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    • JonsonSwartz
      JonsonSwartz last edited by

      Hi,

      I have an issue deciding how my landing pages should be like and I would like to ask for your help.

      Currently my landing pages are configured and presented like this:

      http://www.example.com/fra/Landing75.php?t_src=example&t=AFF&t_cre=keyboard-price&t_trm=160o600&B=1496&A=371&TargetURL=

      I would like to know if making a subdomain landing page is advised, maybe something like this:

      http://LandingPage.example.com/Landing75.php?t_src=example&t=AFF&t_cre=keyboard-price&t_trm=160o600&B=1496&A=371&TargetURL=

      Or if you suggest doing something else with my landing pages - I would like to know that as well.

      p.s. - How I tell the webmasters (my affiliates) to make a clickable button that won't be a direct link to my landing page but will be some form of non-visible redirect?

      Thanks in advance 🙂

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      • mark_baird
        mark_baird last edited by

        I would keep them on my main domain but make them content based landing pages that are helpfull to users in their own right. No need to hide them then. This may not work in all cases but in my site it works well.

        not 100% sure what you are after with your hidden button but I would stay away from all forms of hiding stuff. Tends to be a bit grey hat.  If you could clarify it may help me understand what you mean.

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        • dotfly
          dotfly last edited by

          At first: both variations of your URL are not Google friendly. The length of an URL (although the whole structure) is a ranking factor (issues according to the structure of an URL are also several ranking factors).

          Just take a look at this list

          I know that it is very complicated to create lightweight URLs but you should at least consider to use a specified keyword within your URL (best: in front of all the other information). Using a subdomain that is a keyword for your content can help...

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