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Is It Possible for Someone Else to Get Credit for Your ClickBank Sales???

by eeeasyas12345
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A few weeks ago, I downloaded a free firefox plugin that is supposed to help identify marketable ClickBank products, but then when I watched the upsell video I realized that that plugin embeds the ClickBank user name of the referring person giving him credit for my sales, I deleted that plugin right after, but I have noticed a drop in my ClickBank sales (from about 2-3 sales a week to 1 sale in about a month). Was that a coincidence or is it that the referrer of that plugin is getting credit for my sales? Any ideas? By the way I restored my pc to an earlier date (a week before downloading the software) which should delete anything installed on it after that date.
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  • Profile picture of the author NatesMarketing
    A firefox plugin should not impact the links on your website - unless they did some crazy "hacking" type stuff that would know when you were in your site's admin panel and to go through your posts to change your links.

    More than likely - it's a coincidence.
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  • Profile picture of the author awledd
    I also do not think it is the effect of the firefox addon because to do that the addon has to log into your website and convert your links into another. I think the addon comes from a reputable marketer and the addons name is CB surge I guess (if so unlikely).
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex Blades
    Was that a coincidence
    I don't think it was a coincidence, Google let out another update, that may have limited your traffic, thus less sales...
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  • Profile picture of the author ErnieH
    In this day and age who knows? I do know that the situation you describe is possible. It is possible to make malicious code that can virtually steal customers by altering affiliate codes. However, I would simply be cautious...
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  • Profile picture of the author thedanbrown
    It could have been anything.. they could have cleared their cookies to get someone elses bonus.. they could have went on a different computer and typed in the website... really you don't know unless you track conversions. That's why you should send all your traffic to a squeeze page not an offer page.
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  • Profile picture of the author Samuel Adams
    Scan your computer for malware or spyware, keyloggers or anything like that. Even a roll back might not have completely removed all infections. Just to be safe, do the scan with Malwarebytes or other reputable spyware remover.
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  • Profile picture of the author veekay31
    I notice that rankings of articles / blog posts that generate traffic for me are changing regularly because of Google changes. And this results lower clickbank sales.
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  • Profile picture of the author SandraLarkin
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    The plugin could have cookie stuffed a lot of your customers browsers. That would give them credit for a sale even if they purchased through your affiliate link.
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  • Profile picture of the author Matthew Trujillo
    If the only method the vendor is using is cookies, and the visitor just so happens to clear their cookies, yes it is possible. It's always good to check with the vendor and make sure you get credit for the sale.
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