When Should You Use PHP Redirects?

[Fiver]

How many of the vets here use php redirects to mask links and such in their marketing campaigns and when do you use them?

Is it mostly to hide the affiliate link when you're doing an Adwords campaign or do you use them on other campaigns like Facebook too...and why?

 

[Bompa]

Fiver, you're putting the horse before the cart.

You are asking when to use a solution, like "Here is a solution, what can I fix with it?"

Do your thing, make your money. When you run into a problem, ask for a solution.

just my opinion,
Bompa

 

[bigb3433]

for a lot of things like social media its not really necessary to PHP redirects to mask the link unless you are cloaking and switching after approval... One of the most useful purposes however is for when you want to split test an offer.. especially on a campaign you already have approved submitted and running.. the redirect will allow you to test a new offer and keep you LP,campaign,etc.etc. the same ...

think about that if you ever question if you need to do a redirect..

 

[bullet-ride]

Fiver, you're putting the horse before the cart.

You are asking when to use a solution, like "Here is a solution, what can I fix with it?"

Do your thing, make your money. When you run into a problem, ask for a solution.

just my opinion,
Bompa

Look it's Bompa from Syndk8!

 

[smaxor]

Fiver, you're putting the horse before the cart.

You are asking when to use a solution, like "Here is a solution, what can I fix with it?"

Do your thing, make your money. When you run into a problem, ask for a solution.

just my opinion,
Bompa

Whoa is this the Bompa from syndk8?

 

[Sticks79]

Teh Bompa?

 

[AllBizNiz]

Some people are sketchy their AM or network will rip their campaign if it starts flourishing. Many people do a DMR (double meta refresh) to clear the referrer. If you're using T202 I don't think they would be able to see the referrer anyways. There are a lot of black hat people out there pushing crappy traffic from CL to their offers using these techniques. One way or another, if you're using it for black hat methods, I'm sure somebody will catch wind of it real soon.

The other thing I think you might be trying to ask is "How do I redirect Google and Facebook to a compliant site and bring real users to a black hat site?". Then you would have to do an if statement to check who the visitor is. If the traffic source is Google, do something -else: go to my black hat site. I don't think that would be a wise idea though.

 

[*niko*]

I go with the rule of, why fall and scrape my knees when others have scraped them before me.

You can either not hide your metas, get jacked and then have to fix it.

Or you can hide your metas with a simple PHP script and never get jacked.

In other words do you lock your house door? Did you start after someone robbed you or before? Meta redirects its the same idea.