Getresponse Form Data Question

Hi,

I am not 100% sure if I am understanding your question correctly, but if you are asking about tracking which form the user signed up from, you can give each form a unique reference number.

Like this:

<input type="hidden" name="ref" value="999">

if you put that line within the form, anyone who signed up on this particular form would have the reference 999. If you use a different reference number for each form you can then track where your subs are signing up from.

Cheers,
Suzanne

Hi TokiTover,

Sorry, a little off topic, but why don't you like GetResponse? I have never used them, but have heard other people say good things.

Hi Suzanne,

I was reffering to where the person came from. ie, a google ad, an article site, or a solo ad. The 'tid' if you will. I know with aweber, like the example above, gives the 'location' of where the person clicked from. ( Location: http://www.MYSITE.com/?tid=yahooCCP1 )
The person came from a yahoo ad '?tid=yahooCCP1'. How can I do this with Getresponse?

artsub - I am not liking the changes they recently made. Plus a plethora of other things.

Anyone have any advice on this? I submitted a ticket about it a couple days ago and no answer.

Hi, TokiTover -

If I'm understanding correctly, you just need a unique identifier for the url to know where the user came from? Suzanne is correct in that you can add a tracking number. If that's what you're looking for...
- click on "Contacts"
- click on "Web Forms" in the second row of the top navigation
- click on "Show advanced options"
- enter in your "Tracking number (REF)"
- continue through the wizard process

According to there info box it states:
Tracking number (REF): This feature enables you to track where your contacts inquiries came from. So, for example, if you have several web sites, each with a different web form, you will be able to easily check which site generates the highest number of subscriptions.

Hope this helps...

Hello,

I do understand about the ref number but I have the form on one site only and I am advertising one link in different mediums (ie. google, solo ads, articles ect.) I wanted a way to track which medium the person is coming from when they arrive at my site with the web form on it. Like I said before with aweber, they do that with the 'location' using a "TID" at the end of the url for tracking that.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks

I just private messages Simon G. And got a very fast response telling me he was on it. Hopefully they offer that type of tracking. That is the most important.

I did get a reply from Getresponse that they do not provide functionality like that yet (who has time to wait for them to implement that?). I feel it's very important to know where your optins are coming from when ur advertising. SO the big decision for me to switch over, again, has been made. Back to AWEBER it is.

Toki,

You want to know the referring URL or the URL they opt-in at?

Let me know and I'll tell you exactly how to do it. BOTH are possible and it's fairly easily done.

Garrie - I want to know where they are coming from. For instance, a specific google ad or a specific solo ad. I know with aweber you can ad a "tid", a tracking id, at the end of your URL showing where the prospect clicked your link from. GR stated they don't have that functionality. Do you know of a different way but get that result?

Thanks!

Hi Toki,

Yeah GR doesnt have it built-in, that's why they said you can't but you can and it's pretty easy.

Create a custom field, call it refurl. For the default text just put NA.

In your html the form is on, put the code in the first blue box from: PHP: How to Get the Current Page URL

Now, in your Form code, you will need to use: <input type="hidden" name="custom_refurl" value="php">

where php is put the code in the 2nd blue box. ONLY replace the PHP part. Leave the quotes.

That will put the URL on the form and it will be emailed to you if that options on but a much much easier method is to use a tracking script. I modified XConversion to when people opt-in, I get a TID and ad site BUT the beauty part is when they CONFIRM XConversions counts it as a "sale". Another benefit is that it doesn't rely on any cookies - at all. Since GR passes data when people click links, you dont have to worry about cookies not setting, being deleted, etc. It does use cookies as a backup if aTID isn't found though.

This way, I can easily see what ad sites send me traffic and which ones actually send me people who confirm.

I don't track TIDs from random places but XConversions could do that too w/ changes to my mods.

If you are interested in doing this, send me a PM.

Hey Garrie I just PM'd you.

I'll try and get a demo created tomorrow for you. Just PM me a reminder, tomorrow.

Garrie

RR - I will stay with GR if I can get this working. With the help of Garrie, I am sure I will.

How can I view that my subscriber limit is at 10,000?

Thanks

Toki,

Do this:

1. Visit http://www.getresponse.com/subscribe...variables.html
and choose the proper campaign from the pull down list.

2. In the first box labeled "Custom field name" put "refurl" and in the box labeled default value put "NA" Leave the quotes off.

3. Download the attached zip file, extract it and open the gr.php file with notepad.

4. In gr.php replace "CAMPAIGN" around line 31 with your campaign name from the pull down box.

Now that form will add the url to the custom field refurl and will be sent when people subscribe (if the option is on)

To add this to your other forms, you need to copy everything before <html> from the g.php file and past it in the new pages at the very top and it must be the first thing. You can not have even a space before <?php If you do, it wont work.

Then on your other forms, you can add:

before the </form> tag for the form. You *might* need to repeat steps 1 & 2 for each campaign. Im not certain though.

Garrie

Toki, Garrie -- we'll build this functionality in in the next couple of days.

Thanks Garrie for your input and help!

Simon, I will be on the look out for it... Hopefully by the weekend?! Will this function like, adding the "tid" at the end of my url? This is essential for tracking when you are advertising on multiple sites...

Toki

Hey Simon,

I still do not see that function, is it up yet? Also, is that function going to be for the old system users or do people need to upgrade? (something I do not want to do!)

Thanks,

Toki

Hey Simon,

I noticed the new subscription emails and did not see the "HTTP Referer" on the form. Is there a special code I need to add to end of my urls to track this? I know with Aweber, you add a "?tid=[keyword]" ...

Thanks

Toki,

You should now see HTTP referer added
to subscription notification emails.

You don't need to add any special code
for this.

= S