u4icjaj

Hey guys, I went through several threads regarding this as I know it has come up many times before. I just need someone to guide me step by step (I'm very new to this) to get my tracking.. on track.

So I have a LeadImpact account that I want to start using for PPV traffic. I have a MaxBounty account with my offer ready to go. I also have a Tracking 202 account.

So I went into Tracking 202 and started adding my campaign. On Step 3 "Aff Campaigns" I chose MaxBounty as the network, I named the campaign, and I added the affiliate URL exactly as...

http://www.mb01.com/lnk.asp?o=3434&c=918271&a=74598&s1=[[subid]]

Is this correct? The reason I'm confused is because on the right side of the Affiliate URL input form it says [subid]. I don't know why it says this... I don't know if Tracking 202 automatically adds this? I don't know if it means that I should add it... So I went ahead and put in the URL above. Is this correct?

Now the next part I'm having problems with is Step 8 "Get Pixel/Postback URL"

It shows me Global Tracking Pixel with an unsecured link and a secured SSL link. I'm guessing I won't be using either of these because they have HTML codes in them and I don't think the "Callback Pixel/URL" in MaxBounty campaign will allow this type of link.

So under Global Tracking Pixel, there is Global Post Back URL. Now it has two URLs (one secure, one not) and they look like this.

http://static.tracking202.com/gpb/1x...39by2rp?subid=

https://static.tracking202.com/gpb/1...39by2rp?subid=

I'm guessing I'm going to use one of these? Now which one do I paste into my MaxBounty campaign area where it says "Callback Pixel/URL"?

I want to track keywords AND URLs where my leads are coming from. I would VERY MUCH appreciate any help anyone can provide as I've been lost for several days now

Thank you so much in advance and I will let you know how it goes once I can get this SubID/Pixel tracking stuff down.

Thanks!

Filter

Hi

Looks like you're just about there....

Yup, 100% correct. T202 will replace the [[subid]] with a unique subid number for every click. This is the subid you will then see in your T202 & MaxBounty reports.

Use the Callback URL rather than the pixel. I personally use the unsecured one but it's up to you. For Maxbounty, put in the URL exactly as above but add #S1# (make sure it's a capital S) after the "subid=" so :

http://static.tracking202.com/gpb/1x4zm39339by2rp?subid=#S1#

That will then get MaxBounty to pass back the subid of the converting click to Tracking 202

If you're using Lead Impact, either make sure the Keyword Pass-through is checked in your campaign, or add the token %KEYWORD% to the end of your T202 URL. That will pass back either keyword or URL data to T202.

One final word, T202 can be VERY slow and does go down quite a bit which can costs you $$ running a PPV campaign. Seriously consider moving to self hsted Prosper as soon as you reasonably can.

Cheers

u4icjaj

thank you SO much for your response. You're truly a huge amount of help.

I do currently have a shared hosting account that can handle multiple domains. Is this enough or do I need a VPS or dedicated server or something to handle Prosper?

If shared hosting is enough, maybe I'll start working on setting that up instead of finishing setting up Tracking202. Thanks again!

Filter

No problems, glad to help

Shared hosting will work up to a point, but a VPS or dedi is required if you're driving thousands of clicks an hour. If you're just getting started though and on a smaller PPV budget, shared will be just fine to get you up and running and a billion pecent better than T202

AND, If you're using Hostgator, you'll probably need to install the patched version 1.5 as I think 1.6 still has issues with Hostgator. Drop me a line if you need it. If you're not on HG, forget everything I just said and install V1.6

Cheers

u4icjaj

I asked my host if they have the requirements for Prosper202 and they replied

"Unfortunately the required version of MySQL is not 5.0 but 5.1 + and currently we have installed 5.0.x on this specific shared hosting server thus the application can not be accurately supported."

:-/ I guess I'm stuck with Tracking 202 for now.. unless the patch you mentioned fixes this issue?? lol.

Thanks for the help.

Filter

Hmmm, couldn't really say if it would work with 5.0 sorry, I'm running 5.1

You could always try to install it on a subdomain and see how you go?

u4icjaj

ok so I went ahead and installed it myself even though my hosting support said it doesn't work and guess what... it worked

It just gave me a warning that after 250,000 clicks are generated it will slow down heavily. Hopefully by then I'll realize if I'm profitable and invest in a VPS or dedicated server.

