A Question About Link Trades

[NobleSavage]

Hey HalfDeck,

4) A large number of affiliate links. Google has a higher bar set for affiliate marketer sites, since they tend to lack content or lack originality.
5) You link to sites Google don't trust. Linking to Wikipedia, imdb, or other sites that Google trust makes you more trustworthy.
6) You link to non-commercial sites. Outbound links that doesn't pay makes those links that much more trustworthy:

So what would you think of making your own galleries on a blog and using JavaScript, flash, or .htaccess to hide the affiliate links?

[Halfdeck]

Originally Posted by NobleSavage

Hey HalfDeck,
So what would you think of making your own galleries on a blog and using JavaScript, flash, or .htaccess to hide the affiliate links?

I think there's so much affiliate junk out there that Googlers go out of their way to detect affiliate links on a page, even if they're "hidden." I'm not saying javascript won't work - it might even be a good idea - but personally, I would focus on creating affiliate sites with some level of originality and value instead of trying to make an affiliate site look like something else.