Even though I make use of Amazon ads on my site, I have no ethical problem with usage of Adblock Plus, nor can I understand “ethics” regarding the right to have two eyes. Some claim using Adblock Plus is “theft” based on logic even more ridiculous than the RIAA’s claim that either obtaining or purchasing music from RIAA-unapproved sources is “theft”.

And if Adblock Plus or its users find a way to bypass my tutorial – well, then, it’s my responsibility to come up with a new one.

Anyway, there are several ways for Web site owners using affiliate programs to reach users of Adblock Plus. This tutorial will focus on the Amazon affiliate program. NOTE: Be sure to follow your terms of use when taking into account this tutorial.

#1. HYPERLINKING YOUR CONTENT

By reading the introductory notes above, you’ve already seen this in action ) Here is an example of a post in a personal-journal-type blog:

I went to Stuart’s house yesterday, and watched Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. It was very funny, so I ordered it on Amazon.com. It was listed as “Temporarily out of stock” though, and I couldn’t wait. Then I found out both "Do America" and Volume 1 of the Mike Judge Collection were on sale at Wal-Mart, and decided to buy it there instead.

The code for the text links is generated from “Link to this page” on the Amazon Associates Link bar.

The referral link to the front page, used when I say “Amazon”, is:

http://www.amazon.com/?tag=xcoflco-20

(replace “xcoflo-20″ with your referral tag )

WARNING! Be sure not to over-do this as it makes your site look shady and will lower your rankings in the search engines.

This page has some tips on linking to certain things (comments, reviews, single products, etc…)

#2. TEXT UNDER ADS WITH SAME LINK

Adblock Plus users will see blotches of whitespace where your ads should be. However, you can simply place text under the ad to and hyperlink it to the same place.

For example:

Place the phrase “Buy Video Games at Amazon.com”, highlight it bold (or strong), and hyperlink it with the same link given in the banner:

Buy Video Games at Amazon.com

#3. SELF-HOST RELATED IMAGE

If you make use of Amazon’s Product Link banners, as I do on certain posts, Adblock Plus will remove the whole thing.

However, if you could combine a Referral Link with a self-hosted image, the advertising will still reach the visitor.

Take, for instance, the ad below for Sean Hannity’s Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda:

An Adblock Plus user will not see that ad at all.

Here I have uploaded an image of the book, taken from Google Images, and scaled it down for page loading time using GIMP:

Buy from Amazon.com

I hope you enjoyed these tips, and remember, when it comes to your web site, the visitor is always right!

Also from Lew Rockwell:

The thief who crashed his car through AdultMart here early Wednesday knew exactly what he wanted: He picked up a $300 sex toy, discarded it for a smaller, less expensive model and then drove off — all of which was captured quite clearly on security video.

Video description on YouTube:

A man drove his car through an Adultmart store to steal a sex-toy replica of an adult film star.

Stats the MAFIAA doesn’t want you to know about:

• 1. Child abduction: the fine is only like $25000.
• 2. Stealing the actual CD: the fine is $2,500
• 3. Rob your neighbor: the fine is $375,000
• 4. Burn a house down: The fine is just over $375,000
• 5. Stalk someone: The fine is $175,000
• 6. Start a dogfighting ring: the fine is $50,000
• 7. Murder someone: The maximum penalty is only $25,000 and 15 years in jail, and depending on your yearly salary, would probably be far slighter a penalty that $2 million.

The full article is here.