Nov 13 2007
The Text Link Challenge
The humble text link is the basic essential for any affiliate site but some networks make life much easier than others. If you choose to accept the challenge then starting with your browser open to google.co.uk time how quickly you can pick up a text link from your networks and post the results.
Maybe by posting results here we can see which networks are doing well and which are making life more difficult than it needs to be. It might also show that there are quicker ways to collect links from your network than you are currently aware of.
So please go ahead and post any times and any tips for picking up links quicker! 
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Nov 13th, 2007 at 2:55 pm | #
Hi,
Nice idea, might be worth doing straight text and then a deeplink to a specific product. Only on some networks a text link is easy but the deeplink leaves you needing medication
Especially when it doesn’t work anyway because you’ve left out that “/” !
There seem to be plenty of sites for code-hacks eg. for css / IE etc. and plenty of sites for learning bits of useful PC control techniques. Is there one for affiliate help ? (I don’t mean giving away revenue-earning secrets, I mean one for really useful tips for each network).
Nov 13th, 2007 at 4:27 pm | #
Thanks for the comment Bob - that’s a good point about deep links too as sometimes it can get pretty complicated. I’ll stick with basic links for now and then see after that.
As for getting help with affiliate stuff http://www.affiliates4u.com is pretty much the definitive source in the UK
Nov 13th, 2007 at 4:36 pm | #
I’ll start with some times
Tradedoubler - 39 seconds
The link matrix keeps moving
Affiliate Window - 52 seconds
the site seemed pretty slow today so it should be better but I don’t know an easy way to get an overview of text links.
Paid on Results - 18 seconds
The link overview is very handy
buy.at - 75 seconds
Also very slow today but the selection screen between v2 or v3 always slows things up
Webgains - 29 seconds
Link Matrix means everything is to hand.
How about some other times? I’m using Roboform to speed up the login but maybe my methods aren’t the best.
Nov 13th, 2007 at 4:49 pm | #
I was thinking the same thing the other day! I think we should try and find out the time it takes to create a deeplink with the differnet merchants.
As Advanced MP3 Players is on many networks we should compare how long it takes to create a deeplink to:
http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/MP3_Players.1/Samsung.83/YP-P2JAB_XEU/Samsung_YP-P2_4GB_Bluetooth_Portable_Media_Player.2691.html
and chuffing heck, that’s a long URL Josh!
Lee
Nov 13th, 2007 at 5:12 pm | #
A deeplink to the page Lee has posted above take exactly 1 second (1 click) to produce using the POR Deep Link Generator,just put a link to it in your bookmarks toolbar, navigate to page you want, click on generator link and bobs your uncle
I blogged about deeplinking tools earlier this year, you may find it useful http://www.keithbond.co.uk/affiliate-marketing/affiliate-deep-linking-tools/
Nov 20th, 2007 at 2:54 am | #
Using the Triggit Tool you can create a deep link to Amazon, CJ, and soon Linkshare in about five seconds (give or take a second). Click the bookmark to open the Triggit web app, click the button for your network, highlight the text you want to turn into a link, and click save. The Triggit tool runs a search against the networks API for that text, finds the deep URL and automatically turns the text into a cloaked link. Email me zcoelius A triggit com if you want to an alpha invite code. Keep up the great work on your blog Todd
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