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VigLink’s Link Insertion Review

By Don Huevos on October 13th, 2011

I just received an email from VigLink introducing their newest feature: link insertion. If you have read my previous posts, I praised VigLink for being simple to use and easy to implement. In fact, JammingSites uses VigLink (take a look at the right side-bar) in addition to other affiliate marketing programs. So needless to say, I was pretty jazzed about Viglink’s answer to SkimLinks.

Has VigLink Made It Too Simple?

VigLink Insertion Tool - Off

Turning on VigLink’s link insertion functionality is really simple. All you have to do is login to your account, click on Features, scroll down the page about half way and click on the sliding bar that says “off” and mover it over to “on”. The top bar will change from red to green. Viola, done.

This sound great, right?  Well, when I first tried it out on a test blog the link insertion tool began linking my H1 & H2 titles. In the world of search eingine optimiztion, this is no bueno.

The other issue I see with the link insertion feature is the glaring lack of control about what is linked and what is not. For example, when testing link insertion, I was unable to exclude certain pages like my About and T&C pages. Adding this feature would be a huge benefit, even if it meant creating a better WordPress  plug-in. Now granted, VigLink’s whole value prop revolves around making affiliate marketing easy. It true there really is not better show in town, but despite my laziness, I still would like more control.

VigLink Insertion Tool - On

 What Is the Verdict About VigLink’s Link Insertion Tool?

I really like the concept and the new feature allows VigLink to compete with the likes of SkimLinks, but the feature does need a few more advanced controls. Among my wishlist is:

1. The ability to control what pages are used.
2. Exclude feature for certain words/phrases.
3. Exclude all title tags (H1, H2, ect.).
4. Allow me to define Page Category versus Site Category
5. Build out a robust WordPress Plug-in to compliment Link Insertion.

My suspicion is VigLink will address most of the issues discussed and credit JammingSites for all the improvements (joking). Until then, I’ll still use VigLinks, but will have to forego link insertion for now. As of this post, there really is not an easier tool to use and impliment when it comes to monetizing your sight.

Of course, don’t take my word for it, give VigLink a try and see if it fit’s your needs.