Now let's see if I can figure out how to set up SubIDs and Pixel tracking and if it's any different/confusing. Heh.

Filter

Hey, good stuff. Give me a yell if you get stuck but it's pretty straight forward once you play around a bit

Cheers

Wounded

Hello,
I'm getting a bit confused on setting up a callback for Max bounty and Prosper 202. This will be for the Lead Impact network.

My affiliate link for a diabetes offer is:
http://www.mb01.com/lnk.asp?o=3705&c=46754&a=78909

Simple Global Tracking Pixel

Here is the tracking pixel for your t202 account. Give this to the network or advertiser you are working with and ask them to place it on the confirmation page. With the pixel placed on the confirmation page, everytime you get a lead or sale, it will fire the pixel and update your leads automatically when this pixel fires. If you are confused about which pixel you need (secured or unsecured), please contact the advertiser or network and they should be able to tell you which one you'll need.

<img height="1" width="1" border="0" style="display: none;" src="http://www.domain.com/tracking202/static/gpx.php?amount=2" />

Simple Global Post Back URL

If the network you work with supports post back URLs, you can use this URL. The network should use this post-back URL and call it when a lead or sale takes place and they should put the SUBID at the end of the url. When the post back url is called it should automatically update your subids for you. If you are confused about which link you need (secured or unsecured), please contact the advertiser or network and they should be able to tell you which one you'll need.

If the affiliate network you are working with can only pass the ?sid= variable, you can replace ?subid= with ?sid=

http://www.domain.com/tracking202/st...mount=2&subid=

The 2 is the offer amount.. There instructions are as follows:

Can you pass me back any data in the callback?
Yes, we can pass back data to your callback script. The following table shows the code snippets you can use in your callback URLs to receive back data: Code Snippet Value Returned in Callback #S1# The value that was in the s1 on the click that generated the lead. #S2# The value that was in the s2 on the click that generated the lead. #OFFID# The ID of the campaign for which a lead was generated. #IP# The IP address from where the lead was generated.

Examples
Here are some examples:
http://www.mysite.com/postback.php?memberid=#S1#
http://www.mysite.com/callme.asp?s1=#S1#&ipaddress=#IP#
http://www.mysite.com/gotlead.php?campaign=#OFFID#
If anyone can simplify this for me it would be greatly appreciated!

Such as: http://www.domain.com/tracking202/st...t=2&subid=#S1#

or however it should be done correctly. I was told that the simple global pixel tracking is more reliable. But I don't know how to do that either in Max bounty if that is possible at all..

Thanks for your time,
Brian

great2bme

We're running into the same issue with T202/P202 and MaxBounty.

How SHOULD the {keyword} variable be passed from 202 to MaxBounty's callback pixel? &s1={keyword} or another format?


Brian #2

Yep, I am giving away a user account with $325 in remaining auction bids to the first person that PMs me asking for it: http://pennyauctionstoday.com

great2bme

With MaxBounty, should it make a difference if it's a Tracking Pixel versus a Post Back URL?

ref: https://dashboard.tracking202.com/tr.../get-postback/

Yep, I am giving away a user account with $325 in remaining auction bids to the first person that PMs me asking for it: http://pennyauctionstoday.com

Wounded

ok just an update. My tracking appears to be working with max bounty and prosper 202.

Go into prosper 202 and choose "#8 Get Postback/Pixel"

Then

Simple Global Tracking Pixel

Take that code

<img height="1" width="1" border="0" style="display: none;" src="http://www.domain.com/tracking202/static/gpx.php?amount=" />

and use just the following

http://www.domain.com/tracking202/st...px.php?amount=

I did that yesterday and my keywords are showing each conversion.

Regards,
Brian

Mase1c2c

Hi guys im an experienced marketer internet marketer also, however I am new to ppv marketing and am having some issues setting up prosper202/tracking202 and getting all steps completed with landing page and tracking.

I have been stuck for the last few days and am becoming frustrated, if anyone has experience in the above on how to correctly set up please could you reply asap.

Oh, am willing to pay for service to complete these steps.

Many Thanks