account mngr. wants me to put pixel on my landing page to get info about my traffic
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If the tracking code is *JUST* a pixel... an image tag with NO javascript, then they will see the referrer as your landing page, not its referring page. They will also see the visitor's IP, User-Agent, and other browser specific data.
This would be relatively harmless as all they have is the amount of traffic you're getting, browser statistics, and likely geo location based on IP. If the code includes javascript, I'd say no way because they can collect anything they want that's available to your page.
This would be relatively harmless as all they have is the amount of traffic you're getting, browser statistics, and likely geo location based on IP. If the code includes javascript, I'd say no way because they can collect anything they want that's available to your page.
sometimes.
I would use a http refresh redirect to a different domain to ensure that nothing gets passed on.
As far as your AM is concerned if your traffic is converting and its not fraudulent, they should not need to know any more.
even if they only know your landing page to offer page ctr, they can tell how well your landing page is working. If your landing page is converting well, then they go to all the major SEs and find your campaign using SpyFu or something similar.
Now they have your landing page and your traffic sources.
IMO they shouldnt even know what your landing page is.
Now they have your landing page and your traffic sources.
IMO they shouldnt even know what your landing page is.
Hey Kunk- I'm new here. can you point me to a source about how to hide landing pages from networks?
I don't give networks any information period.
Tell them you'll send them subids and send cool stuff like "erotic porn dvds", "i love dildos", "backyard badonkadonks" etc.
Tell them you'll send them subids and send cool stuff like "erotic porn dvds", "i love dildos", "backyard badonkadonks" etc.
so what affiliate company is asking you guys to do this?
that is BS....why would they ask such a thing?
that is BS....why would they ask such a thing?
Okay can an enlightened guru or one of the wickedfire admins create a forum post or something about how to cloak a landing page from affiliate networks? This would be a very useful post ...
Controlling Your Referer, and Hiding Your Traffic Sources : Slightly Shady SEO
It's not 100%, since it's ultimately up to the browser to decide on passing a referrer or not. But I tested FF and IE, and in large scale deployment saw an incredibly tiny amount leaking a referrer.
I also have on technique I'm working on a WP plugin with...after its release it will be adapted to cloak against any number of things.
Never tried flash redirects actually. Although in the next 2 weeks I'll be launching a flash experiment.
My recomendation for if you're planning on using a "backup" redirect/meta is to use both actually. The same script twice, but once if it uses meta->jscript after it uses jscript->meta. Few browsers will pass referrers on BOTH techniques. But since you have a backup method(refreshing slightly after the primary method), you don't risk losing a visitor.
You need double redirect to get rid of the referrer information. Most people do something like landingpage.php?keyword=some_keyword, and then have the affiliate link on the page like http://nbjmp.com/click/?s=12345&subid=some_keyword. The problem is that the network can catch your "landingpage.php?keyword=some_keyword" url. What you can do is store the information in database, and then create an id and use as subid. Have another page like go_offer.php?id=1234 and this will goto http://nbjmp.com/click/?s=12345&subid=1234 with a META or JAVASCRIPT redirect.
I like to do something like tracking.php?keyword=some_keyword and save everything to database and set a subid cookie. Then redirect it to the main landing page (index.php) and you can goto the affiliate link however you like.
I like to do something like tracking.php?keyword=some_keyword and save everything to database and set a subid cookie. Then redirect it to the main landing page (index.php) and you can goto the affiliate link however you like.
I have stumbled across the blog and the post several weeks back. It has inspired me to learn php/mysql on my own. I have some traffic sources that i want to employ, its not blackhat...but it is against the TOS of the cps networks(linkshare, CJ..etc.) any gotcha's that need to be taken in consideration? ultimately i have no idea on how and what variables are being used by the networks when a transaction is occurred. Im not sure what they look for to scrub a lead and validate the source of the lead was in compliance with their terms.
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