Verotel FHG question

Although I have not had success with custom linking codes yet, I have been working doing custom links using Verotel.

The code in the links generated by their banner code making page has the query string:

vercode=XXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

From what I have figured out, the first number is the number associated with the banner you have added to your banners list in the setup area. The second number is the affiliate reseller ID.

It would appear that an affiliate could link to your site using the code and ID. The problem I have found is that if they don't match (meaning the numbers have to be the numbers associated with the specific affiliate and banner), clicking on the link takes you to the main Verotel page (not helpful at all). Unless my findings, so far, are incorrect, it looks like a FHG would have to be done for each affiliate because the banner IDs are specific to that affiliate. So doing a generic code like:

vercode=00000:correctIDnumberhere

Does not work.

I have had success with doing Picture of the Day using their system, if that's of any help, but for custom linking codes, not yet.

Otherwise, hopefully, someone else has more info to add.

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bump to doc yall.

easiest would be doing a php script using the above info and:

nameoffhg.php?verotelcode=WHATEVERCODEIS

then in a php OR html thats parsable by php you would simple insert

<? echo $verotelcode; ?>

This would insert it in for you.

thanks

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For sure, passing the code through the script is doable. And it is possible to deal with the customer ID part easily as well.

So lets say my affiliate ID is 1234567890. I can go in and choose a banner from the list that has been created by the sponsor. The banner page generates some html code for you based on the banner selected, which is hotlinked.

The code I would get as a reseller would look something like this:

<a href="verotelsdomain/scriptfolder/showcript.cgi?bannercode:1234567890"><img src="paysitedomain/bannerlocation/banner.gif"></a>

So their showscript script is responsible for affiliate tracking and then redirects the surfer to the tour page. It needs the bannercode to figure out which tour to go to and then it uses the customer ID (e.g. 1234567890) to track who makes the sale.

The problem is that it's a banner ID and not a site ID and the banner IDs are based on the customer ID. If they had a site ID for redirecting the tour, it would be a breeze, but if you mess with the banner ID, it sends you straight to their main page, which kills it.

If the banner IDs are the same across affiliates, then it is starting to look really good for doing this by having the codes passing into the gallery like you said.

If anyone knows if the banner IDs are the same across affiliates, then we're well on our way.

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They are. We have been using Verotel and FHG's for ages with no problem.

Take a look at our system.

We use verotel.

http://webmasters.celebproject.com/fhg.php

hm...

IS then enough just to put verotel affilioate isd (?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) after file extension? will that be enough so affiliates can earn their money?

thanks

Good question with good answers!

I'm lost on how to do this. I'll just explain what I did and maybe someone can tell me what I did wrong.

Using hypothetical urls and codes, and assuming I have only 1 affiliate, first I created an FHG called: http://www.fhg.php

In that page I have a link to the paysite tour that used to look like this:

<a href="http://www.paysite.html">Take the Tour</a>

But now looks like this:

<a href="http://links.verotel.com/cgi-bin/showsite.verotel?vercode=<? echo $verotelcode; ?>">Take the Tour</a>

And instead of telling my affilates to link to this: http://www.fhg.php

I tell my affiliate to link to this: http://www.fhg.php?verotelcode=11111:1234567812345678

Now when I visit this link to test it: http://www.fhg.php?verotelcode=11111:1234567812345678 and I mouse over the "Take the Tour" link the link it shows me in my broswer window is http://links.verotel.com/cgi-bin/sho...rotel?vercode=

That is, it isn't "echoing" the code from the original link. For example if I had done it correctly, mousing over the link should have looked like this:

"http://links.verotel.com/cgi-bin/showsite.verotel?vercode=11111:1234567812345678"

Anyone who knows anything about this will see that I completely have no clue what I'm doing.

Thanks for your help!