[gabriel]

I just discovered this black hat affiliate marketing tool. I haven't actually tried it yet, just read the sales page.

It doesn't seem to be aware, and it would seem like a valuable and useful tool to use. It's essentially a link cloaked, but with a bunch of added black hat features that some affiliate marketers may find questionable.

here's a link to see for yourself what it is and does:
http://www.affiliatesupernetwork.com/gtt

here's another link. This is how I found out about it, it's an article that details the tools features, mentioning how these elite few black hat affiliate marketers are going to leave traditional affiliate marketers in the dust, using this tool.
http://www.affiliatesupernetwork.com/community/node/48

Do you think this tool is really as powerful as they say?

Is it ethical?

They're only letting 1500 people get this tool, and I don't want to be left out. But at the same time, I don't want to be considered an unethical marketer either. So what are people’s opinions on this?

thanks
gabriel

[zewlie]

Personally, I'd stay away from a site that tried to deceive me with links cloaked in that fashion.

As for the embedded multiple affiliate cookies and the rotating cookies, it seems to me like that's almost like stealing from your affiliate program provider. If someone happens to click your link to go to 'Site A' (which secretely gives them cookies for Site A, B, C, D... and so on) and then they wander off and find 'Site B' from a completely different site or method, you don't deserve to be paid an affiliate commission from purchases they make at 'Site B.'

[Dana]

Good advice, Zewlie...

[ScottHughes]

Originally Posted by zewlie

Personally, I'd stay away from a site that tried to deceive me with links cloaked in that fashion.

As for the embedded multiple affiliate cookies and the rotating cookies, it seems to me like that's almost like stealing from your affiliate program provider. If someone happens to click your link to go to 'Site A' (which secretely gives them cookies for Site A, B, C, D... and so on) and then they wander off and find 'Site B' from a completely different site or method, you don't deserve to be paid an affiliate commission from purchases they make at 'Site B.'

That's stealing.

Not only is stealing disgusting, but in the end theives don't prosper. Black-hats never do as good as those of us actually providing quality services and products through hard work.