It is a bit of a long quote…. This is just the original post and not the whole thread..
I start my testing with River Nile:
First, I tested a banner link (because you guys don’t want to supply us with trackable text links)….(I mean how hard is it to create a bannerID that will only be used as a text link)
My first click went to a page that returned the error
Directory Listing Denied
That came from banner ID=2772
Ok….so anyone using that one is losing out…I’ll get another.
Next link I check is bannerid=2755
It works and shows me the casino.
Using a javascript check I see that the cookie that is set does NOT contain our affiliate ID….it does contain a session id, but the ideal situation would contain our affiliate id.
I will now move on to miami Paradise.
I test the link and am presented with the website.
I check the cookie and I see that I will not be credited with this click either….
….because Techwoman will get the credit…
…Yes, I did in fact click on a few of her links because we have been doing some testing….
….HOWEVER…this testing was DAYS AGO!
What this means is the cookies are persistent….which I think is a good thing….BUT the cookies are NOT being overwritten….
There have been many discussions about this subject and there are a few different view points on this,….so I figured I would put it out there so everyone can make a decision based upon my findings….
I personally will base my decision on the results I have seen so far…
(InMyOpinion) If I send the click that makes the sale, I should get credit for it….no matter who sent the visitor yesterday….
Everyone else must make their own decisions in this matter….and please, if you want to start a discussion based solely on the attributes of the cookies and who gets credit etc etc…..start a thread in the General chatter and keep this discussion here related to the tracking of Golden Star only.
Rick
Universal4
Disclaimer: Every single point I mention in this thread is my opinion only and not that of anyone else…..and none of it has been posted as a detriment to Golden Star, but with a healthy discussion maybe we can help them get to some stats that work.