Are Cloaked Affiliate Links Really Completely Hijack-Proof?
With more and more people resorting to various measures in order to cloak their affiliate links, it seems as though pretty soon almost all affiliate links will be very well protected indeed... or will they? Despite the fact that cloaked affiliate links are touted as being the best method in which to protect your links from being hijacked, it is worth asking these two questions: Are cloaked affiliate links really 100% hijack-proof? Is it possible that an affiliate link could be cloaked and yet hijacked still?
Generally speaking, cloaked affiliate links do provide some form of protection - that much is certainly true. Because your affiliate links are no longer in plain sight, they're far less likely to be picked up on, and thus far less likely to be hijacked. Of course, despite the fact that your links themselves are hidden - there is still a connection being made and thus there is still the possibility (however remote) that your affiliate links will end up being hijacked.
One thing that you need to appreciate is the fact that although many people discussing the 'hijacking' of affiliate links, the truth is that it is not just one single method that is used to hijack these links. Instead, there are numerous methods that are put to use by various people in order to allow them to steal commissions from others. Each of these methods has its own intricacies, and so accounting for them all and trying to protect from every single possibility is close to impossible!
If you're wondering why you should bother cloaking your affiliate links if it isn't going to make them 100% hijack-proof, that's understandable. Truth be told however, although cloaked affiliate links aren't completely hijack-proof, they're still a lot less likely to be hijacked than their exposed alternatives, and so you will undoubtedly find that if you do cloak your affiliate links, they perform a lot better overall than otherwise.
On top of that, there are various other advantages tied into cloaking affiliate links, and you shouldn't ignore them either as they will definitely help you to make the most out of your affiliate marketing as well. Essentially, you should be aware that cloaking your affiliate links is not just going to help you prevent hijackings, but it is also going to improve the overall performance of your links as a whole.
Despite the fact that some affiliate link cloakers may claim to be 100% hijack-proof, don't be fooled. There is no such thing as a completely secure system, and the best that you can hope for is to limit the chances that your affiliate links will be hijacked.
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