redirects

[Nelson Swett]

So let me see if I understand.

For each book I promote I would create a seperate redirect page (20 books = 20 redirect pages) and put them in a folder named "books". Then wherever in the site I referenced that book and wanted people to go to the merchant page, the status bar would show:

"sitename.com/books/bookname.php"?

And let's say that I was tweeting the review of that book, I could either have people go to the review using "sitename.com/postnumber/postname" or right to the book on the merchant site by using "sitename.com/books/bookname.php"

Am I getting it?

[Lynn Terry]

You got it

[StephenT]

Thank you for starting this thread, as I didn't have time to cover it in the live webinar.

So this link for example: http://www.clicknewz.com/hostgator.htm

That is a web page (hostgator.htm) on my domain (clicknewz.com). If you click on it, you will see that it takes you straight to hostgator.htm (via my affiliate link. Here is the code for that file:

Actually Lynn, it took me to a page not found.

Ok, I may need time to let this all sink in and filter down. What does the customer see if I am offering, a book on Amazon, let's say. What do I put on my page?

Sorry to be so dense!

[Lynn Terry]

Sorry that was due to a typo on my part, I corrected it in both instances in this thread. Blame the cold medicine! lol.

Try it now and you'll see how it works.

[StephenT]

Thanks Lynn. So if I signed up with hostgator off that link, you would be given the commission. Cool!

Hey nyquil can do funny things to your head!

[Lynn Terry]

Yes - you are correct (on both counts, lol).

[Nelson Swett]

Yes - you are correct (on both counts, lol).

Thank you Grasshopper!

[Lynn Terry]

LOL - I don't get it... *pout* Clue me in!

[StephenT]

Remember the old Kungfu series? David Carradine's teacher in the show always called him grasshopper. You are the master! We are the lowly students.

[Nelson Swett]

Thanks for filling her in Stephen...