[BUSINESS] how is this possible in my stats

[TheButcher]

Just curious, but let's say that a program is using 'first cookie wins for x days' kind of thing, then a surfer clicks an affiliate link where that cookie is already set for affiliate 1, but the link is affiliate 2's, will that unique show up on the affiliate #1 or #2's stats?
I feel like I should know this but I'm not 100%... lol

Purely a guess but I believe the first cookie will get the sale.

[Colmike7]

Just curious, but let's say that a program is using 'first cookie wins for x days' kind of thing, then a surfer clicks an affiliate link where that cookie is already set for affiliate 1, but the link is affiliate 2's, will that unique show up on the affiliate #1 or #2's stats?
I feel like I should know this but I'm not 100%... lol

Purely a guess but I believe the first cookie will get the sale.

Yeah I know, but I was thinking of reasons why stats would show up like that with links pulled, because I've seen it a lot, too.
Like, the clicks, not the sale.

[blingman]

Just curious, but let's say that a program is using 'first cookie wins for x days' kind of thing, then a surfer clicks an affiliate link where that cookie is already set for affiliate 1, but the link is affiliate 2's, will that unique show up on the affiliate #1 or #2's stats?
I feel like I should know this but I'm not 100%... lol

Isn't that what some guys were doing years back on some mainstream site and got busted for "cookie stuffing?"

[Colmike7]

Just curious, but let's say that a program is using 'first cookie wins for x days' kind of thing, then a surfer clicks an affiliate link where that cookie is already set for affiliate 1, but the link is affiliate 2's, will that unique show up on the affiliate #1 or #2's stats?
I feel like I should know this but I'm not 100%... lol

Isn't that what some guys were doing years back on some mainstream site and got busted for "cookie stuffing?"

I might try re-wording what I asked, not talking about cookie stuffing.
The big mainstream thing, btw, was an affiliate cookie stuffing Ebay for 10s of millions.

[TheButcher]

Just curious, but let's say that a program is using 'first cookie wins for x days' kind of thing, then a surfer clicks an affiliate link where that cookie is already set for affiliate 1, but the link is affiliate 2's, will that unique show up on the affiliate #1 or #2's stats?
I feel like I should know this but I'm not 100%... lol

Isn't that what some guys were doing years back on some mainstream site and got busted for "cookie stuffing?"

I might try re-wording what I asked, not talking about cookie stuffing.
The big mainstream thing, btw, was an affiliate cookie stuffing Ebay for 10s of millions.

I remember when that fiasco hit the news.

[Big MOE]

Just curious, but let's say that a program is using 'first cookie wins for x days' kind of thing, then a surfer clicks an affiliate link where that cookie is already set for affiliate 1, but the link is affiliate 2's, will that unique show up on the affiliate #1 or #2's stats?
I feel like I should know this but I'm not 100%... lol

did you get a definite answer on this?

[Colmike7]

Just curious, but let's say that a program is using 'first cookie wins for x days' kind of thing, then a surfer clicks an affiliate link where that cookie is already set for affiliate 1, but the link is affiliate 2's, will that unique show up on the affiliate #1 or #2's stats?
I feel like I should know this but I'm not 100%... lol

did you get a definite answer on this?

No. I might be wrong, but I think that clicks are tracked by cookies, right? If so, then cookies that are 'first click wins' will show clicks like that if someone already has a cookie set, then clicks on someone else's affiliate link, and is long enough to still be valid and didn't clear cookies etc., because it didn't overwrite with the new affiliate cookie.

[bucksm]

Just curious, but let's say that a program is using 'first cookie wins for x days' kind of thing, then a surfer clicks an affiliate link where that cookie is already set for affiliate 1, but the link is affiliate 2's, will that unique show up on the affiliate #1 or #2's stats?
I feel like I should know this but I'm not 100%... lol

did you get a definite answer on this?

No. I might be wrong, but I think that clicks are tracked by cookies, right? If so, then cookies that are 'first click wins' will show clicks like that if someone already has a cookie set, then clicks on someone else's affiliate link, and is long enough to still be valid and didn't clear cookies etc., because it didn't overwrite with the new affiliate cookie.

That sounds about right

[saucyadele]

can you tell how long a cookie is placed on a site?

[vblogger]

can you tell how long a cookie is placed on a site?

yes

[xxxman]

Just curious, but let's say that a program is using 'first cookie wins for x days' kind of thing, then a surfer clicks an affiliate link where that cookie is already set for affiliate 1, but the link is affiliate 2's, will that unique show up on the affiliate #1 or #2's stats?
I feel like I should know this but I'm not 100%... lol

did you get a definite answer on this?

No. I might be wrong, but I think that clicks are tracked by cookies, right? If so, then cookies that are 'first click wins' will show clicks like that if someone already has a cookie set, then clicks on someone else's affiliate link, and is long enough to still be valid and didn't clear cookies etc., because it didn't overwrite with the new affiliate cookie.

conclusion?

[HeelMike]

Some body was drinking and forgot to change the add/minus sales

[jag]

Some body was drinking and forgot to change the add/minus sales

This was a fact years ago whee programs got caught shaving when they added extra sales to accounts that were not sending traffic.

[Emil]

I removed the banners for sponsor that was not converting well a week ago, and it still shows daily raw and unique hits to their sites. It has nt changed up or down the same 40-45 raws and 40-45 uniques.

ask the sponsor what is happening see what they have to say

[Wm2man]

Too many shaddy sponsors out there use reliable ones