NEWBIE QUESTION > Where can i learn about using sub id for tracking (5)

I am confused on how the CPA networks use the sub ids?

So typically this is how I track (to track source of my marketing for my own product i sell) EXAMPLE:

ADS are linked to my lander with the “?src=google” on my url: www.myUrl.com/pagename?src=google > the if they click BUY NOW which is linked to the shopping cart its passes the SRC-GOOGLE..to my reporting.. DONE!

What do i need to do to use the SUB IDs in the CPA networks? this has me so puzzled not sure why..

Hopefully this helps you, although it may not address the specific issue you raise, but I'll attempt to address the issue from the programming side.

Firstly, understand that the URL is a place where information can be stored and we call this place the query string. Unlike other web storage the query string is particularly good at passing information from one URL to another.

Query strings have a specific syntax just like programming languages. Here are somethings to note:

examplesite.com?variable1=value1&variable2=value2

1. the ? designates the beginning of a query string
2. the & symbol is used inbetween variables.
3. The network then has key/value pairs that they use. (often designated by the tacking platform they are using (ex CAKE or Hasoffers))
These variables look like Subid=User1, where Subid is the key and User 1 is the value. This values are then stored by the platform (again Cake or Hasoffers)

Essentially when you submit a form on a website the data is often sent via a http GET. This appends the values to the query string and their respective variables.


Imagint the following web form:

Firstname = Paul <--- these are inputed
Lastname = DeMott

Submit

(when you hit submit the server does an http GET)

url changes from

https://examplesite.com

to

https://examplesite.com?firstname=paul&lastname=demott



Their server then parses the query string and saves the data in a database. For example, they have code that looks for say Subid and then saves it's key and value in their database.


To start using these you need to add the subids to your query string using the correct syntax. Aka yoursite.com/pagename?subid=variable1&subid2=variable2. When your visitor then clicks on the link to the offer all of these variables get passed to the affiliate network.

The reply above mine is so detailed that it doesn't really need any comment, but it needs one piece of information in an easy to use format, so let me add it.

The subid or clickID is a string that identifies one particular CLICK or HIT.

The tracker generates a specific code for EVERY SINGLE click sent to the offer - this is the clickID. So when a click results in a conversion and the clickID was correctly passed to the aff network, they know exactly what CLICK made the conversion. This way, the aff network can send this info back to the tracker via the postback, so now the tracker knows EXACTLY WHAT CLICK make the conversion. Since the tracker records all kinds of info for every single click, you can now analyze all the data related to the click/user that converted.

Clear?

Originally Posted by mobile_ad_monitor

Hopefully this helps you, although it may not address the specific issue you raise, but I'll attempt to address the issue from the programming side.

Firstly, understand that the URL is a place where information can be stored and we call this place the query string. Unlike other web storage the query string is particularly good at passing information from one URL to another.

Query strings have a specific syntax just like programming languages. Here are somethings to note:

examplesite.com?variable1=value1&variable2=value2

1. the ? designates the beginning of a query string
2. the & symbol is used inbetween variables.
3. The network then has key/value pairs that they use. (often designated by the tacking platform they are using (ex CAKE or Hasoffers))
These variables look like Subid=User1, where Subid is the key and User 1 is the value. This values are then stored by the platform (again Cake or Hasoffers)

Essentially when you submit a form on a website the data is often sent via a http GET. This appends the values to the query string and their respective variables.


Imagint the following web form:

Firstname = Paul <--- these are inputed
Lastname = DeMott

Submit

(when you hit submit the server does an http GET)

url changes from

https://examplesite.com

to

https://examplesite.com?firstname=paul&lastname=demott



Their server then parses the query string and saves the data in a database. For example, they have code that looks for say Subid and then saves it's key and value in their database.


To start using these you need to add the subids to your query string using the correct syntax. Aka yoursite.com/pagename?subid=variable1&subid2=variable2. When your visitor then clicks on the link to the offer all of these variables get passed to the affiliate network.

Originally Posted by matuloo

The reply above mine is so detailed that it doesn't really need any comment, but it needs one piece of information in an easy to use format, so let me add it.

The subid or clickID is a string that identifies one particular CLICK or HIT.

The tracker generates a specific code for EVERY SINGLE click sent to the offer - this is the clickID. So when a click results in a conversion and the clickID was correctly passed to the aff network, they know exactly what CLICK made the conversion. This way, the aff network can send this info back to the tracker via the postback, so now the tracker knows EXACTLY WHAT CLICK make the conversion. Since the tracker records all kinds of info for every single click, you can now analyze all the data related to the click/user that converted.

Clear?