Redirects dropping tracking pixels

[o hai guyz]

If you have too many redirects is it possible that somehow the tracking fucks up in the process and you don't get credited the leads or even the clicks? I have a lot of campaigns set up as:

my domain > php redirect on my server > offer

so there's basically a frame redirect, a meta refresh, and a php redirect. (as far as the "frame redirect" namecheap calls it a "url frame" which I think is just an iframe, but once it hits the offer link it breaks it anyway)

I'm not too technical so I'm not sure if the tracking could be getting screwed up somewhere in that chain or if it's fine to do it like this? I like to have the domains go to the php because I have multiple domains going to the same php and it's easy for me to switch the links up without taking the time to manually change the redirect for each domain.

 

[MrBradshaw]

Are you intentionally trying to cloak referrers?

 

[Agent007]

Test your redirect setup with a ClickBank product. Then go to the order page and look at the bottom to see if your affiliate ID and any tracking keyword is showing. Then you'll know.

 

[o hai guyz]

Are you intentionally trying to cloak referrers?

Not really. I like doing it just because I'm used to it but if the cloak was screwing with the tracking I'd remove it and I wouldn't really care. But if possible I'd rather leave it in.

Test your redirect setup with a ClickBank product. Then go to the order page and look at the bottom to see if your affiliate ID and any tracking keyword is showing. Then you'll know.

Well it works sometimes, I mean I don't have offers showing up with 0 clicks/leads. I'm just wondering if there's a possibility that it might mess up sometimes and credit me for say 3 leads when there should be 5.

 

[testonej]

I have found that the most common reason for discrepancy is one of three things:

1. Client has java-script disabled.
2. Client hits back or closes browser before offer page loads completely.
3. Click has cookies disabled.

You didn't mention specifically that you were seeing different numbers but if you are, those are the usual reasons why...