As an affiliate, you have seen the long ugly links you are expected to promote. However, what you usually don’t hear about are the dishonest folks use recognize your affiliate link and then change it and basically steal your commission. There are now software packages available to combat this problem. One of them is my own creation called Hot Link Cloaker, which is server based using PHP. The other option I suggest is a client based utility called Ninja Link Cloaker, which installs to your home computer.