Invalid links every day

Discussion in 'Commission Junction' started by Kevin Smith, Feb 8, 2009.

  1. #1
    This has happened 2 days in a row now and I'm starting to get a little worried. My website has over 100 CJ links on it, spread across several pages. Every morning when I wake up, I check CJ and see that I have 200+ invalid clicks. So I swap out the links with new ones (from the same advertiser), and the rest of the day things are fine. Next morning, they are all invalid again.

    What's going on here?
     
    Kevin Smith, Feb 8, 2009 IP
  2. InFlames

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    Strange, contact CJ and the advertiser to know if they're aware of this. Usually when I get invalid clicks is because the merchant offer is no more available, merchant no more in the network or relationship has ended. But if you have to create your links everyday and always for the same merchant then it may be something specific.
     
    InFlames, Feb 8, 2009 IP
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    You probably don't have that website listed in your CJ profile.
     
    Johu, Feb 8, 2009 IP
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    check to see if the website is listed. and also check to see what the end date is on the links that you are putting on your site, and also if your relationship with the merchant is active or not.
     
    SEOVICE, Feb 8, 2009 IP
  5. Kevin Smith

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    Actually I think what happened was that I was seeing the invalid clicks from yesterday, they just showed up today. If you read in the faq about invalid links it says that it only updates once per day, and shows the invalid links from the day before.
     
    Kevin Smith, Feb 8, 2009 IP
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    internetmarketingiq Well-Known Member

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    Create an htaccess file redirect or use a link cloaking tool to create a single file. Then link to the file. This will save you a ton of time. You won't have to swap out links, you will just have to update one file.
     
    internetmarketingiq, Feb 8, 2009 IP