<p>Have you heard this phrase prior to, Put some lipstick on that pig, and prettier her up. Well, have you got an URL that is long and awful. Maybe you have an affiliate link or perhaps you have several URLs that you wish to indicate the very same place. In this short article, I am going to step you through the process of getting the URL and forwarding the domain.</p><p><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WwWtOiiJMsA/hqdefault.jpg" style="max-width:500px;height:auto;"></p><p>For the sake of this article, we will be using GoDaddy.com to manage the forwarding. Buy your URL( s). Throughout the buying process, if <a href="https://www.domainhostcoupon.com/"><strong>Domain Coupon</strong></a> you do not already an account with them, you will set one up.</p><p><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LnkOvMkB-TQ/hqdefault.jpg" style="max-width:500px;height:auto;"></p><p>Next, login to your account. In your main screen, there will be a list of your URLs. Put a check in the checkbox of the URL you want to forward. There will be a button that states Forward Domain Names. Click the button.</p><p>To the right, there will be a textbox asking for the URL that you want forwarded by the prettier URL. The next choice is to mask the original URL. The function of this is to conceal the initial link from the user.</p><p>After you have saved your modifications, allow up to 24 hours for the change to take result. When finished, your user will click the prettier URL and they will be forwarded to the initial site.</p><p>http://www.myprettylink.com</p><p><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iNLtIrC9Y08/hqdefault.jpg" style="max-width:500px;height:auto;"></p><p>- > http://username.myaffiliatesite.com/somefolder/anotherfolder/home?c=12345</p><p>Perhaps you wish to offer an item from ClickBank. You will get an affiliate link. Now you want to track how much traffic you are getting for a particular advertisement. What you can do is use a tracking website to keep a count of the traffic. Go to the tracking site and setup the tracking link. Take the tracking link and have it forward by a prettier URL which will forward it to the initial link. Example:</p><p>- > http://www.trackersite.com/track?username=1234&ad=4321</p><p>If you desire to a more aesthetically enticing and much easier to remember URL for your long and cryptic URLs, then domain name forwarding is the technique you need. It allows you originality when showing an affiliate links or recommendation links. When the user sees the link, it will be less ominous than a longer link.</p>
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