Should We Ignore Voucher Code Cookies?

[dougs]

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Our new system that hopefully I can show at A4U will allow anyone to get the codes on their site for free. The reason is simply that we are building this for all our sites, it is not core to us, so offering it to others for free costs us almost nothing.

PM me if interested

Doug

[cyberbird1]

Particularly frustrating are merchants who keep the voucher code field on their application forms even when there are no valid codes in existance.

Perhaps all this cookie dropping swings the first cookie/last cookie argument in favour of sales being attributed to the first cookie dropped? Then voucher code sites get rewarded for sales generated from their own honest endeavours.

Alternatively, how about merchant application forms just showing the code (click and show may give the consumer that tingle of excitement they're looking for) when the lead has come via an affiliate link? Perhaps people need to think 6 months ahead. The way things are going all affiliate sites will soon have codes listed for their merchants which probably won't be too good for the original voucher code sites as big sites may pinch top spots in search engines.

What do networks think of all this? How about them implementing a solution or advising merchants in order to stop everybody wasting their time?

[bapages]

If the networks applied the T&C's to voucher sites, most would now be banned as they are (in my opinion) forcing clicking by making false claims that a code exists to certain merchants where none are present. This is even true of some of the well known sites.

[hpops]

Who first suggested a 30 minute don't override a cookie time frame.

Very very good idea that

[DavidCartlidge]

Who first suggested a 30 minute don't override a cookie time frame.

Very very good idea that

30 minutes is too long however, the code cookie droppers will tell you that when somebody is at the final screen prior to payment the punter often decides they can't afford the purchase and the only thing that tips the sale is the voucher that discounts the total cost just enough.... to find and apply this voucher may only take a couple of minutes.