HELP!! My affiliate sales are getting stolen!! Are YOURS? - GoFuckYourself.com

RhondaN · 02-03-2007, 03:33 PM

I made a post about this earlier, but it only got a dozen or so views so I guess I had a bad title.

Anyway, here's my problem.

There are some affiliate programs that when I follow my own link I see my affiliate ID on the page.

Recently I upgraded to IE7 and when I follow the link... no affiliate ID. And which means I'm not getting credit for the sale.

I've tracked down the reason. On IE7 when I go to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Sites; I get a list of domains who's cookies have been blocked. Many of the domains are those of my affiliates. (IE6 does not have this option)

Now if those domains are cookie blocked on my system, then they can be blocked on my visitor's system. In other words, I may not be getting credit for sales made by some of my visitors using IE7.

Does anyone know a solution?

ThePornPusher · 02-03-2007, 04:08 PM

Sounds like some scumware, I can't imagine IE putting those sites as default to block there cookies. Whats the latest software you installed??

bobby666 · 02-03-2007, 04:19 PM

sounds rather shitty, hope that's no general problem

Nysus · 02-03-2007, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePornPusher

Sounds like some scumware, I can't imagine IE putting those sites as default to block there cookies. Whats the latest software you installed??

I wonder if Zango does this?

MrPinks · 02-03-2007, 05:03 PM

Bump to help you out

wyldworx · 02-03-2007, 05:07 PM

IE7 sucks, I have had problems with it myself as well as others here, go back to IE6, is my advice.

EXPORT · 02-03-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by wyldworx

IE7 sucks, I have had problems with it myself as well as others here, go back to IE6, is my advice.

this solves not the problem

HouseHead · 02-03-2007, 05:11 PM

I kind of feel sorry for you..

biskoppen · 02-03-2007, 05:13 PM

Hmm.. this sounds strange.. if IE7 got some adult domain cookie blocker built in we're pretty damn fucked

bizarrejan · 02-03-2007, 05:23 PM

bump....................

LiveDose · 02-03-2007, 05:30 PM

Why would scumware completely block cookies? Wouldn't it try and steal the sale?

woman · 02-03-2007, 05:32 PM

I´ve just controlled my IE7 - there are no blocked sites under Internet Options. Don´t believe they are default.

Tom_PM · 02-03-2007, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhondaN

I made a post about this earlier, but it only got a dozen or so views so I guess I had a bad title.

Anyway, here's my problem.

There are some affiliate programs that when I follow my own link I see my affiliate ID on the page.

Recently I upgraded to IE7 and when I follow the link... no affiliate ID. And which means I'm not getting credit for the sale.

I've tracked down the reason. On IE7 when I go to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Sites; I get a list of domains who's cookies have been blocked. Many of the domains are those of my affiliates. (IE6 does not have this option)

Now if those domains are cookie blocked on my system, then they can be blocked on my visitor's system. In other words, I may not be getting credit for sales made by some of my visitors using IE7.

Does anyone know a solution?

Yes, IE6 has always had that option. Same path, tools>internet options>privacy>sites. There you can place a list of sites the same way.

biskoppen · 02-03-2007, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhondaN

I made a post about this earlier, but it only got a dozen or so views so I guess I had a bad title.

Anyway, here's my problem.

There are some affiliate programs that when I follow my own link I see my affiliate ID on the page.

Recently I upgraded to IE7 and when I follow the link... no affiliate ID. And which means I'm not getting credit for the sale.

I've tracked down the reason. On IE7 when I go to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Sites; I get a list of domains who's cookies have been blocked. Many of the domains are those of my affiliates. (IE6 does not have this option)

Now if those domains are cookie blocked on my system, then they can be blocked on my visitor's system. In other words, I may not be getting credit for sales made by some of my visitors using IE7.

Does anyone know a solution?

With which sites did you experience this?

he-fox · 02-03-2007, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woman

I´ve just controlled my IE7 - there are no blocked sites under Internet Options. Don´t believe they are default.

same here

PGR · 02-03-2007, 05:38 PM

Can't sponsors give each affiliate their own subdomain? IE, www.blahblah.com/blah/ Wouldn't that solve the tracking issue? Or is that just too much work on the sponsors end?

