THE NEW DORK – Entrepreneur State of Mind
Dullspace
Must Be They Money
Nelly is the shit. Must be the money.
Nelly = summer time.
Did You Ask For Facebook Conversion Tracking?
Well, if you did it looks like they are delivering. I have been hearing about this for a while and finally got opted in to the beta for it.
Here is what the page looks like (I haven’t tested it out yet)
This feature is in Beta
By using this tool, you agree to the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (the “Statement”), the Facebook Advertising Guidelines and any other applicable policies. You understand that failure to comply with the Statement and the Facebook Advertising Guidelines may result in a variety of consequences, including but not limited to the cancellation of any advertisements you have placed and termination of your account.
As the tool is still in beta testing phase, it is likely that it will contain errors, including errors that may cause the tool to malfunction, cause a loss of data, or provide inaccurate reports. You agree that we are not obligated to correct errors, correct the effects of errors (e.g., recover lost data or compensate you), or provide any technical support related to use of the tool. Further, you understand and agree that we may change, withdraw, or discontinue the tool in our sole discretion.
Conversion tracking allows you to track activity that happens on your website as a result of someone on Facebook seeing or clicking on your Facebook Ad. In combination with your ad statistics like impressions and clicks, conversion tracking will help you better understand the value of your Facebook ad campaign. You can find more information in our Conversion Tracking Guide
ASW10 Made Me Lose Money
First off, ASW10 was a blast. I met people I’ve only talked to online, the parties were good and I got my drank on.
Heres what I learnt at ASW10
Everyone is Full of Shit
Okay, maybe not everyone. But there are a lot of people that just try to talk to you and you really don’t care. A lot of unknown small networks with products I would never try to puch (no rebill? how do I do that)
Watch Your Campaigns
I’m sure most people watch over there campaigns sometime during conferences, but this is important. I check up on things, and they were going normal, then I got really drunk and didn’t feel like touching a computer for a few days. When I finally took a look, the offer was down. Well, shit happens, but I should have looked for it sooner.
Overall the conference was good, the connections were good. Best party was the PPC.bz / Nickycakes / Neverblue party. Nerdcore Paper Clique killed everything.
Can’t wait till ASE (also going to ad:tech holler)
Meet With Me ASW10
Email me your number if you want to meetup (or if barman wants a free drank)
matt @ mattf.ca
I Play COD Modern Warfare 2
Yea I play it, screens on screens nugguh
Blog is all fucked up
So, I decieded to fuck with things while I was drunk.
It didn’t work out. I will have this all fixed tomorrow.
Also, hit me up if you want to meetup at ASW. My schedule is pretty packed but depending on what you want we can make it work. My email is matt-at-mattf.ca.
Hide Your Traffic Sources
A simple PHP redirect file that allows for multiple offers. This will clear the referrer using a double meta refresh.
<?php
// In: GET_['id']
// GET_['code']
// Out: your aff link
//
// Each new case is determined by id
// The Link used is appended with code (for use as subid/keyword)
// Add cases as needed.
// See if refresh has run
$s = $_GET['s'];
// Get ID to determine campaign
$id = $_GET['id'];
// Get code for keyword tracking
$code = $_GET['code'];
if($s==’1′){
if($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']==”"){
// Switch ID case to determine link
switch ($id){
case 1:
$link = “http://yourafflink.com/1?kw=”;
break;
case 2:
$link = “http://yourafflink.com/2?kw=”;
break;
default:
die(“Error Processing Request”);
break;
}
$link = $link.$code;
}else{
die(“failed to clear”);
$link = ‘http://google.com’;
}
}else{
$purl=$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'];
$link = $purl.”?s=1&id=”.$id.”&code=”.$code;
}
// Meta-refresh redirect
?>
<html>
<head>
<?php
echo “<meta http-equiv=refresh content=’0;url=$link’>”;
?>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
To add more offers just make more switch cases. The code variable can be used to track keywords or subids.
usage: http://yourserver.com/file.php?id=[id]&code=[keyword]
Again, it may not be coded best but it seems to work.
Simple PHP Dates
I’ve seen people ask how to do future and past dates, so here’s what I use.
function doDate($when, $days){
if($when=='past'){
echo date('l, F j, Y', time() - 86400 * $days);
}else if($when=='future'){
echo date('l, F j, Y', time() + 86400 * $days);
}
}
Usage: <?php doDate(‘[past/future]‘,[number of days]); ?>
Example: <?php doDate(‘past’,3); ?>
This will show a date either in the past or future for whatever days you want.
It gets the job done.
Come Beat Me At Poker
I’m going to be playing the Affiliate Summit Charity Poker Tournament. I’m a terrible player but it should be fun.
Register here it seems to be for a good cause.
