CB order form impressions

Can't say about the order form impressions, but I've got the feeling that their tracking has been a little buggy lately. The number of hops that I see on ClickBank has been steadily less than the visits to my redirect page, as reported by Google Analytics.

I guess it wouldn't be too much to assume that their analytic system is just not the best one out there.

Unfortunately this is an absolutely standard Clickbank policy.

I picture them orienting their new employees on their first day of work: "Now repeat the "mantra" after me, loud and clear, 'Whatever has happened, whatever has gone wrong - nothing is ever our fault'."

And it's so short-sighted of them, because many people are actually aware that affiliate-tracking isn't always easy, and isn't always reliable, and would be so much more understanding, patient, tolerant and reasonable if only they dropped the offensive attitude now and again (or even replied reasonably efficiently to emails and support requests from their affiliates).

What if you have both... lots of order form impressions AND order form submits but few sales? That's what I'm looking at right now over the past 14 days with the past two days being the worst.

Over 14 days the actual sales are about half of what the order form submits are with 0 successful sales over the past two days.

Go figure :rolleyes:

All is normal for me... But most people that make it to the order form don't normally buy. That is common, and not just with Clickbank (but at least they provide the stats).

I also do not understand what is going on here as well....... Todays stats 39 order form submits.... 2 sales???? WTF??? It is impossible that it is this way anyone else experiencing these problems???? Any solutions???


Thanks,,,The Nut

Same problem here. I'll update this thread with their responses, but so far no good. The names have have been changed to protect the incoherent.

Hello, Clickbank;
My order form submits converted to sales at 73% in August.
My order form submits converted to sales at 74% in September.
My order form submits converted to sales at 79% in October.
This month they are only converting at 42%.
This week they are only converting at 23%!
Could it be that most credit cards have gone bad in November?
Or do I have a problem?
This is hurting my sales badly.
Please help.
Thank you for your time.
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CBCSR(name removed): CLOSED: 2010-11-24 09:49:38 AM

Hello name removed,

The "Hops per order" ratio depends on several factors. These factors include such variables as market demand for the product being sold, the advertising methods employed by the affiliate, the amount of advertising being done by the affiliate, the buying habits of the target market, as well as a myriad of other factors - some of which you have control over and some that are out of your control.

Generating a sale can, therefore, take anywhere from a few dozen Hops to several hundred or even a thousand Hops. Different products convert differently and the success of each affiliate varies.

For more ideas on ways to track your promotions, please see the following article:
http://www.clickbank.com/help/affiliate-help/affiliate-guides/tracking-your-prom
otional-efforts/

Thank you,
name removed -- note his signature misspells his company
ClickBank.com Client Services
http://www.clkbank.com
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USER(USER): REOPENED: 2010-11-24 10:23:41 AM

Please re-read my question.
I am not talking about hops per order. I am talking about people who submitted the order form, but the sale was not approved -- generally due to a declined credit card.
Please have someone else review this matter.
Thank you.

Please keep this thread going. It will get noticed if we do.

Thanks.

Sparky's Dad