Hostgator Coupons

biz4bucks · 22nd Jun 2010, 12:24 AM

According to the Affiliate Program Documentation when a person uses a coupon code at the last moment it overwrites the cookie that brought them there. So If a person signs up at your affiliate site and uses the code "Wordpress" then who ever that code belongs to gets the commission.

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Alan Mater · 22nd Jun 2010, 09:18 AM

Do you have proof of this?

I know for a fact that someone I referred to HostGator ordered a web hosting package and used the coupon code "Wordpress", and I still received my commission.

Unless they just enacted this recently, I don't see how this would be possible. Also, why would a coupon code "belong" to a specific person? Just doesn't make sense to me.

Josip Barbaric · 22nd Jun 2010, 10:29 AM

The coupon code "wordpress" doesn't belong to an affiliate, so it doesn't overwrite your cookie. Affiliate coupon codes are a minimum of 10 characters in length.

Cheers,

Josip

biz4bucks · 22nd Jun 2010, 10:41 AM

They have come out with a new Affiliate Back Office with lots of bells and whistles ---- If you login and look under manage coupons it is right there --- I started to copy and paste it here but I dont want to violate their copyright.

It says the Coupon overwrites the Cookie that brought them to the site.

I have created 3 coupons and I intend to put them all over the place.

Alan Mater · 22nd Jun 2010, 10:41 AM

Thanks for the clarification, Josip.

Josip Barbaric · 22nd Jun 2010, 12:01 PM

Glad to be of help

Patrician · 22nd Jun 2010, 12:30 PM

Here it is straight from HostGator and the same thing that I tell people who ask this on the helpdesk.

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Hello, the coupon wordpress is not linked to any affiliate and can be used without forfeiting a commission.

Thank you for contacting HostGator!

Jay Weissman
Affiliate Director

Patrician · 22nd Jun 2010, 12:32 PM

You may be right for whatever you are doing but you are in the Plug-In Profit Site Member Support Forum and your premise is INVALID - before or after bells and whistles etc. - SEE ABOVE DIRECTLY FROM HOSTGATOR AFFILIATE DIRECTOR.

Our sales page has the coupon code WordPress

THE AFFILIATE WILL STILL GET THE COMMISSION WHEN THE CUSTOMER MAKES THEIR FIRST REGULAR MONTHLY PAYMENT IF THEY HAVE INITIALLY SIGNED UP FROM THE AFFILIATE'S LINK ON OUR SALES PAGE WHETHER OR NOT THEY USE THE COUPON FOR THE FIRST MONTH.

Originally Posted by synthman

They have come out with a new Affiliate Back Office with lots of bells and whistles ---- If you login and look under manage coupons it is right there --- I started to copy and paste it here but I dont want to violate their copyright.

It says the Coupon overwrites the Cookie that brought them to the site.

I have created 3 coupons and I intend to put them all over the place.

chinedu86 · 3rd Oct 2010, 11:25 AM

The topic says hostgator coupons and i was hoping to see some bunch of coupons.Hope it wouldn't be a problem if i upload one or two?

22nd Jun 2010, 12:24 AM	#1
biz4bucks Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2005 Location: USA Posts: 88 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Hostgator Coupons Share on: According to the Affiliate Program Documentation when a person uses a coupon code at the last moment it overwrites the cookie that brought them there. So If a person signs up at your affiliate site and uses the code "Wordpress" then who ever that code belongs to gets the commission. synthman from moderator: this statement above is invalid- not true -
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Alan Mater Freelance Proofreader War Room Member Join Date: 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, US Posts: 1,564 Thanks: 55 Thanked 154 Times in 135 Posts Blog Entries: 2	Re: Hostgator Lost Comissions? Share on: Do you have proof of this? I know for a fact that someone I referred to HostGator ordered a web hosting package and used the coupon code "Wordpress", and I still received my commission. Unless they just enacted this recently, I don't see how this would be possible. Also, why would a coupon code "belong" to a specific person? Just doesn't make sense to me.
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22nd Jun 2010, 10:29 AM	#3
Josip Barbaric Barbaric Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2007 Posts: 293 Thanks: 44 Thanked 432 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Hostgator Lost Comissions? Share on: The coupon code "wordpress" doesn't belong to an affiliate, so it doesn't overwrite your cookie. Affiliate coupon codes are a minimum of 10 characters in length. Cheers, Josip

22nd Jun 2010, 10:41 AM	#4
biz4bucks Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2005 Location: USA Posts: 88 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Re: Hostgator Lost Comissions? Share on: They have come out with a new Affiliate Back Office with lots of bells and whistles ---- If you login and look under manage coupons it is right there --- I started to copy and paste it here but I dont want to violate their copyright. It says the Coupon overwrites the Cookie that brought them to the site. I have created 3 coupons and I intend to put them all over the place.
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22nd Jun 2010, 10:41 AM	#5
Alan Mater Freelance Proofreader War Room Member Join Date: 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, US Posts: 1,564 Thanks: 55 Thanked 154 Times in 135 Posts Blog Entries: 2	Re: Hostgator Lost Comissions? Share on: Thanks for the clarification, Josip.
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Josip Barbaric Barbaric Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2007 Posts: 293 Thanks: 44 Thanked 432 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Hostgator Lost Comissions? Share on: Glad to be of help

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Patrician OffTheWallflowerChild War Room Member Join Date: 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,776 Thanks: 6,161 Thanked 2,625 Times in 1,763 Posts	Re: Hostgator Lost Comissions? Share on: Here it is straight from HostGator and the same thing that I tell people who ask this on the helpdesk. fromtickets(at)hostgator.com reply-to13579468@tickets.hostgator.com topluginprofitsite(at)gmail.com dateTue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:58 AM subjectUpdate to Ticket ID: EBS-13579468 mailed-byhostgator.com hide details 10:58 AM (30 minutes ago) Hello, the coupon wordpress is not linked to any affiliate and can be used without forfeiting a commission. Thank you for contacting HostGator! Jay Weissman Affiliate Director
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3rd Oct 2010, 11:25 AM	#9
chinedu86 Active Warrior Join Date: 2010 Posts: 85 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Hostgator Coupons Share on: The topic says hostgator coupons and i was hoping to see some bunch of coupons.Hope it wouldn't be a problem if i upload one or two?