Comments on: How Affiliates can Work out Which Keywords are Converting http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/how-affiliates-can-work-out-which-keywords-are-converting/ Just another affiliate marketing weblog Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Adam http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/how-affiliates-can-work-out-which-keywords-are-converting/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Adam Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:41:12 +0000 http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/?p=122#comment-66 If you were using php you'd want each ad to point to a URL with a variable in it (like www.example.com/hats.php?colour=green). Then have in the php something along the lines of this when outputting your affiliate code <code>"http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001TH8HAS?ie=UTF8&tag="; if GET_colour==green [print"green-21"]; else [print"red-21"]; print"&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B001TH8HAS"; </code> Sorry, that's not quite act php code, I can't do it off the top of my head. Sorry if I've misunderstood you again. By the way php fans, for security reasons, wordpress won't let me use "echo" like that in comments which is why I used print. Interesting I thought... probably just me. If you were using php you’d want each ad to point to a URL with a variable in it (like http://www.example.com/hats.php?colour=green).

Then have in the php something along the lines of this when outputting your affiliate code "http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001TH8HAS?ie=UTF8&tag=";
if GET_colour==green
[print"green-21"];
else
[print"red-21"];
print"&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B001TH8HAS";

Sorry, that’s not quite act php code, I can’t do it off the top of my head. Sorry if I’ve misunderstood you again.

By the way php fans, for security reasons, wordpress won’t let me use “echo” like that in comments which is why I used print. Interesting I thought… probably just me.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/how-affiliates-can-work-out-which-keywords-are-converting/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Adrian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:18:26 +0000 http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/?p=122#comment-61 Hey, I must have phrased it wrong, What I meant was what piece of code would you need to add? Hey,
I must have phrased it wrong, What I meant was what piece of code would you need to add?

]]> By: Adam http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/how-affiliates-can-work-out-which-keywords-are-converting/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Adam Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:14:19 +0000 http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/?p=122#comment-60 Network Blazer won't let you add HTML, PHP or any web design code so you have to get a different tracking code in your affiliate links. If you're using Amazon Associates, click "manage" on the left hand side when you've logged in so you can see add tracking codes. Network Blazer won’t let you add HTML, PHP or any web design code so you have to get a different tracking code in your affiliate links. If you’re using Amazon Associates, click “manage” on the left hand side when you’ve logged in so you can see add tracking codes.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/how-affiliates-can-work-out-which-keywords-are-converting/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Adrian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:33:59 +0000 http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/?p=122#comment-59 What code would you need to add? What code would you need to add?

]]> By: Adam http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/how-affiliates-can-work-out-which-keywords-are-converting/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Adam Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:52:14 +0000 http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/?p=122#comment-57 I've been asked a question on the Network Blazer Forum but I'm going to answer it on here just to be awkward.I was asked; <cite>Could you show me how exactly to do this on an NB site? How does it tell though if it actually made a sale on the merchant's site as I can only put the code on my site can't I? Also, great blog by the way. Out of interest is the y axis pounds or number of sales?</cite> With Network Blazer sites, as it still won't let you add any of your own code :( you'll have to make a whole landing page (page that the ad links to) for each keyword group. You can't put code on the merchant's site so you have to use a different affiliate tracking code on each landing page. It'll help your site's SEO if you make a landing page for each keyword group but if that's too much work (which it can be if you've got loads of keyword groups) just make copies of the same page with the only difference being the tracking code. Make sure you don't link to these copied pages because it might confuse Google. The Y axis on my <a href="http://www.affiliatethoughts.com/affiliate-christmas-sales-chart/" rel="nofollow">affilaite sales</a> chart is the number of high spec laptops I sold... OK, not really but it is the number of sales. I’ve been asked a question on the Network Blazer Forum but I’m going to answer it on here just to be awkward.I was asked;

Could you show me how exactly to do this on an NB site? How does it tell though if it actually made a sale on the merchant’s site as I can only put the code on my site can’t I? Also, great blog by the way. Out of interest is the y axis pounds or number of sales?

With Network Blazer sites, as it still won’t let you add any of your own code :( you’ll have to make a whole landing page (page that the ad links to) for each keyword group. You can’t put code on the merchant’s site so you have to use a different affiliate tracking code on each landing page. It’ll help your site’s SEO if you make a landing page for each keyword group but if that’s too much work (which it can be if you’ve got loads of keyword groups) just make copies of the same page with the only difference being the tracking code. Make sure you don’t link to these copied pages because it might confuse Google.

The Y axis on my affilaite sales chart is the number of high spec laptops I sold… OK, not really but it is the number of sales.

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