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notjoe · 12-10-2003, 11:34 AM

I have to agree with Space Puppy on this. Has anyone ever got a referred signup?

Here is what i see. You go to that url (
http://gigacash.com/index.php?gcasid...p&gcaid=248749 ) and sure it does have the affiliate code.

Now this is where it gets interesting because unless someone came up with a new way of tracking someone there are only 2 real ways to do it. You track them via variables in a url or you set a cookie on the surfers computer.

The url to enter the site is http://gigacash.com/home.htm which clearly shows that there are no varibales located in the url, however, i do not have any cookies set on my browser (which allows for cookies to be set). This url is on the page which comes up after clicking the affiliate ref. link

So my question is pretty simple. If you dont store any variable which could identify the surfer in the URL and you dont set any cookies then how exactly do you track the person once they click the enter link?

12-10-2003, 11:34 AM
notjoe Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,599	I have to agree with Space Puppy on this. Has anyone ever got a referred signup? Here is what i see. You go to that url ( http://gigacash.com/index.php?gcasid...p&gcaid=248749 ) and sure it does have the affiliate code. Now this is where it gets interesting because unless someone came up with a new way of tracking someone there are only 2 real ways to do it. You track them via variables in a url or you set a cookie on the surfers computer. The url to enter the site is http://gigacash.com/home.htm which clearly shows that there are no varibales located in the url, however, i do not have any cookies set on my browser (which allows for cookies to be set). This url is on the page which comes up after clicking the affiliate ref. link So my question is pretty simple. If you dont store any variable which could identify the surfer in the URL and you dont set any cookies then how exactly do you track the person once they click the enter link?