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Originally Posted by swami
My experience with NATS is that its tracking is below par.
Does it track by IP?No one has been able to tell me including Nathan from NATS.What other methods apart from cookie tracking does it use?Whay do so many sponsors using NATS treat foreign traffic different.A good % of my sales from NastyD and Bangbros come from non us traffic.Why does it seem that the aff code gets replaced by the sponsors own code when a surfer changes pages?
I personally wonder whether sponsors like NATS cos they are getting more sales with their own codes. 
As for not being able to shave.Thats laughable. |
No, as of now it does not track by IP. It tracks via cookie and via the ref code being passed along the tour (which is two methods where many programs use one method). IP tracking is a bit of a pain thanks to AOL sharing IPs, etc. We are working to add IP tracking as a third fall back option but as of now the cookie/url combination works quite well. Most CCBill programs as far as I know ONLY use cookie not tour tracking so we're already a step ahead and above par, not below. And as stated, we are working to add IP as a 3rd fall back last resort check.
What is done with foreign traffic is called a sponsors business model. Some pay on it, some do not. That is up to them to decide. If they are deciving in anyway about it then let us know and we will speak with them. It is up to the sponsor program to determine their business model and you to choose whether or not you wish to promote that buisness model. What is done with clicks from China has no bearing on the quality of NATS itself.
As far as "codes changing when a surfer changes pages" If you have evidence of this and you believe it's being done to steal sales show us these examples and we will take the proper actions. Coming here and bashing a software and the programs running it based on a bunch of BS and random thoughts you have is very unprofessional.
You seem to have some sort of "hatred" of NATS for some reason. Why? I have no clue. You're in the minority tho and it's a very lonely place. If you don't like it, don't use it. Thats up to you. Coming here and bashing it with no basis and for apparently no reason other than you disliking it is childish, unprofessional, and speaks volumes about your character.
This thread was about Smashcom's program. A great program run by a great bunch of guys and I've seen their #s and their ratios are great, espeically for affiliates. Ratios across the board went up when they made the NATS move and they dropped the trials (and yes, they still went UP). That's for affiliates also. It was a good move on their part and has had great results for them. You still for some reason felt the need to jump in here and attack them and us. Again, it speaks volumes about you.