subject: Is a Free Link Cloaker Really Worth the Price? [print this page] Is a Free Link Cloaker Really Worth the Price?
Well the Price Certainly Seems Right!
As tempting as it may be, especially in today's economy, you may decide that a free link cloaker may serve your purposes just as well as one you have to pay for. Although they are certainly popular, free cloakers are often lacking when it comes to certain features and you may very well find that the disadvantages outweigh the fact that they are free. You may find yourself worse off than you were before you started using one. So despite the fact that there are free link cloakers, you should remember the old adage that you get what you pay for!
Why Use One at All?
The fact that these link cloakers are free naturally make them very popular. That is actually one of their biggest disadvantages. These days, everyone thinks they need to cloak their links, mostly for legitimate reasons. Unfortunately for those people, there are a lot of bottom feeders who desire cloak their links for other, illegitimate, reasons. For example, these people will send users to adult websites, negative links, or in some cases to malicious websites in an attempt to hack a person's computer. These people have resulted in giving many free link cloakers a bad name, and the reputation for such programs has been tarnished. This is why many free link cloakers don't last long on the market.
Now You See It....
Another drawback to these programs is that the links you get disappear themselves pretty frequently. So if you are relying on these links to generate traffic, and therefore sales, you have to constantly check them and update them to prevent them from simply disappearing on you. If you don't check on them regularly, the link may be dead for an extended period of time before you even discover it!
A Dishonest Businessman? Never!
One other thing you need to consider is this. How do you know you can trust the person running the free cloaker? How do you know they are not just altering your links and hijacking them to their own affiliate ID? This happens more often than you would like to know.
So you can see, free affiliate link cloakers usually turn out to be anything BUT free. They might not cost you anything to use, but you end up paying an even bigger price later when they disappear along with all your links! So you need to ask yourself if the loss of sales later is worth the free price at the onset. If you are serious about your internet marketing efforts, the answer is probably pretty clear.
Remember What Your Mom Told You
So remember: If it looks too good to be true, it probably is, and nothing is really free. Although free link cloakers may seem to be an attractive option, the drawbacks really do outweigh the benefit of being free. You really should stay away from them as far as possible. Like I said, you get what you pay for.
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