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Posting Date: May 30, 2002
 

WebWord Comment -- As most Amazon associates know, when you try to link to a book directly Amazon forces people to look at a Similar Items page. For example, follow this link to Son of Web Pages That Suck. See what I mean? OK. Now, follow this link to Son of Web Pages That Suck. You go directly to the page. Boom! The answer is a little bit of information -- "ref=nosim" -- that needs to be added to your URL. Of course, this increases the chances of getting a 15% referral but it might decrease the possibility of the person buying other items. By the way, after I figured this out, I did a Google search for ref=nosim and found this useful page (which says what I just said, but better).

 

  

Reader Comments...
 

You're far better off with a direct link (i.e, "ref=nosim") link than the "similar" link. A bit of math and psychology gives you the reason. Want me to elaborate?

Posted by: MadMan on May 31, 2002 12:44 AM

 

You're far better off with a direct link (i.e, "ref=nosim") link than the "similar" link. A bit of math and psychology gives you the reason. Want me to elaborate?

Posted by: MadMan on May 31, 2002 12:48 AM

 

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