How can I use GLID effectively?
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Aug 18, 2008 07:24
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Hi all, I have a client who has just dropped me an email because he has been having trouble with adwords. Google are creating links such as: mydomain.com/?gclid=CLXf9I7pkpUCFShUEAodkhk3gA This is for tracking purposes - does anyone have any idea how to allow this page to redirect to the homepage whilst letting it "land" so that Google can track stats? Obviously it needs to be dynamic so that when the id changes, the page is still accepted. TIA Andy |
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Nov 5, 2008 03:59
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Hi Andy, I have the exact same issue. My client has had to cease their campaign as a result of this issue with handling the adwords tracking link. We end up with a 404 error whenever any of the adwords ads links to the site. Did you manage to come up with a solution for this? |
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Nov 5, 2008 04:53
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At the moment, this thread seems to be the definitive one on this issue. It does look like Cypherus cracked it, but no real info on the solution … yet. |
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Nov 5, 2008 05:17
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Yeah, my solution was to get the client to switch off the click tracking. Not ideal, but stopped the problem! |
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Nov 5, 2008 05:23
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how come this doesn’t affect my sites? |
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Nov 5, 2008 05:25
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There are a lot of factors – are you paying google for clicks? If so, is GLID Tracking switched on in your settings? Two places to start looking… |
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Nov 5, 2008 05:28
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Yes, I can see it in all of my stats. And no problem whatsoever. I tested it just now by pasting the whole long URL into the browser and it works fine. |
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Nov 5, 2008 05:38
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Oh you know what. I just realized something :) Not all of my sites are in Frog :) I guess maybe it doesn’t work afterall… I guess we have to take a look at this then: |
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Nov 5, 2008 16:18
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Thanks for the input guys – much appreciated. I ended up switching off the tracking too to get around it for the time being but will look into the rewrite suggestions. In case anyone’s not sure how to switch off the adwords click tracking – Log into Adwords and click on “My Account” > “Account Preferences” Click the “edit” link next to “Tracking” You should see the option “Destination URL Auto-tagging” Uncheck this box and Save Changes. |
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Nov 11, 2008 17:18
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I tried the solution suggested in webmasterworld, and it seems to work. Simpy append a question mark to the rewrite rule: |