Mask your Affiliate Links using Infusionsoft
Do you use the affiliate module in Infusionsoft?
If you ever wanted the use your own domain name at the beginning of all your affiliate links then you will want to follow these simple instructions. This will remove the “https://yourappname.infusionsoft.com/….” from the url your affiliates use to direct traffic.
From with in Infusionsoft
>Login to your Infusionsoft application
>Click on the Setup tab
>Click on Misc Settings
>Click on Affiliate Settings
>Scroll down and find the header called Tracking
>Copy the script code onto your computers clipboard
Open up notepad
>Paste the code into notepad
>Save the notepad file as index.php
Access your website via FTP or somewhere you can create files and upload
>Create a folder on your root directory. This folder name will be in your new Infusionsoft Affiliate Link Url
>Upload your new index.php file containing the script provided by infusionsoft into your new folder
Back in Infusionsoft
>Login to your Infusionsoft application
>Click on the Setup tab
>Click on Misc Settings
>Click on Affiliate Settings
>Scroll down and find the header called Tracking
>Find the Custom Affiliate Link URL field
>Type in the full url of your domain and new folder containing your index file in this field (ex. http://yourdomain.com/newfoldername)
>Click Save.
Thats it!!
You can now go find an Affiliate record and login as them. Go to there link generator and notice the new affiliate link there for them to use.
Here is a before and after view of the affiliate links in my Infusionsoft App that go to my home page.
Before: https://sgh.infusionsoft.com/go/hpre/sgh/
After: http://www.infusionpros.com/ipros?p=sgh&w=hpre
Now you have your real domain in your affiliate links.
If you need any further assistance just let Infusionpros know.
Best,
Steve
Steve,
Thanks for writing this post. Do you know how this affects SEO…?
I use wordpress, and I see I already have a index.php file, will that screw or mess up my existing wordpress stuff. should a i just take the code and add to my existing index.php file…? Just don’t want to make a bigger mess then necessary…?
Matthew,
You will want to create a folder on your server. Then with in that folder you will insert the index.php file with the script on it.
Back in infusionsoft you will enter the location of the folder. http://yourdomain.com/folder/ thats it.
Steve