How can you tell if a sponsor uses cookies for tracking?

SexVideoContent · 2005-06-05, 12:34 PM

Do programs using nats type links require cookies to track sales, where the link url is something like "http://www.domain.com/affiliateID/" ?

I realize ccbill link codes use cookies, I was just wondering how to tell the difference.

Andre · 2005-06-05, 01:19 PM

NATS does use cookies to track surfers. They simply encrypt their linking codes. Some like that and some don't.

SexVideoContent · 2005-06-05, 01:41 PM

I see, thanks for the reply. Are there any sponsors that don't use cookies for tracking affiliates?

tickler · 2005-06-05, 02:21 PM

Most don't use cookies! PHP linking is so much better.

Some sponsors will use cookies for tracking unique vs. raw hits though!

RawAlex · 2005-06-05, 02:30 PM

SOmetimes cookies will be used as a secondary thing, rather than primary. Good coding in PHP allows you to pass the affilliate code all through the site, which makes cookies a very old fashioned way to do buisness. CCBill uses it because they don't keep control of the surfers during the tour.

Cleo · 2005-06-05, 02:31 PM

CCBill also uses URL tracking.

SexVideoContent · 2005-06-05, 02:45 PM

Thanks for the info. Most of the sites I promote are ccbill sites and I have a good amount of nocookie traffic; I was considering redirecting it to a page with sponsors who don't rely on the cookie tracking method.

But Cleo you say that ccbill also uses url tracking, so am I wrong to think that I wouldn't be given credit for a referred sale made to a ccbill site if the browser didn't support cookies?

Cleo · 2005-06-05, 02:49 PM

CCbill has stated in other threads that they use a combo of cookies and URL/IP tracking and fall back to whatever means they can to track the surfer.

Lots of people surf with cookies blocked.

2005-06-05, 12:34 PM	#1
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2005-06-05, 01:19 PM	#2
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2005-06-05, 01:41 PM	#3
SexVideoContent WHO IS FONZY!?! Don't they teach you anything at school? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 46	I see, thanks for the reply. Are there any sponsors that don't use cookies for tracking affiliates? __________________ "Nobody spends more time on his knees than George W Bush" ICQ 253889540

2005-06-05, 02:21 PM	#4
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2005-06-05, 02:31 PM	#6
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2005-06-05, 02:30 PM	#5
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	SOmetimes cookies will be used as a secondary thing, rather than primary. Good coding in PHP allows you to pass the affilliate code all through the site, which makes cookies a very old fashioned way to do buisness. CCBill uses it because they don't keep control of the surfers during the tour.

2005-06-05, 02:45 PM	#7
SexVideoContent WHO IS FONZY!?! Don't they teach you anything at school? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 46	Thanks for the info. Most of the sites I promote are ccbill sites and I have a good amount of nocookie traffic; I was considering redirecting it to a page with sponsors who don't rely on the cookie tracking method. But Cleo you say that ccbill also uses url tracking, so am I wrong to think that I wouldn't be given credit for a referred sale made to a ccbill site if the browser didn't support cookies? __________________ "Nobody spends more time on his knees than George W Bush" ICQ 253889540

2005-06-05, 02:49 PM	#8
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	CCbill has stated in other threads that they use a combo of cookies and URL/IP tracking and fall back to whatever means they can to track the surfer. Lots of people surf with cookies blocked. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289