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Click URL troubles! (5)

04-19-2018 01:06 AM #1 timothyy7 (Member)
Click URL troubles!

In my Voluum tracker:

So as I was running my first campaign, I was able to see impressions being tracked however no clicks and no conversions. At first, I thought it was bots! But I confirmed that it wasn't because I didn't add a Click URL to my landing pages. I spoke with Voluum's support and they gave me the article: https://doc.Voluum.com/en/tracking/landers/adding-click-urls-on-a-landing-page.html#

The instructions were way too confusing for me. I see that it in step 2 says to add the script in between in the <head> section </head>, easy.

Then, next instruction:

This click URL should be placed into the <body> section of a landing page’s HTML.

As explained before you need to paste it in a way that the domain name is automatically retrieved from the landing page's URL and added to the click URL. Take a look at the code sample below:

<script>document.write('<a href="http://'+ getURLParameter('domain') + '/click">Click here to win!</a>')</script>

This part confused me. Why?

Because I'm not sure what to put in getURLParameter('domain')

What goes in 'domain'?

Where do I place the offer URL in this case?

Do I just add the given script under the <head> section </head> without changing the "name" ?

And do I just add my given click URL under the <body> section </body> without adding anything else?

Do I just leave the link in the button as is? Example: http://mo.owlsur.com/t/clk?id=ywtB

I don't mean to overcomplicate this but I read the instructions like ten times and I'm just lost.

I'm also waiting for Voluum's response but I just want to see other thoughts and I really want to run these campaigns without waiting any longer.

Thanks!

04-19-2018 01:20 AM #2 optifyme (Member)

I simply copy the click url from Voluum and paste it everywhere there is a CTA/ button (so replace the offer link you added in the lander). Works without having to add the whole script.

04-19-2018 01:47 AM #3 timothyy7 (Member)

Originally Posted by optifyme

I simply copy the click url from Voluum and paste it everywhere there is a CTA/ button (so replace the offer link you added in the lander). Works without having to add the whole script think.

Interesting. I have to replace the Offer link? And the script is NOT needed?

04-19-2018 02:08 AM #4 timothyy7 (Member)

Originally Posted by optifyme

I simply copy the click url from Voluum and paste it everywhere there is a CTA/ button (so replace the offer link you added in the lander). Works without having to add the whole script think.

I replaced all my offer links with the: http://your_Voluum_domain.com/click <- This is an example, I used my actual Click URL.
and when clicked on it redirected me to a 400 Bad Request page. And I removed the script. This didn't work for me.

04-19-2018 02:33 AM #5 thedudeabides (Moderator)

Originally Posted by timothyy7

I replaced all my offer links with the: http://your_Voluum_domain.com/click

and when clicked on it redirected me to a 400 Bad Request page. And I removed the script. This didn't work for me.

In order for the links to work, you need to arrive at the landing page by first visiting the campaign URL link. Voluum uses the data in the landing page url to determine where to route the visitor, and if that's not available it falls back to cookies. Adding that script is just another failsafe, but in 99% of cases I'd say it's unnecessary.

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