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A question about ClickBank's tracking IDs

by iPeter
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Hi. The affiliate links of ClickBank obey this pattern:
Code:
http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=yyyyyy
If I want to create a new tracking ID, which of these do I need to do:

1. Generate a new URL through ClickBank's site;
2. Just change the value of tid:
Code:
http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=newid
What bothers me is that in the second scenario xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx doesn't change while in the first one it does. Is that a problem?
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  • Profile picture of the author Harvey Segal
    Either method works but (2) is obviously simpler.

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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by iChristian View Post

    If I want to create a new tracking ID, which of these do I need to do:

    1. Generate a new URL through ClickBank's site;
    2. Just change the value of tid:
    The second is far easier.

    Originally Posted by iChristian View Post

    What bothers me is that in the second scenario xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx doesn't change while in the first one it does.
    I don't understand why that bothers you. The purpose of TID's is to be able to track traffic sources without needing a different account or hoplink to do so. If the "xxxxxxx" part had to change each time, the TID part wouldn't be worth much, would it?

    Originally Posted by iChristian View Post

    Is that a problem?
    No.
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  • Profile picture of the author iPeter
    Thank you both, the problem can be considered solved now.
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