Cloaked link vs raw affiliate link: when to bother

Cloaked link vs raw affiliate link: when to bother

New to recurring? A "cloaker" turns an ugly affiliate link into a tidy one, like yoursite.com/go/tool instead of a long string with your ID.

— Raw link: works fine, but looks spammy and breaks if your affiliate ID ever changes.
— Cloaked link: cleaner, clickable, and you can swap the destination later without editing every post.

For recurring, the cloak's real win is control: if you switch to a higher-paying program for the same tool, you update one redirect, not 40 articles.

In plain English: a cloak is a nickname for your link, so you can change who it points to anytime.

Example: you cloak a $6/month-tool link across your blog. The program raises rates for new partners, so you point the same nickname at the better deal in one click.

Try today: cloak one link with a simple redirect plugin and reuse it.