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10-08-2016 12:18 AM #1 paras57 (AMC Alumnus)
Redirect inquiry

Hello STM Fellow Members

I have a question about redirection. I have run a small number of pops campaigns. I used my own landing pages
and direct linking. I know if I rip a lander from someone else that some of my traffic could get redirected by the original users code.
Until I understand how to clean it up I am avoiding it for the most part.
I like to test my campaign url's frequently and many times I have noticed that a completely different lander from a different offer pops up
instead of mine. Am I paying for someone else's traffic? Can anyone explain this and how can i stop it?


Thanks in advance

10-08-2016 07:35 AM #2 erikgyepes (Moderator)

Some affiliates use "traffic hijacker" scripts that if you do not remove from your LP it will send % of your traffic back to them.

Another kind of scripts used on LPs is desktop detection and redirection, which I believe is happening in your case.

You can find these scripts mostly between <head> tags and they mostly checking window width&height + if the browser has touch functions enabled. If no it mostly sends to a "safe" or another "fake" page. So try to look for this part of code and comment it out.

You should see the real landing page then without redirection.

Anyway I recommend you to learn the cleaning process ASAP as this way you just throw away money.

The process is not so hard good summary of most used scripts on landing pages: http://stmforum.com/forum/showthread...ts-for-landers

10-08-2016 01:27 PM #3 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

It can also be happening because the offers you are promoting are have GEO or device redirects in place. It's quite common with pretty much any network, if a visitor doesn't match the targeting of the offer, it is sent to an offer that does match it.

So let's say you are promoting a mobile offer that works with smartphones on the Telstra carrier in Australia. If you try to check it yourself from your desktop via wifi and from a different country than Australia - you will be redirected to a completely different offer.

10-08-2016 01:47 PM #4 paras57 (AMC Alumnus)

Thanks Erik.
That is very useful information. It helps me a great deal. I will put it to good use.
About my own landers that are based on Caurmens "How To Build a Simple Mobile Lander That Actually Works" article, am I right to think that those show the proper offer and also show redirects when I don't use a proxy?

Thanks again

10-08-2016 03:07 PM #5 paras57 (AMC Alumnus)

Thanks Matuloo

That answers my other question.

10-08-2016 10:50 PM #6 day1stacker (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by matuloo View Post
It can also be happening because the offers you are promoting are have GEO or device redirects in place. It's quite common with pretty much any network, if a visitor doesn't match the targeting of the offer, it is sent to an offer that does match it.

So let's say you are promoting a mobile offer that works with smartphones on the Telstra carrier in Australia. If you try to check it yourself from your desktop via wifi and from a different country than Australia - you will be redirected to a completely different offer.
+1 here

I'm new to AM and got everything ready now - been trying to test my campaign and it seems to link to other offers..

Only to find the offer I am promoting has heavy restrictions against location and also network carriers so as Matuloo said it re-directs I guess as you do not meet the traffic criteria..

How do you guys know for certain it works if you cannot test? Alternative is to use a proxy I guess?

Thanks

10-08-2016 11:14 PM #7 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

Quote Originally Posted by day1stacker View Post
+1 here

I'm new to AM and got everything ready now - been trying to test my campaign and it seems to link to other offers..

Only to find the offer I am promoting has heavy restrictions against location and also network carriers so as Matuloo said it re-directs I guess as you do not meet the traffic criteria..

How do you guys know for certain it works if you cannot test? Alternative is to use a proxy I guess?

Thanks
Proxy or VPN will help in some cases, but when an offer requires carrier targeting, that's harder.

One option is to ask your AM to disable the redirects at their level, but even that is not a 100% solution because the advertiser can have redirects in place too... sometimes you just have to trust the LP screenshot they present you with.

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