program. Many options available.
http://www.robert-hutton.com/Recommends/PowerLinkGenerator

Stealth Affiliate Cloaker
Price: $67.00 A very basic Cloaker program. Using the word stealth instead of Cloak

I hope this informs you of some of the nuances of Link Cloaking.

Robert Hutton is the author.