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What is a Tracker?

  • Trackers are unique (IDs) included in a linking code you can use to analyze the efficiency of specific campaigns.
  • By analyzing click thru's and conversion ratios for each unique Tracker ID you can determine which of your advertising methods are working best.
  • Tracker ID's are good for tracking performance of different tours, different text & banner links, and for split testing your different campaigns. Clicks, sales and income for each tracker ID will be recorded and reported.

How does it work?

Unique Tracker IDs are included in the affiliate ID linking codes.

To create a Tracker ID:

  1. click 'Add'.
    • NOTE: Tracker ID's can only be created using 'Add' to function properly, and cannot be coded manually.
  2. Enter a 12 character name and a short description if necessary to help identify the different Tracker ID's
    • To see a list of Tracker ID's click 'Show'.
    • Only Tracker ID's in the SHOW list generate data for analysis.
    • Tracker ID's listed can be deleted or edited individually or all at once.

In “Banner/Linkcodes” you can select an existing tracker when generating a code. Doing so attaches the tracker to the link code which then tracks data for analysis.

HINT: It's best not to use a single tracker ID for promoting different sites.

Example

You promote the site hentai3d.com on sites www.yoursite1.com and www.yoursite2.com

  1. Add 2 new trackers: tracker 1 (name: yoursite1.com) and tracker 2 (name: yoursite2.com)
  2. Generate 2 banner codes, one with Tracker ID 1, the other with Tracker ID 2
  3. Place the banner code with Tracker ID 1 on your site yoursite1.com
  4. Place the banner code with Tracker ID 2 on your site yoursite2.com

The tracker analysis will show you how often a link with Tracker ID 1 is clicked on yoursite1.com and how many sales you make. The same type of information is recorded for Tracker ID 2

IMPORTANT

  • Deleting a tracker deletes all associated data for reporting and analysis
  • Any incoming data for a deleted Tracker ID is ignored
  • Only exiting trackers generate data
  • Incoming data of non-existing trackers are ignored

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