What Ratio Do You Value?

[Licker4U]

Originally Posted by Greenie

If you're 1:3502 now, I would not go much past 5000 hits before I made my judgment (if I didn't pull them today, because that ratio is horrible)

I know, that ratio is worse than a link list ratio

[Licker4U]

I need to do this more often. Since Oct. 21, 2006 (sponsor stats don't go back any farther)

1st page hits: 51,538
2nd page hits: 6,363
Join page hits: 11,974
Sales: 22 |shocking|

Without a calculator that's .012/click. I should have done this months ago

I saw small checks dribbling in and thought things were OK.

(note to self: check $'s/click, whatever clicks the sponsor shows)

Where's the smiley kicking himself in the butt?

[Linkster]

Most important - and impossible to tell without a good clickout script on your server - is what was mentioned before - but not comparing them to the sponsors click tracking but to your own - then you really know what your earnings per click(impression) are.
Unfortunately most people still trust what the sponsors click tracking reports - and as seen recently this can be sadly way off base even with large companies like Google

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Licker4U

I need to do this more often. Since Oct. 21, 2006 (sponsor stats don't go back any farther)

1st page hits: 51,538
2nd page hits: 6,363
Join page hits: 11,974
Sales: 22 |shocking| ....

Before you dump the sponsor completely, I'd run stats using those time frames for the individual sites, as you might be converting good with some of the sites in the program, but not others.

I do that all the time - there are some sponsors where I only promote some (or even one) of their sites as they do convert well with my traffic while the others convert like shit.

[Licker4U]

Originally Posted by Linkster

Most important - and impossible to tell without a good clickout script on your server - is what was mentioned before - but not comparing them to the sponsors click tracking but to your own - then you really know what your earnings per click(impression) are.
Unfortunately most people still trust what the sponsors click tracking reports - and as seen recently this can be sadly way off base even with large companies like Google

LOL How could my stats get any worse? If they're not counting all the hits I'm really fucked.

Originally Posted by Greenie

Before you dump the sponsor completely, I'd run stats using those time frames for the individual sites, as you might be converting good with some of the sites in the program, but not others.

I do that all the time - there are some sponsors where I only promote some (or even one) of their sites as they do convert well with my traffic while the others convert like shit.

Now that's an idea. That's gonna take some time but since I'm not making any money what else do I have to do?

[jonnydoe]

Licker4u wrote:<< Now that's an idea. That's gonna take some time but since I'm not making any money what else do I have to do? >>

Just take you a few seconds actually Licker...

From your main stats page click drop down for custom reports.
Choose "date range" and set it 10/21 to present...click generate.
Now go down to "current pay period" and and use the "view details by" drop down and select "by site".
Be aware that although "view ratio by" default is "unique clicks" they are uniques to the second page.
The only manual part is looking at 1st page (uniques) to your number of sales.

My first one shows a ratio of 1:132 but the real ratio is 1:1526...

A BIG Thanks to Greenie for pointing out to look at the individual sites because I can see that although my overall ratio is not great at 1:1279 I do have some hidden jewels in there at 1:285 and 1:468 (from TGP traffic)...I also see that I have some Ass Suckers at 1:5000.

[Licker4U]

Originally Posted by jonnydoe

A BIG Thanks to Greenie for pointing out to look at the individual sites because I can see that although my overall ratio is not great at 1:1279 I do have some hidden jewels in there at 1:285 and 1:468 (from TGP traffic)...I also see that I have some Ass Suckers at 1:5000.

Yep, that's why Greenie gets the big bucks.....