Re: Click-thru trackers

From: Wlodek <wlodek_at_infoserve.net>
Date: Thu 16 Aug 2001 11:53:58 -0500

BAT SHEVA MARCUS <BATSHEVA_at_WERNERMD.COM> WROTE:

> We are looking for a basic tool to track click-thrus
> from our site to our sponsor's site and are considering
> using Admentor 2.21. It's free and looks like it will
> give us what we need. Anyone have any experience with
> this? Or alternate suggestions?

Your log analyzer scans the log file "Action" field
(usually "Get" or "Post" statements) for the text that
you specify, so the click must create an entry in your
log file. For example, if a visitor clicks on an ad,
which takes him or her out of your site directly via
a URL, this is not logged in your log file. In order
to be able to track ad clicks, you must implement some
type of server-side scripting (e.g., CGI, Perl, ASP) to
perform a redirect to the destination URL. A very common
Perl script is "redir.pl." You can probably find it for
free. No need to spend money.

Regards
Wlodek



Received on Thu Aug 16 2001 - 11:53:58 CDT