NamePros.Com - Code for tracking conversion goals

Hi all,

Since I'm just an aspiring coder, this is probably very 101 for many of you. Nevertheless, thought I'd share this piece of code I made, maybe some will find it useful.

It's a little php file for tracking your site's conversions. Especially for those who are trying to fund their website through affiliate marketing.

The trick is to create a "go" page instead of linking directly to the affiliate sites. This way you can use your own stats program, Google Analytics or whatever, to easily track your affiliate links' performance.

Create a file called "go.php". Place it in your website's root.

Here is the entire content you'll need in the file:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Redirecting...</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<?
$siteurl=$_GET['site'];
?>
<script language=javascript>
setTimeout("location.href='<?=$siteurl?>'", [1000]);
</script>
<!--- Add your google analytics or other stats code here-->
</body>
</html>

Now, in your website, instead of linking to an affiliate program directly, link to the go page.

For instance, if your own website is called example.com and your affiliate landing page is

Code:

http://www.affiliatewhatever.com/myid

Your link should look like this:

Code:

http://example.com/go.php?site=http://www.affiliatewhatever.com/myid

Just add your stats code to where it says on the code, and you should be able to follow your affiliate links' performance very effectively. Of course, it still won't track the actual sales, but you'll get an idea of the clickthroughs.

I also posted this on my blog, but since no one hardly ever reads it, thought I'd post it here so it might get more eyeballs and be of some use to someone

Cheers!
Josh