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khy · 03-12-2003, 05:03 PM

I bought an ad on consumptionjunction and like most promos I do, I tracked with an affiliate code. Only this time, I used the Epoch clicktrack code (I normally use a script that I wrote to track for the Ibill affiliate program). After getting terrible results for the first week or so on the ad, I decided to switch to the other link code (using my own script) and sales from the ad tripled immediately and consistently.

My question... I believe Epoch, CCbill et al use cookies to track affiliate hits and I wonder how long the expiration on the cookie is and how many users just plain have cookies disabled?

The script I wrote for my Ibill program puts a 30 day cookie on the surfer AND logs their IP in a database that I clear every 3-4 days, so even if a cookie is disabled, the affiliate "owns" the referred IP for a couple days.

*IF* typical programs only cookie (and maybe only with a short expiry of 24hrs or so), it seems to me that would be sort of like shaving.

If only half of sales get credited to Epoch affiliates (compared to my Ibill ones)... HELL, I could afford to pay $40 and $50 a signup no problem!

Any thoughts on this?

03-12-2003, 05:03 PM
khy Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 135	Losing money from cookies? I bought an ad on consumptionjunction and like most promos I do, I tracked with an affiliate code. Only this time, I used the Epoch clicktrack code (I normally use a script that I wrote to track for the Ibill affiliate program). After getting terrible results for the first week or so on the ad, I decided to switch to the other link code (using my own script) and sales from the ad tripled immediately and consistently. My question... I believe Epoch, CCbill et al use cookies to track affiliate hits and I wonder how long the expiration on the cookie is and how many users just plain have cookies disabled? The script I wrote for my Ibill program puts a 30 day cookie on the surfer AND logs their IP in a database that I clear every 3-4 days, so even if a cookie is disabled, the affiliate "owns" the referred IP for a couple days. IF typical programs only cookie (and maybe only with a short expiry of 24hrs or so), it seems to me that would be sort of like shaving. If only half of sales get credited to Epoch affiliates (compared to my Ibill ones)... HELL, I could afford to pay $40 and $50 a signup no problem! Any thoughts on this?