Hi guys,

I know you normally need the subid= at the end of the url like this: http://www.afflink.com/subid=

However, one merchant I am working with does not support this and, if I want to deeplink, require me to use links like this:

http://www.affilink.com?subid=&pg=http://www.mydeeplinkpage.com

Is there anyway to use tracking202 if the subid is not at the end of the url?

In this case you can move it to the end, as those variables in the URL are interchangeable:

http://www.affilink.com?pg=http://www.mydeeplinkpage.com&subid=

I had tried this.

However I have been told by the affiliate network that this will not work.

The reason given was becos the second part of the url (the pg=) is the deeplink of the merchant. This means that anything passed after that does not go thru the aff network, but goes directly to the merchant site, and they can not report the info back to me.

IT should work, try it out, the pg is still fine, those are variables in the URL they can be moved around in any way.

You could still deeplink something

http://www.affilink.com?pg=http://www.mydeeplinkpage.com/thisisareallydeeplinked/script/butthereisstillasubidatthened&subid=

That is exactly what I was thinking.

However the subids are not tracking at all like this (although I can see the KW in the spyview) and the aff network have said to me that this will definitely not work.

Give it a shot, it should work just fine, its a programming syntax, whomever is saying it won't work on their end, I may be mistaken, but there not sure what they are talking about because like you thought as well, you can switch the vars around and it'll work just fine. order does not matter for GET variables.

Thing is, I have tried it.

I have put the subid= at the end and it is not working. In tracking202 I can see it in spy view, but not in the aff reports?

ok, it still doesn't make sense why it wouldn't work. But if you really need to there IS a way to redirect everything with the subid in the middle, you just have to resent the affiliate redirects through your site. This is quickly how you'd setup it up.

Hi Wes,

Thanks. So with this method:

In tracking202 under campaigns, I put http://mydomain.com/redirect.php?subid=

under LP, I put http://www.mydomain/lp.php and I make this an advanced LP?

Then on the LP, I make the aff link go to: http://mydomain.com/redirect.php

What do I do if I have multiple offers? Do I create a new redirect.php for each offer?

Am I correct? Thanks,

Marc

Sorry no it'd be like this, all we are doing is putting an extra redirect after T202, so now it goes

T202 >> YOUR DOMAIN (where u add extra stuff) >> REDIRECT to affiliate url

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This above setup is really just a custom affiliate campaign url.

If you want to then use a landing page setup, you'd something like this, just like u would normally (leave redirect.php alone though that is now a php script that APPENDS extra stuff to ur subid as u needed)

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And if adv or simple, thats up to you. Depends what lp setup u want to use.

Hi Wes,

Sorry for the last reply:(

I am still quite confused. I want to be able to do 2 things:

1 - go via an LP

2 - go via a frame

I understand what you have mentioned above, but that is only if I am direct linking. I dont really understand how to do it via my own LP?

any help would be really great.

thanks,

Marc

Sorry, no problem will help understand it.

Ok, this is still a direct link.

(we are just setting up an extra REDIRECT PAGE, hosted on your site, but its an instant redirect) so your script is still a direct link.

So in the example below, its not really a landing page, although it is now sending traffic through to your domain, your domain is REDIRECTING IMMEDIATELY OUT (and what it is doing is redirecting out with the SUBID in the correct position).

Hi Wes,

Cool I got this.

However for this campaign I am not able to direct link.

I need the visitor to fist land on my landing page and then go to the merchant.

Also, for another program I want to be able to do this when usinh a frame.

Is it possible to use tracking202 when you can not put the subid at the end of the urls, if I want the visitor to go to my landing page and then go to the merchant?

cheers,

Marc

Ok awesome,

Well actually on the above script, you can use it with a direct link, or a landing page setup. All it is essential doing is your creating a CUSTOM outbound affiliate url for the campaign.

And then u can promote that campaign through direct links, or a regular landing page.

So just go ahead and setup the script, and then that campaign is a custom redirect.

and then u can direct link to it, or in your case, just setup a landing page how you'd normally do it through t202 with that campaign from there on-out.

Not sure what you mean here, tracking202 requires subids to track the merchant sales.

You don't have to put the SUBID in the URL when u goto the landing page, IE it is NOT like: mydomain.com/mylandingpage.php?subid=xxx

the subid isn't really ever seen, its just attached on the outbound redirects to your affiliate url. Does the MERCHANT not allow subid tracking?

Hi Wes,

I think there has been a little miscommunication..:)

I am able to use subid tracking. However I am not able to place the subid= at the end of the url. It needs to be in the actual url like the examples above.

Now you have said that it is still possible to track with this, by using the redirect.php page you have given me above. However this oage can only be used if I direct link to the merchant site, so (adwords - mydomain.com/redirect.php - merchant site)

However I do not want to do this, I want the visitor to actually land on my site(landing page) and then they can click off to the merchant site. So I do not see how to use the code you have given above if I want the process to work

Adwords - mydomain.com - click aff link - merchant site

Does this make sense? I am not sure how else to explain it?

many thanks,

Marc

Yes thats fine, you just want to put the subid in the middle of your AFFILIATE URL, instead of at the end correct?

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Yes you should be able to do what you want to just fine. the code I provided isn't going to make your campaign be direct link. All it is doing is changing the outgoing affiliate url syntax.

You can still use it with a landing page.

This code below, has nothing to do in relationship to a landing page setup, or if u wanted to direct link. all it is doing is like you entered in a custom affiliate url into t202.

Go ahead and just set it up as noted above. for a campaign called, "TEST"

and then for instance, make a landing page for the "TEST CAMPAIGN"

and set it up how you normally would, and give it a shot it should do what ur looking for.

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The above code (has nothing to do) with whether or not you use a landing page or not. All the above code is doing is changing the affiliate url.

And u can promote that custom t202 affiliate url through direct linking, or landing pages.