Reminder > your affiliate codes can make you $$

[RawAlex]

Simon, might I suggest this:

The ccbill link codes are long, annoying, and truly don't help ANYONE's business. Routing all your traffic through CCBill first takes away any chance for promotion of your domain directly.

Create a little PHP script for each site. have people link to that script with the ccbill code (the 6 digit number for promotion) and then you redirect (using php) the surfer through the ccbill system.

The link codes would be short, you can control the traffic, and if you ever (heaven forbid) decide to change processors, it won't be such as pain to do.

So instead of the long ccbill code, you would have http://www.simonspaysite.com/affiliates.php?code=999999

THat's all.

Freaking simple, no?

Just say no to really long link codes.

Alex

[Simon]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

Simon, might I suggest this:
{...snipped...} Just say no to really long link codes.

Thanks Alex, I'm glad to know we're not alone in thinking CCBill has all the link pop they need! ::grin::

Actually we've been advising our affiliates in our welcome letter, and on our site, that they should just use this:

http://fetishclub.com/?r=123456

(where 123456 is their code)

We have an index.php page at the root that does exactly what you suggested (and some other things).

Of course, we're finding out that not every affiliate reads the welcome letter, or visits the site again. We're planning to mention this in our next newsletter too, but there are always people that don't read those either.

Thanks again for the suggestion Alex. Even though we're already doing this, it's good advice for any CCBill-based sponsor reading this thread.

Simon