There are a number of reasons to hide clickbank affiliate link codes when doing online
promotions and one of them is commission theft and this is more common than you think. Yes people do want to steal your affiliate commission and they will do unless you hide you clickbank affiliate link because they can change your ID and replace it with theres and you wouldnt know any different. There are many services on the web that offer link cloaking some free some paid but I prefer the ones that you can download and run on your own server because as well as cloaking your affiliate links, you can give the look and feel of a professional promotion because you have more control over the file names and tracking. So if you want to hide your clickbank affiliate link you can use a simple php redirect script that is used by many affiliates because this is a cheaper option and you can still have control of your affiliate links providing you have your own web hosting. Now if you dont have your own web hosting service or cant afford a link cloaking service then there are many on the web that you can use such as tinyurl.com but you dont get the professional look and feel that can help to boost your affiliate sales. My advice would be if you are making money or can afford your own hosting, do it! You can then get some software that you can install on your server to hide clickbank affiliate links and also you can track your results much easier than having to use tons of different services. More information on the link cloaker I like to use can be found here