marketingbro
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It has been months, and I have still yet to launch my first campaign due to not completely understanding the fundamentals of tracking.
Please help me understand..
1. Ad is clicked - URL: Traffic source redirected to Ad Server.
2. Call To Action button is clicked on Landing Page - URL: Affiliate Network URL is clicked.
3. User is now completing an offer, if completed it will show up on the ad server.
That is the basic fundamental of an affiliate campaign, correct?
I am having a major issue with setting up my first campaign in terms of correctly tracking visitors through 1-3. I get the concept, I just can't throw it all together.
For example, I've found a traffic source, ad server, and affiliate network. But the affiliate network doesn't take tokens, so I can't track each lead that I receive. This makes an ad server obsolete, right?
If someone could shed some light, this would be life-changing at this point.
I am currently using AdsBridge as an ad server, and I do not understand how to implement variables (as I am using multiple affiliate networks) or how to setup postbacks, or even understand the concept behind postbacks.
This is very frustrating.
Please help me understand..
1. Ad is clicked - URL: Traffic source redirected to Ad Server.
2. Call To Action button is clicked on Landing Page - URL: Affiliate Network URL is clicked.
3. User is now completing an offer, if completed it will show up on the ad server.
That is the basic fundamental of an affiliate campaign, correct?
I am having a major issue with setting up my first campaign in terms of correctly tracking visitors through 1-3. I get the concept, I just can't throw it all together.
For example, I've found a traffic source, ad server, and affiliate network. But the affiliate network doesn't take tokens, so I can't track each lead that I receive. This makes an ad server obsolete, right?
If someone could shed some light, this would be life-changing at this point.
I am currently using AdsBridge as an ad server, and I do not understand how to implement variables (as I am using multiple affiliate networks) or how to setup postbacks, or even understand the concept behind postbacks.
This is very frustrating.
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