Dr. Wilson and Mike Grehan team up to address this nagging question. So do affiliate links really pass link juice?
Mike says affiliate links with traditional URL structures don’t count. Dr. Wilson says some do:
…I’ve found that at least some affiliate links to Ken Evoy’s SiteSell.com are indeed counted. It apparently depends upon the URL structure and context of the affiliate link.
I’m not sure where I saw this but I’m sure this isn’t the non-traditional URL structure they’re referring to :)
<a href="http://www.macalua.com/affiliate-ID">Buy This Product Now</a><a href="http://www.macalua.com"><img src="1×1-invisible.gif" border=0></a>