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Finding reputable affiliate networks running cake (15)

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Is there some kind of search I can do to find out the networks running cake? I can then use that list to pare down. I am asking about companies besides A4D who are great.

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Not that I know of. Why Cake? I like Cake more than other platforms but I am critical of it's performance.

Just run geographic speed testing i.e. parse the tracking URL from different countries and you'll be disappointed.

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A4D, F5, C2M, CPAtrend, Wolfstorm

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Cake is not scalable. They had several issues scaling in beginning due to bad architectural design. I personally consider has offer to be superior atleast at serving clicks with fastest response time.

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Do you know where their datacentres are? I did some geographic testing and was pretty disappointed, looked like they had US and UK servers and that was it.

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What server do you like?

The reason for cake is I am most familiar with it and everytime I have to try a new system it is annoying since the AM has no clue how to make it work wtih CPVlabs. Apparently unlike most techonlogy AM is a very undocumented world.

Examples include Hitpath, Direct Track.

I rather learn one system has has great penetration into the market.

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I am already working with A4D. Do you know if those other companies have games by any chance?

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F5 has got good game offers

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Is there an AM from there on here you can suggest I talk to?

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Hmm the thing there is... tracking systems are not particularly different and it is your job to understand how to get everything with those working properly, not theirs - you are the one using it after all.

Postback tracking is generally easy and self-service.

For other tracking issues the best approach is for you to understand 100% what needs to be done and just hand it to your AM... e.g. here is this iFrame pixel, I need it placed on the conversion page, or please place X postback URL globally, etc.

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@fightingfffreedom - here's the full list of contact details for network reps on STM, including F5: http://stmforum.com/forum/showthread...kype-Directory

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You can add jaimmie. Just tell her you are from stm. You will find skype details in post above me.

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Cake works just like any other network's system when it comes to postbacks but there are a couple things to keep in mind.
1. in cake you can only place pixels locally, you affiliate manager must place them globally for you.
2. You can only have 1 global postback, as well as 1 local for each offer
3. Cake cannot take dynamic tokens via s1, only static variables. All dynamic tokens must be passed through s2-s5 and this would include the clickid you're passing to get the postback tracking.

CPV LAB && CAKE Postback>>
Please append s2={subid} to the end of the F5 Unique Links, and place that complete link in your cpvlab. http://F5MEDIA.com/?a=XXXXXX&c=XXXXX&s2={subid}
Please make sure you enable “append subid to offer” when setting up links in CPV. http://screencast.com/t/CHQKkjjake
Please append subid=#s2# to your postback pixel to enable the subid. http://yourtracker.com/adclick.php?subid=#s2#

For future reference - for anyone looking to integrate their postback with a cake system >> USE THIS GUIDE

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with setting up postbacks/URL's, once you figured out the basics, its pretty easy to figure out regardless of tracker used or platform.

that would be the last thing I would consider when picking a network to work with

it would be like buying a car based on the air freshener scent hanging off the rear view mirror

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Pretty much.

Postback URLs are the equivalent of spoons. Figure out how they work -> who cares the size/colour of the spoon, it always works the same way.

That's my AM <-> RL analogy for the day.

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