Comments on: SEO for Affiliate Bloggers: Deep Linking

By: Takumi86

Takumi86 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:26:46 +0000

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By: SEO Tips for Affiliate Bloggers: Link Titles

SEO Tips for Affiliate Bloggers: Link Titles — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:29 +0000

[...] is why when I blogged about the importance of internal linking last week, I touched upon the trade-off between linking to an affiliate page and linking to a [...]

By: dincmetal

dincmetal — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:01:59 +0000

Great tip.You teach that how to follow your blog.And We can't find place to put our blog easily.Great details too…

By: CT Moore

CT Moore — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:29:44 +0000

@Levi Blackman,

Well, the value of deep/internal linking goes back to my "web" analogy. It's not going to really push the page rank of that pages, but it's another reminder to Google that (1) the page exists, and (2) what the page is about — via anchor text.

As for which page to link, as I suggested in my post, link to the affiliate page first — unless, of course, you don't think that the user is going to be in a buying mood when they see that link.

By: Louisville SEO

Louisville SEO — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:41:17 +0000

Great tips. It all depends on the content of the post and how you want your readers to follow! Great detail!

By: Levi Blackman

Levi Blackman — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:22:43 +0000

Great tips…I was wondering though, how much does linking to an older post increase its authority? I know self linking is weight less, but how much less. I find it hard to decided between affiliate link or deep linking post because I don't have a concrete idea on how much each item it worth.

I like getting the reader on the affiliate page as soon as I can, because I figure they will still be in the buying mood they were in when first jumped on the internet.

By: Clare

Clare — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:31:32 +0000

Useful post as link building is very important.

@Gina I have a book review site that has a regular following as well as visitors from google and I don't think I've ever sold a book through an amazon link despite the fact that people actually post in the comments that they'd like to read them following my review. I too have had more success with amazon than affiliates – though when the affiliate sales do come you make much more $$ in one hit. It's frustrating!

By: plus size teddies

plus size teddies — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:21:09 +0000

To find a place where we can put the deep links is not so easy. Most of the blogger don't allow the deep links.

By: CT Moore

CT Moore — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:36:26 +0000

@Money Making Ideas ~ Suzanne,

I'm glad you liked the building your own web analogy. Personally, I link as soon as possible. Also, I only link to a page once per post. There are a number of reasons I do it this way, and they have to do with both Google and the reader. If I'm linking both a product page and a previous post, however, I link the product page first and the previous post second. However, if I have a widget or image of the item, I might throw it in at the end as another link to the product page.

@Gina, the best affiliate blogging success is likely to come from a blog whose main purpose is to build a community around niche content and not just sell people stuff. Once you have their trust as a worthy source of info, you can recommend products, and potentially refer sales. However, if you abuse that trust, you'll be finished. As an affiliate blogger, you should always be a blogger first, and an affiliate second.

By: Kevin Muldoon

Kevin Muldoon — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:49:59 +0000

Very good post CT. I think that you're right. By linking to your affiliate reviews or info pages then you should increase search engine traffic to it over time.

Also, you are still keeping the visitors on your blog and sending them to a page with the affiliate url. I suspect that some sales will be lost in this process but surely not a great deal (would be difficult to test).

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:59:57 +0000

I have tried 3 different affiliate networks, and never gotten a commission check. I guess I'll have to try it again someday, but it is so time consuming to set up the links, and check to see which ones are performing. For me, it has been way easier to just develop web pages that draw traffic and place Google Adsense on the page. I don't ever have to update the Google ads. I also tried an Amazon book ad on a page that was dedicated to the subject of that book. The page gets traffic, but has not sold one book in 6 months.

By: colby

colby — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:23:49 +0000

i agree i think link building is very importatn for all bloggers no matter your niche or what kind of blog you run. gran turismo 5

By: Gran Turismo 5

Gran Turismo 5 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:22:24 +0000

For me link building and what not is the main focus of my work on blogs. No traffic compares to organic search engine traffic, and I think that goes for all kinds of blogs. So building links is the key to success.

By: slee

slee — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:21:20 +0000

For me it is all about sending the user on a path with the goal being to either contact or buy. think about where they are on their path should they want more information or is it time to show them the route to buy

By: Money Making Ideas ~

Money Making Ideas ~ — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:06:02 +0000

These are all great tips! I too try to decide if the "mention" is a mere mention or the main focus before I decide where to link it to. Using good anchor text is very important as well. I love the way you wording it that I'm basically building my own web … that visual will stick with me and will really help me think through my strategies. Question: where in the post/article should you start linking? If it's about widgets and you use the word widget in your opening sentence is that too soon to link? Should you save that for towards the end or conclusion? Also, how many times (or density) should you link in the article? Thanks again! *SmiLes* Suzanne