Originally Posted by
Raffles
I wasn't talkin about writing about travel accessories, that is clearly an acceptable place for a link.
I was thinking more of how you wouldn't write a post about BA launching a new route to Dallas and then trying to force in a bunch of links to BA books and BA memorabilia!
Away from the analogy, what annoys people is when someone writes a post about, say, BA launching a new route to Dallas and then begins to talk about how Dallas just happens to have a Westin and if you were thinking of staying there you could pay with this credit card (link) and get bonus points ....
I mention my affiliate link to Hilton at the bottom of posts talking about Hilton promos. I didn't, for example, in my post yesterday about a BA sponsored restaurant festival, list every Hilton within 2 miles of the site, just in case someone needed a hotel. Others would have.
Sorry, your analogies are confusing me. Let's keep it simple.
If you write that post on BA launching a new route to Dallas, is it OK to post a link to the BA credit card?
It seems to me that it should be, but I see angst that is overspilling when an affiliate link is mentioned, perhaps what you are saying about stretching the context too far, or what SBM12 is saying about structuring content to make a case for the sale has become so prevalent that there is an overreaction towards any links now.
Most comments I see are 'oh you got X links in that post' even when they appear relevant to me.
Do you think that people, perhaps justifiably so, have gone too far in the other direction now and it is becoming fashionable to bash on Affiliates?