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Checking Affiliate Links

by gmr324
3 replies
Hi,

I was curious what the best way is to test out a CJ affiliate link. The reason I'm asking is
that I'm planning on using the Pretty Link plugin to cloak my affiliate links for my Sniper site.
So, I just want to verify that the cloaking process is not going to somehow corrupt the
afffiliate data. After all, I only have all my sales tracking at stake here.

I understand the only important component of the html code supplied by CJ is the
url listed after <a href= ... part. I understand I don't really need to copy the img src
code for the tracking bug since it only deals with impressions.

So, when I enter the url of my affiliate link,

o How do I dissect the cookie to confirm that my affiliate ID is being properly passed along?
o Where do I find the cookie duration information iin there?
o How do I make the cloaked link Nofollow so no PR juice is passed onto affiliate sites?

Does anyone have experience with this?

Call me paranoid, but it would be reassuring to know my cloaked affiliate links are
properly working so I never have to wonder about it.


Many Thanks

George
#affiliate #checking #links
  • Profile picture of the author Susanna Dodd
    wow this something I feel good about helping on. I use CJ a lot and have made money with them before. But to answer your question your html code for your banner will look something like this:

    <a href="http://www.xxxxxx.com/xxxxx-0000000-00000000" target="_top">EasyCGI.com Web Hosting</a>
    <img src="http://www.xxxxx.com/xxxxx-0000000-00000000" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>


    I x'd out my codes and stuff, but you get the general idea. If you want to use just the general link you will use what is at the very beginning starting with "http:" and ending with "target=". So in the example above, you would use what I've put in red. I hope this answers your question and I did not confuse you.
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    • Profile picture of the author gmr324
      Thanks for the reply Susanna. It helps me to know that is the proper link code for
      me to extract. But, beyond that, I wanted to know how to actually examine the
      cookies left by that url to know that all my affiliate data is being properly propagated
      through.

      I like to use SID codes in my links to track individual affiliate link performance. So,
      I want to know how to analyze the cookie in my browser cache to find my affiliate
      ID, cookie duration and SID data.


      Do you know how to locate that info in the cookies?

      Thanks Again

      George
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  • Profile picture of the author gsport11
    Actually, I don't see why it wouldn't be passed correctly. The kinds of sites that provide the shortened URLs are simply using a redirect code, so your customers will get to the exact URL you enter. It will just take them a little longer to get there.

    CJ allows you to track clicks. I suggest you set up a test with a link that you have not used elsewhere. Click your shortened link five or ten times. Then go into your CJ account the next day to see if that link has reported clicks. That should ease your mind.
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