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Tracking offsite links

         

wingnut101

12:52 am on Nov 9, 2006 (gmt 0)

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What options are there for tracking clicks on links that go offsite? I am currently using www.bingr.com to get these reports, which is good, except ideally I would prefer to link directly to the 3rd party site rather than through a redirect if possible. My log analysis program (WebLog Expert) does not give me any data on offsite links, probably because those clicks are not recorded by the server.

bellybuttonlint

5:53 am on Nov 9, 2006 (gmt 0)

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i personally use something called: stuffed tracker

google it, read about it.

kostis

4:25 pm on Nov 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Bingr - Interesting tip - thanks

ronburk

2:20 am on Nov 11, 2006 (gmt 0)

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  • Redirect. Have the link go to a server whose logs you can examine, and have the server redirect the request to the ultimate destination. Pretty much works with any client.
  • JavaScript. Have the "onClick" event do a GET to some associated URL on your server, in addition to doing a "real" GET to the ultimate destination. Only works with clients that have JavaScript enabled.

Hmmm. Can't seem to think of any other real usable solution.

wingnut101

9:01 pm on Nov 11, 2006 (gmt 0)

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ronburk, will the javascript option count every click, or can I somehow identify unique visitor clicks? The reason I ask is because for some pay per click links, I only get paid if it is a unique IP, and this is what I would like to track. With Bingr, i get this data, but I have to use a redirect.

As for the redirect option, that's the part I would ideally like to get away from - i'd preferably want it to look like a normal link to the visitor. If I'm going to use a redirect, then I might as well use the bingr link.

Stuffed Tracker looks pretty sweet, I might inquire about whether I can install that on the server I am on.