Passing link juice via aff links?
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Hi All,
I know there was a recent post on this subject but I'm wondering if someone could take a look at these links and tell me if there is any SEO value in them at all and if not, what would be a way to improve them that might not be too much trouble for the affiliate?
This URL: http://www.premiermodelskin.com/the-products/blemish-treatment
has a Purchase button that passes product data (price, quantity, etc) directly to the basket of the host site (the site we want SEO benefit to).
Using a form method to this URL:
<form method="GET" action="<strong>http://www.monushop.co.uk/products/premier/blemish-treatment.html</strong>"> Qty <select id="add" name="add"> <option value="1" selected="selected">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> <option value="3">3</option> <option value="4">4</option> <option value="5">5</option> <option value="6">6</option> <option value="7">7</option> <option value="8">8</option> <option value="9">9</option> <option value="10">10</option> </select> 15ml £16.25 </form>
My question is, does G see that form GET action as a followable link? If not what would be a better method?
Any feedback much appreciated.
Cheers
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Hi James, just following up on older questions here, wondering if you can share any feedback with us. Thanks!
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That's amazing feedback guys, very much appreciated! I'm going to see how far I get with your idea Ryan and I'll feedback to you any success. Cheers James
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Here is a thought...
Rather than using a form, have you considered using a dedicated purchase link with parameters that define the chosen product? These parameters could then be updated dynamically via JavaScript as a user selects the version of the product they want. So you would end up with something like this...
Now, write a function that gets this element by id and then updates the href attribute with the appropriate option number. For example...
function update(prodnum){
var temp = document.getElementById('product');
temp.setAttribute("href","NEW URL?"+prodnum);
}
Finally, you'll have to set up a UI that lets people select the product they want. I'll leave that up to you, but it should call the 'update' function you've written.
Think of it like this: user clicks on chosen product link > update function is called via JavaScript > 'Buy Now' link is updated with appropriate product number > user clicks on 'Buy Now' link and parameters are passed to checkout
FYI, you could also write a function that asks the user to select a product if they click the 'Buy Now' button without choosing a specific product. Something like, "Please select a product from the options below" or whatever.
Hope this is helpful. Good luck.
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Almost certainly not. I've never seen any action links index when checking back link profiles of anyone. I've created a fair amount of forms too. On the absolute possibility that I am completely wrong - the value of this link would be pretty minimal.
Better way of passing link juice?
You could only allow affiliates to come on board if they place a link to your website (perhaps give them a tiny increase in revenue share). This could be a text link or image link with alt attribute keywords. An image would probably go down better.
Now I have seen people add anchor to their 'modules' that they place on other websites. I would strongly advise against this though for risk of a Google ban.
It's not easy really. You'd have a hard time getting away with SEO anchored links so you're probably best just getting image links. All the ideas I can think of pretty much fall into the grey area and could have serious consequences for everyone involved. Sorry!
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