The 1 pixel image and commissions

will I get paid if I dont use it?

[followgreg]

I am fairly new to commission junction and all affiliate stuff and here is my question:

>> If I decide not to use the 1 pixel image but just the text link from commission junction - Will I still get paid?

It's a real problem for me, i would like to have your input on this one.

Thanks

[sdani]

yes, you would get paid without it. That is used to track impressions.

[followgreg]

I just wanted a confirmation since apparently many clicks without impressions could be suspicious - though suspicious for what I am not sure :)

did you try it yourself?

Thx

[JoshInTX]

I have a couple of sites where I just stripped out the link code and didnt put in the 1 pixel code and I have been getting paid for over a year.

[LifeinAsia]

If you're only worried about getting paid, it should be okay to get rid of the tracking pixels.

However, if you want to analyze your traffic so you can constantly refine and test and modify and tweak things so you can earn even more money, then you really need to keep them.

Affiliate marketing involves a lot more than just throwing up some banners and waiting for the money to roll in.

Here's an example:
Let's say you work with 2 companies- one paid you $50 in commissions last month, while the other only paid you $10. You'd probably dumpo the $10 company and focus on the $50 one, right?

But let's say you did some analyzing and found that the $50 came from 5 sales, which came from 50 leads, which only came after 50,000 impressions. The $10 came from 1 sale, which came from 10 leads, but the banner only had 50 impressions.

Chances are that if you decide to focus on the $10 company, you'll be making a LOT more in the future. Of course other factors are involved, such as relevance, seasonality, and other things. But without the tracking pixel (or your own tracking mechanism), you'd never know.

[Shawn Collins]

I would suggest checking with each affiliate program's terms and conditions.

There shouldn't be a problem, but you never know. Some affiliate managers REALLY want to know the overall CTR.

As far as why it might look suspicious to some affiliate managers, they might think you're stuffing cookies or serving pop-ups.

Either way, the best course of action is always to educate yourself upfront, so you don't lose out by breaking rules and forfeiting commissions.