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How to Track URL's in PPV with Prosper 202

by rvrabel2002
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For all the ppv experts out there, how would i go about tracking my urls? There is alot of text on how to track by keyword, but i am not bidding on any keywords, just urls.

right now i have my url setup with the end of the tracking url as %%$keyword%%

Should i just change that to %%$url%%

How would I do it? Thanks.

Robert
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  • Profile picture of the author bbrock32
    No , just leave it as %%keyword%% for trafficvance.
    For LeadImpact it's keyword , and mediatraffic is target_passthrough .
    The same token is used for keywords and urls.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    Which ppv platform?
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    • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
      Originally Posted by ChrisBa View Post

      Which ppv platform?
      Traffic Vance

      I am looking at the data now and all I am getting is IP address, date, time, browser, and it's blank under referrer, using the &&$keyword%% above. As a matter of fact, under keyword it says %%$keyword%%.

      What good is it if i cant see which URL's people are coming from?

      Any ideas?
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      • Profile picture of the author bravo75
        Don't know about TrafficVance but with DirectCPV, you have to add the { { vurl } } at the end of your tracking link from prosper like this: http://xxxxx.xxxxxx.com/tracking202/redirect/dl.php?t202id=xxxxx&t202kw={ { vurl } }

        Hope that helps somewhat
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        • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
          Originally Posted by bravo75 View Post

          Don't know about TrafficVance but with DirectCPV, you have to add the { { vurl } } at the end of your tracking link from prosper like this: http://xxxxx.xxxxxx.com/tracking202/redirect/dl.php?t202id=xxxxx&t202kw={ { vurl } }

          Hope that helps somewhat
          Yeah with traffic vance im pretty sure you need to add %%$keyword%%, which i added. When i go into my stats and click on visitors or spy view all i see is the date/time of the visit, the ip address, and thats it. Arent i supposed to see the URL that they came from? Isnt that the point? IMO this other information is otherwise useless unless i know which urls people are coming from.
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        • Profile picture of the author marine1983
          I have a quick question about prosper and how to track landing pages.

          I have inserted the landing page code above the /body tag. Now which url do you use to place in adwords?

          Im currenlty using the tracking link that prosper gives me to redirect the user once the click join up on my landing page.

          The ad url that im using in the google ad is just a normal web address.

          Im trying to track which keyword sent to traffic to my site.

          As I understand you can use the link prosper gives you and place kw=[keyword] in the AD that will send the user to my landing page. But if I also use the same link code on my redirect button on my landing page wont it track 2 times?

          Hope that makes sense. As a break down then.

          1. Do I use the prosper link code in the redirect button on my landing page or in the adwords ad?

          2. If I use propser in the AD. Do I just use my normal affiliate link in the redirect button on my landing page?
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          • Profile picture of the author ryodante
            Originally Posted by marine1983 View Post

            I have a quick question about prosper and how to track landing pages.

            I have inserted the landing page code above the /body tag. Now which url do you use to place in adwords?

            Im currenlty using the tracking link that prosper gives me to redirect the user once the click join up on my landing page.

            The ad url that im using in the google ad is just a normal web address.

            Im trying to track which keyword sent to traffic to my site.

            As I understand you can use the link prosper gives you and place kw=[keyword] in the AD that will send the user to my landing page. But if I also use the same link code on my redirect button on my landing page wont it track 2 times?

            Hope that makes sense. As a break down then.

            1. Do I use the prosper link code in the redirect button on my landing page or in the adwords ad?

            2. If I use propser in the AD. Do I just use my normal affiliate link in the redirect button on my landing page?
            Since i'm a newbie, please CMIIW..

            I'm pretty sure to bring your user to your landing page, you must use the link based on prosper202 step#7 (Get Links)

            For your question no.2 --> i think you can use your affiliate link which has been wrapped by prosper202 based on step#3 (Aff Campaigns)
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  • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
    Here is a screenshot of the data i am getting.

    http://www.igetfreeringtones.com/untitled.html

    Under keyword it should be recording a url, but instead i get this? Anyone know why? Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author bravo75
    Something is defo not right there. What aff network are you using?
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    • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
      Originally Posted by bravo75 View Post

