{"id":1344,"date":"2019-04-09T03:51:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T03:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimglobalproducts.com\/articles\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2023-08-05T08:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T08:19:04","slug":"shorten-affiliate-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimglobalproducts.com\/articles\/shorten-affiliate-links\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Shorten Your Affiliate Links"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your default Affiliate Link URL[URL meaning<\/span>]<\/sup><\/span>, as discussed in the previous lesson<\/a>, consist of 2 parts. Being as it is, can be a long line of text characters. However, it can be shortened (while preserving the purpose) as illustrated below:<\/p>\n

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator.<\/p>\n

It’s just a “web address” but called in a fancy way by computer programmers.<\/div>\n

\"aimglobal-agpap-shortened-link\"<\/p>\n

In actual fact, a shortened URL is just a “forwarder” that forwards people to the intended web address –which is in this case is your Affiliate Link URL.<\/p>\n

Why Shorten Your Affiliate Links?<\/h2>\n

There are 4 important reasons why shorten your Affiliate Link:<\/p>\n

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  1. To hide the main web address<\/strong>.\u00a0 Your default Affiliate Link shows the core web address where, if your prospect will prefer, can just type it in without your Tracking Script (instead of clicking it). This is called, “by-passing.” As you already know, without your Tracking Script when they visit AimGlobalProducts.com site, it can be impossible to associate you as the referrer of the resulting sale.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. To fit it in your offline campaigns.<\/strong> Your default Affiliate Links can be quite\u00a0 long for a particular strategy that you’d want to do. For example, your default Affiliate Link is too long to be printed on your business card, flyers, posters and bumper stickers. Besides, you can’t really\u00a0 expect your prospects to type all the characters of your Affiliate Link\u00a0 just to see the details of your offer.<\/li>\n
  3. To make it easier to remember.<\/strong> In case your prospects lose your business card, you’d like them to still remember how to get to your offer.<\/li>\n
  4. So you can track clicks.<\/strong> There are URL Shortener services over the net that also allow you to see how many clicks your offer is getting. This feature will make way for you to do split testing, where you have 2 or more campaign formats for a particular offer, and identify which campaign is the most effective one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How to Shorten Your Affiliate Links<\/h2>\n

    There are basically 2 options to shorten your Affiliate Links:<\/p>\n

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    1. By purchasing your own domain name<\/li>\n
    2. By using a free URL shortener service<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Method 1:\u00a0 By Purchasing Your own Domain Name<\/h3>\n

      You can buy a domain name from a domain name registrar, such as Namecheap.com<\/a>, and have your domain name point\/forward to the Affiliate Link of your choice. For example, I have purchased the domain name www.AimGlobalPower.com<\/strong> and have it point to my affiliate link for the Main capture page.<\/p>\n

      Since it’s a top domain name, it also looks more professional –and short enough to fit as car bumper sticker!<\/p>\n

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      \"aimglobal-bumber-sticker2\"<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      Image is a derivative of photo<\/span><\/a> by Bill Abbott, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Here’s how to buy a domain name from Namecheap.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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