OK to cloak referrer?

colaman86 · 11-27-2009, 05:21 AM

Hello,

Is it ok to cloak referrer at Maxbounty? I'm running a quite profitable so far campaign via PPC and Im doing direct link, does Maxbounty allow cloaked referrer? Will they suspect anything?

PS: All traffics Im sending are clean PPC traffic.

dzoaffiliate · 11-27-2009, 07:19 AM

if they don;t Google will. So not a good idea.

tommy_gun · 11-27-2009, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by dzoaffiliate

if they don;t Google will. So not a good idea.

Are u sure that adwords has a problem with cloaked referers? i've never heard of that before..

young-Money · 11-27-2009, 09:21 AM

You can cloak your referrer for sure. Its fine with Max bounty and Google.

smaxor · 11-27-2009, 08:56 PM

I wouldn't think it would be an issue. The concern of the network is that it's fraud traffic. If you have a good relationship with your network and they trust you it shouldn't be a problem at all. Anyone that sends all their campaign data through to their network isn't to smart in my book and I own a network :P

You can't cloak ref's you can only block them. Only way you could cloak that I'm aware of is to send to an interim page and then that's really a presell lander. Or I suppose you could send one of those "Looking for your best match" pages. Pause them there 2-3 seconds and then redirect them from there. I think that would cloak the ref but would really be considered a presell.

Just my 3 cents as usual!

smaxor · 11-27-2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CLcrax23

@OP - Not that anyone gave bad advice, but for your own good, please ignore everyone including myself. The ONLY person who can answer this question is your AM. Talk to him (her) daily and fill them in on everything. No one here (including me) can answer this for you.

Even if his AM said he can't I wouldn't run **** to them and I'd find somewhere else to run it. Way to easy to steal campaigns.

gbd · 11-28-2009, 02:32 AM

Totally agree with CLcrax23...best thing is to as your Affiliate Manager. Why risk everything it sounds like you've built?

Steven Sauve · 11-28-2009, 08:10 PM

The question I'd ask is why do you want to cloak your referrer. If you are only looking to hide your real referring URL due to an (unwarrented) worry that we'd steal your ideas, then simply use a third party tracking tool, like prosper202. Then all we'll see is the p202 link.

While cloaking on it's own doesn't mean anything bad, and we certainly do not have a problem with it, if there are any quality issues reported by the merchant it just looks a bit suspicious.

11-27-2009, 05:21 AM	#1
colaman86 Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	OK to cloak referrer? Hello, Is it ok to cloak referrer at Maxbounty? I'm running a quite profitable so far campaign via PPC and Im doing direct link, does Maxbounty allow cloaked referrer? Will they suspect anything? PS: All traffics Im sending are clean PPC traffic.

11-27-2009, 07:19 AM	#2
dzoaffiliate HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 491 Thanks: 10 Thanked 44 Times in 38 Posts Social Networking	Re: OK to cloak referrer? if they don;t Google will. So not a good idea.
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11-27-2009, 09:21 AM	#4
young-Money HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 163 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: OK to cloak referrer? You can cloak your referrer for sure. Its fine with Max bounty and Google.

11-27-2009, 08:56 PM	#5
smaxor Owner Ads4Dough.com War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ads4Dough Posts: 133 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 17 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: OK to cloak referrer? I wouldn't think it would be an issue. The concern of the network is that it's fraud traffic. If you have a good relationship with your network and they trust you it shouldn't be a problem at all. Anyone that sends all their campaign data through to their network isn't to smart in my book and I own a network :P You can't cloak ref's you can only block them. Only way you could cloak that I'm aware of is to send to an interim page and then that's really a presell lander. Or I suppose you could send one of those "Looking for your best match" pages. Pause them there 2-3 seconds and then redirect them from there. I think that would cloak the ref but would really be considered a presell. Just my 3 cents as usual!
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11-28-2009, 02:32 AM	#7
gbd Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 28 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: OK to cloak referrer? Totally agree with CLcrax23...best thing is to as your Affiliate Manager. Why risk everything it sounds like you've built?
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11-28-2009, 08:10 PM	#8
Steven Sauve Active Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 34 Times in 17 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: OK to cloak referrer? The question I'd ask is why do you want to cloak your referrer. If you are only looking to hide your real referring URL due to an (unwarrented) worry that we'd steal your ideas, then simply use a third party tracking tool, like prosper202. Then all we'll see is the p202 link. While cloaking on it's own doesn't mean anything bad, and we certainly do not have a problem with it, if there are any quality issues reported by the merchant it just looks a bit suspicious.
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