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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear
haha im such an idiot for not thinking about this first
My thought was the locked in cookie for a few mins, then checking ratios that suddenly drop , thus exposing zango affiliates but your way is much easier.
 all sponsors should do this.. |
Even sponsors that claim "too much traffic to check it all" can find the way to take the time to match actual signups back and look at where the money is coming from. Don't worry about the 99.9% that doesn't buy, just worry about what actually spent money or joined or whatever it is that triggers a payout or affiliate credit.
It should be part of the anti-fraud package that all sites use. If programs did stuff like this, the file sharing systems, copyright violators, misleading advertisers, spammers, and SEO bombers would find themselves having to explain where their traffic came from. Suddenly actually running honest and real sites would be a benefit, not a handicap.