new way of sponsors shave and DRAMA? ... or not?
 

on other webmasters board were posted:
i've checksd sponsors i'm working with and some of them have cookie settings 'Expires At End Of Session'

want to know what do you think about it before name those sponsors. As for me - i've started pulling links

What pisses me off also is overwriting type in sales.

10% loss on S.E traffic if the sponsor does this.

it's not new, it's been discussed a lot of times. different people, different opinions. i think it's only not "nice" if someone announces that he has 180 day cookies and then silently changes it to 3 days later. :2 cents:

otherwise it's up to the affiliates to choose if they can live with the sponsor settings.

Lol, how is that a NEW way of shaving?

There's been discussions about this since 2001 at least...

i didnt discuss it in 2001 , sorry, for me it's new and i'm asking on board
or gfy now for sig and contest whores only? :)

pease.

That sucks, post names.

Just as bad, if not worse, in my view, are sponsors who only track using cookies - so if a user blocks them, zero credit for the webmaster.

Better sponsor programs track using a combination of aff code passed in the urls / pages, user sessions, and cookies.

Unfortunately, sponsors often have little incentive to build a robust tracking system, since glitches equal less credit for webmasters and conversely more revenue for the sponsor.

While it's helpful, especially for larger affiliates who have the staff / expertise, to track down leaks / cheating, ultimately it's the bottom line that counts - from that one can easily spot the uncaring / cheating sponsors from the good, productive ones.

Ron