Who gets paid? Affiliate tracking question - GoFuckYourself.com

CB_Voyta · 12-18-2007, 08:12 PM

Hey,

I would like to know if there is some standard set for how referral sales get tracked.

Take this scenario for example.

I run a blog and send a customer to my sponsor's website.
My sponsor has a link to a review site, who is also their affiliate.
The customer I sent clicks to read the review on the review site, comes back and buys.

Who would usually get the sale?
Why do you think it is more fair for the last referrer to get commission?

Thanks!

xxxRumor · 12-18-2007, 08:23 PM

if a person uses the back button then probably you (no new cookie set), if the person clicks the link on a review site to go back to the sponsor then the review site will get the credit. (Last cookie gets a sale)

hope it helps

SkeetSkeet · 12-18-2007, 09:56 PM

to be honest, that is a traffic leak, and you should not promote sponsors who have traffic leaks on their tours. try our sites. leak free ! because you are correct. If someone clicks on that review site link, then continues through the review sites' linking codes back to the site, you just lost the sale.

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Manowar · 12-19-2007, 05:43 PM

they will most likely get the sale, cookies normally overwrite

papill0n · 12-19-2007, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkeetSkeet

to be honest, that is a traffic leak, and you should not promote sponsors who have traffic leaks on their tours. try our sites. leak free ! because you are correct. If someone clicks on that review site link, then continues through the review sites' linking codes back to the site, you just lost the sale.

www.starlightbucks.com

exactly - sending traffic to anything like that is a big risk because ultimately your traffic could be making someone else sales.

zootloofa · 12-19-2007, 08:19 PM

I agree with the last post. Know where you are sending traffic.

lacuna · 12-21-2007, 11:19 AM

ya that makes sense

jaromir · 12-22-2007, 08:50 AM

Go out from all this sponsors with review link, cross sale, exit pop-up which will not credit you.

My sponsors using nice clean tour and attacking join. And the users appreciate it.

12-18-2007, 08:12 PM	#1
CB_Voyta Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 92	Who gets paid? Affiliate tracking question Hey, I would like to know if there is some standard set for how referral sales get tracked. Take this scenario for example. I run a blog and send a customer to my sponsor's website. My sponsor has a link to a review site, who is also their affiliate. The customer I sent clicks to read the review on the review site, comes back and buys. Who would usually get the sale? Why do you think it is more fair for the last referrer to get commission? Thanks!

12-18-2007, 09:56 PM	#3
SkeetSkeet Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: StarlightBucks ! Posts: 5,404	to be honest, that is a traffic leak, and you should not promote sponsors who have traffic leaks on their tours. try our sites. leak free ! because you are correct. If someone clicks on that review site link, then continues through the review sites' linking codes back to the site, you just lost the sale. www.starlightbucks.com __________________ ICQ 283633188

12-21-2007, 11:19 AM	#7
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12-22-2007, 08:50 AM	#8
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12-18-2007, 08:23 PM	#2
xxxRumor Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 386	if a person uses the back button then probably you (no new cookie set), if the person clicks the link on a review site to go back to the sponsor then the review site will get the credit. (Last cookie gets a sale) hope it helps

12-19-2007, 05:43 PM	#4
Manowar jellyfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 71,528	they will most likely get the sale, cookies normally overwrite

12-19-2007, 08:19 PM	#6
zootloofa Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 31	I agree with the last post. Know where you are sending traffic.