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The purpose of cloacking and how does it work (10)

04-18-2014 04:40 PM #1 deniouz (Member)
The purpose of cloacking and how does it work

Hello guys,

I would like to ask what is the real purpose of cloaking and how does it work? What are the things I need to get it working on CPV Lab?

Thanks

04-18-2014 04:59 PM #2 caurmen (Administrator)

There are two different types of cloaking: either hiding what you're running from your affiliate network or from your advertising network.

The first type is built into CPVLab. The second type is a lot harder: see http://stmforum.com/forum/showthread...l=1#post118745

04-18-2014 06:30 PM #3 bbrock32 (Administrator)

The type of cloaking you see on CPVLab basically means hiding your referrers.

So if you turn that on the advertiser won't be able to see where the traffic comes from.

04-18-2014 07:20 PM #4 momopotato (Member)

are there any downsides to turning on cloaking on CPVlab? for example slower loading rate? and does it work 100% ?

04-18-2014 07:46 PM #5 dr_ngo ()

http://www.charlesngo.com/cloaking/

CPVLabs does not cloak. It has "doublemetarefresh" which helps hide your landing page from the affiliate network, but it can cause click loss especially in mobile.

04-19-2014 08:49 AM #6 caurmen (Administrator)

Double Meta Refresh - which is used to "cloak" your referrers from your affiliate network - is pretty slow. Particularly on mobile, that can be a problem.

04-19-2014 09:25 AM #7 deniouz (Member)

So how do I cloak my landing pages from those "thieves" that just intend steal your landing pages? Do I need to write a script to block those IP addresses that frequently visit my website?

04-20-2014 12:02 PM #8 bbrock32 (Administrator)

There are many ways to go about it.

The possibilities are endless but the easiest way is to redirect all traffic that you didn't target.

So if you run a mobile campaign targeted to android phones only it the US, you want all non-US non-Android traffic to be redirected to a fake page.

This can be done with some simple PHP coding.

04-21-2014 12:26 PM #9 deniouz (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by bbrock32 View Post
There are many ways to go about it.

The possibilities are endless but the easiest way is to redirect all traffic that you didn't target.

So if you run a mobile campaign targeted to android phones only it the US, you want all non-US non-Android traffic to be redirected to a fake page.



This can be done with some simple PHP coding.
In that case, do you recommend learning PHP coding? I have no knowledge about php coding but I can try to self-learn through online tutorials.

04-21-2014 01:08 PM #10 caurmen (Administrator)

@deniouz - You won't need to learn very much PHP, but knowing a bit is very helpful. In this case, you'll need to learn how to use the "header" command and "if" statements. You'll also need to use a geolocation library - there's a tutorial on just that here on STM: http://stmforum.com/forum/showthread...our-Own-Server

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