Oracle Porn · 02-03-2007, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LiveDose

Why would scumware completely block cookies? Wouldn't it try and steal the sale?

maybe they already implanted a cookie on his pc? don't want the cookies to be overwritten i guess.

darnit · 02-03-2007, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biskoppen

With which sites did you experience this?

bump for that

biskoppen · 02-03-2007, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.G.R.

Can't sponsors give each affiliate their own subdomain? IE, www.blahblah.com/blah/ Wouldn't that solve the tracking issue? Or is that just too much work on the sponsors end?

Would still cost you a shit load of sales... alot of surfers come back after a couple of days to buy.. and alot of those will just make a type in on the root domain... = no credit to you

King of Queens · 02-03-2007, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biskoppen

Would still cost you a shit load of sales... alot of surfers come back after a couple of days to buy.. and alot of those will just make a type in on the root domain... = no credit to you

Yup, this would be worse unless you cloaked it and
there was no domain name of the original site no
where to be found but you know that is not going
to happen.

baddog · 02-03-2007, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.G.R.

Can't sponsors give each affiliate their own subdomain? IE, www.blahblah.com/blah/ Wouldn't that solve the tracking issue? Or is that just too much work on the sponsors end?

ummm . . . yeah

ae-sc · 02-03-2007, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biskoppen

With which sites did you experience this?

second bump for this

PGR · 02-03-2007, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King of Queens

Yup, this would be worse unless you cloaked it and
there was no domain name of the original site no
where to be found but you know that is not going
to happen.

Fawk.. Good point

What about giving us our own branded version of each site? That shouldn't be too difficult, right?

BigTitBangers.com becomes BigBoobFuckers.com or something.. Same content, dif domain, dif layout..... Yep, I think that's a fucking brilliant idea. Get to work sponsors!

Tom_PM · 02-03-2007, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biskoppen

Would still cost you a shit load of sales... alot of surfers come back after a couple of days to buy.. and alot of those will just make a type in on the root domain... = no credit to you

I see this mentioned now and then, yet I've never ever seen any stats. Does any sponsor/processor have a "cookie" and "direct link" column to breakdown their stats?

azteq · 02-03-2007, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhondaN

I made a post about this earlier, but it only got a dozen or so views so I guess I had a bad title.

Anyway, here's my problem.

There are some affiliate programs that when I follow my own link I see my affiliate ID on the page.

Recently I upgraded to IE7 and when I follow the link... no affiliate ID. And which means I'm not getting credit for the sale.

I've tracked down the reason. On IE7 when I go to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Sites; I get a list of domains who's cookies have been blocked. Many of the domains are those of my affiliates. (IE6 does not have this option)

Now if those domains are cookie blocked on my system, then they can be blocked on my visitor's system. In other words, I may not be getting credit for sales made by some of my visitors using IE7.

Does anyone know a solution?

Solution would be to use programs that dont rely solely on cookies to do the tracking. For example, NATS programs use cookies + url tracking codes to make sure you get credit.

Shaze · 02-03-2007, 10:09 PM

do the list of sites belong to the same sponsor? maybe the sponsor is nstalling some sort of spyware on user's computers to take the full amount of sales...

ridikuloz · 02-03-2007, 11:58 PM

wow.. this is big... Microsoft the next Zango?

ayne468 · 02-04-2007, 12:09 AM

bump 4 an important issue!

SteveLightspeed · 02-04-2007, 12:18 AM

Sounds more like something you have from a virus blocker or internet security program, like Norton Internet Security Suite. What else is running on your system?

zalka · 02-04-2007, 12:35 AM

no sites listed with me, you can ( except all cookies ) in the privacy page

bigalownz · 02-04-2007, 01:16 AM

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02-03-2007, 03:33 PM	#1
RhondaN Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 40	HELP!! My affiliate sales are getting stolen!! Are YOURS? I made a post about this earlier, but it only got a dozen or so views so I guess I had a bad title. Anyway, here's my problem. There are some affiliate programs that when I follow my own link I see my affiliate ID on the page. Recently I upgraded to IE7 and when I follow the link... no affiliate ID. And which means I'm not getting credit for the sale. I've tracked down the reason. On IE7 when I go to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Sites; I get a list of domains who's cookies have been blocked. Many of the domains are those of my affiliates. (IE6 does not have this option) Now if those domains are cookie blocked on my system, then they can be blocked on my visitor's system. In other words, I may not be getting credit for sales made by some of my visitors using IE7. Does anyone know a solution? Last edited by RhondaN; 02-03-2007 at 03:34 PM..

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