      Something is defo not right there. What aff network are you using?
      Yeah i know. Im using EWA. I setup everything right from what i can tell, but it is not reporting the urls. Any suggestions on who i could talk to about this? The network? Prosper 202 (if possible)?
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  • Profile picture of the author bravo75
    Maybe you aren't placing your tracking pixel properly.
    This is the tracking pixel I placed with Maxbounty and it works fine:

    http://xxxxxxx.xxxxxx.com/tracking20...nt=&subid=#S1#

    For Neverblue it would be &subid={subid}

    Maybe that's where you're going wrong. Although I have heard that Prosper202 can be very buggy.
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  • Profile picture of the author bbrock32
    I think I know what your problem is. In your screenshot it's clear you have put %%$keyword%% instead of %%keyword%% (without the dollar sign). Try removing the $ symbol and you should be good to go.
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    • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
      Originally Posted by bbrock32 View Post

      I think I know what your problem is. In your screenshot it's clear you have put %%%% instead of %%keyword%% (without the dollar sign). Try removing the $ symbol and you should be good to go.
      Alright, I'll try that. I basically got that out of a video i watched literally titled how to setup a traffic vance campaign in prosper 202. Maybe he made a typo. Ill give it a go.
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  • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
    taking out the $ did not work, it is reporting under keyword as %%keyword%% still...

    Chrisba, i sent you a pm, let me know what you think might be the problem here. I'm pretty sure you use TV and EWA, how do you track the urls? Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author KC-Coop
    I believe TrafficVance changed their dynamic keyword operator to {KeyWord} did they not?

    That's what it says on the side of the campaign creation menu and that's what I have been using.
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    • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
      Originally Posted by KC-Coop View Post

      I believe TrafficVance changed their dynamic keyword operator to {KeyWord} did they not?

      That's what it says on the side of the campaign creation menu and that's what I have been using.
      Not sure, im kind of new to traffic vance and prosper. So you think i should change it to that? This would work to track URL's?
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      • Profile picture of the author frank-germany
        Originally Posted by rvrabel2002 View Post

        Not sure, im kind of new to traffic vance and prosper. So you think i should change it to that? This would work to track URL's?

        for trafficvance the passthrough is like that

        landingpage.com/index.php?keyword=%%$KEYWORD%%

        capitals !

        or

        landingpage.com/index.php?keyword={KeyWord}

        whatch out for capitalisation



        for mediatraffic

        its


        landingpage.com/index.php

        add nothing
        activate "target passthrough"

        and fetch the variable
        target_passthrough instead of variable "keyword"


        good luck
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        • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
          Originally Posted by frank-germany View Post

          for trafficvance the passthrough is like that

          landingpage.com/index.php?keyword=%%%%

          capitals !

          or

          landingpage.com/index.php?keyword={KeyWord}

          whatch out for capitalisation



          for mediatraffic

          its


          landingpage.com/index.php

          add nothing
          activate "target passthrough"

          and fetch the variable
          target_passthrough instead of variable "keyword"


          good luck
          Frank
          germany
          Ok Frank, I will give it a try, lets see what happens. Thanks for your input.

          Rob
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    • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
      Originally Posted by KC-Coop View Post

      I believe TrafficVance changed their dynamic keyword operator to {KeyWord} did they not?

      That's what it says on the side of the campaign creation menu and that's what I have been using.
      This actually worked as well, but i tried the other one and it worked too. Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author rvrabel2002
    Frank- Germany, great job! It worked! Thank you everyone who helped me out on this!

    Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author wh0kn0ws
    Anybody know how to setup prosper to track a setup like this. Say i'm using Leadimpact . I am poping up a page xxx.com/popup/html , then when user clicks that page they are taken to My landing page which has the offers on that page, then once they click the offers it go over to the offers LP. I went to LP setup but if i setup xxx.com/popup/, the trackin202string would track stats for that page but not for the page where the products are actually being sold.. any ideas?
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    • Profile picture of the author cremora
      i would like to know how to do this as well. once you pass the kw from trafficvance to your LP, and you have 3 offers on your LP, how to you track what offer converted off the passed keyword?

      thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Giraffe-SEO
    You could try this tracking tool - heard it rocks

    CPV Lab - The Ultimate CPV Testing, Tracking & Optimization Tool for Professionals
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    • Profile picture of the author wh0kn0ws
      I would have to say that it seems to have the much missing features that 202 cant do , but i would probably recommend it only to Advanced users. The 247$ price is a little steep
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  • Profile picture of the author mark587905
    1. Add the LP to prosper. Place the prosper link in adwords and it will send the user to your LP. This will be recordered in Prosper as a click. To register a converison you will have to place a pixel in the offer on EWA. Just copy and paste into a browser to check.

    Hope that helps.
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