To Prevent Link Hijack for Clickbank...

[mr.Bang]

...use their new hoplink format - it's non-hijackable since it embeds your username WITHIN the link (as if it were a long domain name) instead of APPENDING in to the end via "?". So if you haven't switched to the new format, I would recommend doing it now. ;)

[Benya]

DONE. THANKS.

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[mrosson]

Couldn't it still be hijacked if the visitor catches on that it's ClickBank, and is knowledgeable enough about ClickBank to type in the URL with his own affiliate ID? It still won't prevent that.

[andy83]

yes, if that happens, nothing can be done. but most of the people who are knowledgable about clickbank enough to do that will probably have an account with clickbank already, so they will use their own id to get "Cash-back" to buy that product instead of your anyway.

[Alex]

Couldn't it still be hijacked if the visitor catches on that it's ClickBank, and is knowledgeable enough about ClickBank to type in the URL with his own affiliate ID? It still won't prevent that.

For THAT situation the Clickbank COOKIE will do the job just fine. And, as andy posted above, if the surfer has THAT kind of expertise with referrals, he is probably an affiliate himself. That might occur in .01% of all signups :D

[mrosson]

Not to mention they require orders from at least 4 unique states or countries before they send you a check, so that would deter casual sneaky affiliates.

If it was just a downloadable product (not a unique members area deal), they could always just buy it, download it, and forward their receipt to refunds@clickbank.com to get their money back. :p

Of course this isn't possible if the webmaster keeps track of those things and somehow blocks their access to the product.