Hi All
Great forum, I've been lurking for a while reading everything etc and itching to qualify for full member
Back to the topic.. casino affiliate programs provide linking code and often say "You must link like this" e.g. take referback casinos, or lasseters. From a SEO point of view this is bad because these are straight text links which release pagerank. The affiliate program Terms and Conditions usually suggest you could have your account canceled for linking in other manners. However, when I view other portals who often rank in the top 10, they don't link in these manners. They usually have their own custom link redirectory i.e.
/links.cgi?id=XXX will take you to casino XXX
Are these people risking having their accounts terminated or do the affliate program managers simple turn a blind eye?
how do other people manage these links?
Theres also the added bonus that I can track my own click thru's and keep casino's honest and quickly and easily compare the effectiveness of a range of banners etc
Thanks
Hamish