the cashback voodoo

**khuram** · 22-02-07

Hi,
i am writing an article for my master's degree class about the cashback shopping and how it works. now, i am stuck on point where i cant figure out how sites actually find out about cashback claims.
For cashback , you usually click on a banner and go to a complex (TradeDoubler?) kind of a link to the retailer website. But, how do you know that the shopping has been done. As a friend told me that TradeDoubler only gives the report about time and order no. of the shopping but it doesnt tell WHO did it. So if two ppl leave a site for the retailer's site through TD and one of them actually shop there, then who would you credit with the cashback and hw.

Similar is the process of Daily Clicks or Free Stuff ? how can you find out if a person has only clicked a banner he's allowed to click 4 times a day at the most for the cashback and how do you calculate each and every penny.

Can you guys help me the automation of this cashback procedure. I know you can. Thanking in anticipation,

Khuram

**shyguy0507** · 22-02-07

This has been covered frequently on this forum and a search would probaly reveal the answer

But it's simple - most networks provide a tracking reference trade doubler call it epi (enhanced publisher integration), affiliate window call it clickref

Basically it's a an extra parameter thats added onto your affiliate link, if you give each click an id (you can do this using mysql auto increment) when the user clicks on an affiliate link.

The networks will then report the click ID back against the sale and you can then use this to award the cashback.

If that made any sense

**drivetowin** · 22-02-07

A masters degree in cashback shopping - puts a whole new meaning into 'Affiliate University'

**Christoph** · 23-02-07

"i cant figure out how sites actually find out about cashback claims."

If you don't know, why are you writing about it? Kind of smacks of the blind leading the blind doesn't it?

**Itchy** · 23-02-07

Originally Posted by Christoph

"i cant figure out how sites actually find out about cashback claims."

If you don't know, why are you writing about it? Kind of smacks of the blind leading the blind doesn't it?

or a newbie trying a new way of asking things without sounding as honest im not trying to setup a cashback site as shyguy pointed out the search feature would of told him what he needed to know so i would guess that hes gonna fail his masters (if at all one exists) if he could understand what search is for

**Lee_Owen** · 23-02-07

You can get a degree in this stuff? you can get one on anything these days I suppose. That's why I laugh at graduates. Six years stuck in school for a piece of paper. I've got tons of pieces of paper.

**khuram** · 23-02-07

I must say, I am much obliged to you guys, Thank you so much for helping me out. It could be so much more help if you could point to the thread where I can find the list of affiliates and the reference parameters to put in the query string. I did try the search, but, somehow I failed the master.

please, no pun intended. I am most thankful for the replies i got.

Kind Regards

**drivetowin** · 23-02-07

It's here:

http://www.a4uforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13388

**1st Stop** · 23-02-07

Does that mean i can apply to be a Prof of the Uni???

**khuram** · 23-02-07

Yes Sir, You are my teacher anyways. Anyone who teaches me a single word is my teacher. Thank you for your kind help.

**Itchy** · 23-02-07

Originally Posted by khuramyz

Yes Sir, You are my teacher anyways. Anyone who teaches me a single word is my teacher. Thank you for your kind help.

Got to love him for this .. just for a second i nearly felt guilty

**Fraser** · 24-02-07

I miss the days when this forum was a friendlier place

**sgpratley** · 24-02-07

Khuramyz,

Drop me a PM with some contact details, we may be able to help each other out.

**Adeel** · 02-03-07

r u a placement student or really working on some project? feel free to tell us da truth n we will offer u honest opinion..

Ciao..

**sgpratley** · 02-03-07

No idea why anyone would lie about it, there have been others who've asked the same question and been given the answers without needing to make up a cover story.

Still waiting for a response to my email though....