How to Put PHP Keyword Tracking on Your LP

This is a nice write up. I definitely wouldn't do this without encrypting the keywords somehow though. I wouldn't trust anyone knowing what keywords are converting for me.

I'm a PHP idiot, so I'd love to see a tutorial on passing the keywords to a database, assigning them a Sub ID, and then passing that sub on to the network.

 

A couple questions. Are you sending traffic from Yahoo or Google?

Also, the way I would send it from Yahoo is like this:

http://www.website.com/index.php

From Google it would be like this:

http://www.website.com/index.php?KW={KeyWord:YabbaDabbaDoo}

 

Thanks... maybe somebody could persuade Web_Dev to do a write up or something

 

I would but I'm just caught up with affiliate marketing efforts. I started AM few months ago. For now i'm using the basic method for tracking keywords what webgenesis wrote.

I won't start working on the database versions until get my campaigns working. I rather make money then write code

 

hmmm...unless some super affiliate wants to pay me good money to build a system for them???

 

webgen, I'm using Yahoo.

I followed everything verbatim, and in Google Anatlytics (use it for traffic purposes), I am seeing the links w/ the keywords appended. However, nothing is being sent to the networks. I suppose I'll try to add /index.php to the end of the links and try that.

:-/

 

Well, I implemented the /index.php to the end and still nothing being sent to the networks...

I'm really confused!

 

WebGenesis --

I looked over the code again. Doesn't the meta refresh on the jump page mean that the networks see "www.domain.com/jump.php" as the referrer and therefore our keyword insertion is protected?

Isn't the http referrer the only way for the affiliate networks to see our keywords? Or, is there some other means for the networks to derive this keyword info that I need to be worried about too?

Hope that makes sense.

 

Wow, you guys really don't trust your account managers...

 

Has anybody else implemented the code exactly as shown and had problems/difficulties?

I have included everything as listed but it's not displaying anything to my affiliate network.

If anybody has additional input or gone through similar issues, I would *LOVE* input.

Thanks to anyone in advance -

 

Chad, do you know what your AM's are doing with your keywords, etc.? I don't think you do.

 

Are you using Azoogle or another network...?

The code that I put up DOES NOT encrypt the keywords so that ur Affiliate Managers don't see it.

What it does is if you have a good number of keywords (let's say 500, 1000, 10000+ keywords) it will dynamically track which keywords converted for you, by putting the keyword that the person searched for on the Sub-ID report on Azoogle.

 

What does a person have to earn to be a super affiliate these days?

 

webgen, I'm using NeverBlue, but the subID thing is nearly the same...

 

The subID format must be the exact same... otherwise it won't track correctly. For instance, I use the same PHP code for all my affiliates (Azoogle, CPA Empire, Copeac), but I have to change up the code a little bit, because all 3 use different sub id tracking.

What does the NeverBlue link look like, with the sub id information attached to it?

 

Here is an example of the SubID for NeverBlue:

http://nbjmp.com/click/?s=12104&c=33122&subid=TEST

Thanks again webgen.

 

This goes on your php lp:

http://nbjmp.com/click/?s=12104&c=33122&subid=<? echo $_GET['kw'] ?>

This goes into adwords:

domain.com/index.php?kw={keyword:default keyword here}

 

Jeremy, that is essentially what I have done. However, as I am using Yahoo, here is what I have:

http://nbjmp.com/click/?s=12104&c=33122&subid=<?php echo $ovkey ?>

Any additional tips/insight? I will provide my complete code later today when I am home, but I am really confused why this isn't working as I have done everything verbatim.

 

In yahoo go to administration - tracking urls and turn it on if you have not already done so.

Then in your yahoo ad copy use this for the url:

domain.com/index.php?{OVKEY}

http://help.yahoo.com/help/l/us/yahoo/ysm/sps/screenref/16897.html

 

I wasn't sure if I needed that or not, as the keywords are still showing up in my Analytics panel. But, I will add it and see what happens -- conversions have been really slow today