No Refer Available

2msacras · 2005-05-28, 12:08 AM

Sometimes I get hits and or sales from N/A, refer not available. This happens to me with different sponsors..different billing companies etc. Any idea what causes this?

On an average day I send a few thousand hits to my sponsors using CCBill, right now that number is up a lot but it says refer NA and it's driving me a little more insane

cd34 · 2005-05-28, 12:25 AM

Some privacy software blocks the referrer, hence, an empty referrer.

Sometimes bot software that follows links will not send a referrer.

People that cut and paste a sponsor link and go to it won't send a referrer.

2msacras · 2005-05-28, 12:49 AM

I'm sorry...I guess I worded it badly sometimes I feel like I'm the one who's english is a second language....

Today I got a sale on a site I promote. Me, wanting to know more about which TGP gallery or free site sent the hit that converted into a sale. Instead of a refering URL it just says NA.

I got credit for the sale...just not any information about where the sale came from.

If that makes any sense.

cd34 · 2005-05-28, 01:10 AM

Many things can block the referrer... and there's not much you can do about it other than wait for the next sale that tracks.

2msacras · 2005-05-28, 01:21 AM

Thanks cd34...that's what I worried about.

MadMax · 2005-05-28, 11:09 AM

I sometimes show a 1:0 conversion ratio on a sale for the same reason, and different stats tracking software handles stripped referrers differently. For example, on some of my NATS programs I'll see a sale with "bookmark" as the ref URL. As long as I get paid I don't worry too much

ronnie · 2005-05-28, 01:38 PM

This is one of the frustrating things about this business, not knowing where all your sales come from. Some times you just dont get a referer, suck, but happens. Like Max said, long as we get paid..

ronnie

2msacras · 2005-05-29, 12:47 AM

Yeah, I guess it could be worse. As long as the checks keep coming I can't complain.

2005-05-28, 12:08 AM	#1
2msacras The sun? That's the hottest place on Earth Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 394	No Refer Available Sometimes I get hits and or sales from N/A, refer not available. This happens to me with different sponsors..different billing companies etc. Any idea what causes this? On an average day I send a few thousand hits to my sponsors using CCBill, right now that number is up a lot but it says refer NA and it's driving me a little more insane

2005-05-28, 12:25 AM	#2
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	Some privacy software blocks the referrer, hence, an empty referrer. Sometimes bot software that follows links will not send a referrer. People that cut and paste a sponsor link and go to it won't send a referrer. __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

2005-05-28, 01:10 AM	#4
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	Many things can block the referrer... and there's not much you can do about it other than wait for the next sale that tracks. __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

2005-05-28, 12:49 AM	#3
2msacras The sun? That's the hottest place on Earth Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 394	I'm sorry...I guess I worded it badly sometimes I feel like I'm the one who's english is a second language.... Today I got a sale on a site I promote. Me, wanting to know more about which TGP gallery or free site sent the hit that converted into a sale. Instead of a refering URL it just says NA. I got credit for the sale...just not any information about where the sale came from. If that makes any sense.

2005-05-28, 01:21 AM	#5
2msacras The sun? That's the hottest place on Earth Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 394	Thanks cd34...that's what I worried about.

2005-05-28, 11:09 AM	#6
MadMax "Without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil sometimes" ~ Satan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Motor City, baby, where carjacking was invented! Now GIMME THOSE SHOES! Posts: 2,385	I sometimes show a 1:0 conversion ratio on a sale for the same reason, and different stats tracking software handles stripped referrers differently. For example, on some of my NATS programs I'll see a sale with "bookmark" as the ref URL. As long as I get paid I don't worry too much

2005-05-28, 01:38 PM	#7
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	This is one of the frustrating things about this business, not knowing where all your sales come from. Some times you just dont get a referer, suck, but happens. Like Max said, long as we get paid.. ronnie

2005-05-29, 12:47 AM	#8
2msacras The sun? That's the hottest place on Earth Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 394	Yeah, I guess it could be worse. As long as the checks keep coming I can't complain.