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Tracking202 - Free PPC Affiliate Tracking Software

February 04, 08 by The Preneur

Tracking202 - Free PPC Affiliate Tracking Software

What is Tracking202?
Tracking202.com is a free online service for affiliate marketers that allows you to track your Pay-Per-Click campaigns. Tracking202 is a real-time Pay-Per-Click affiliate marketing tracking tool that you can use to optimize your Pay-Per-Click campaigns. You can use the information Tracking202 provides you with to see which of your keywords are converting into sales or leads, which text ads (ad copies) or landing pages convert the best and are making you money, and which referrers are performing the best.

There are usually common questions that arise from new users of the Tracking202 program. A more popular question would be whether or not Tracking202 staff members can see your keywords. Tracking202 provides an answer in their FAQ which states:

Yes, we potentially could because in order for T202 to work, we have to store your visitors’ data. However, we have an extremely strict keyword policy; we do not allow anyone in our company to look at people’s data at their leisure. We believe if you entrust us with your data, it is our job to keep it safe.

Feel free to check out the FAQ for other answers you may be seeking. Tracking202 is currently in the public beta stage as of February 2, 2008.

My Experience with Tracking202
I was fortunate enough to watch Tracking202 develop from literally nothing into a great program and tool for affiliate marketers within the last few months. Wes Mahler is the creator, affiliate marketer, and entrepreneur that introduced me to affiliate marketing. He is the mastermind behind this program and he created it not for the sole benefit for himself but to help other affiliate marketers like ourselves.

I will put it on my life that this tracking program is definitely worth a look. Don’t let the free title stray you away from trying out this high quality service. A lot of other tracking programs charge monthly fees up into the hundred dollar range and many of them do not have the features Tracking202 offers. Wes has allowed the users of Tracking202 make suggestions (you still can if you sign up), many of which have been implemented into Tracking202 already.

I have been using Tracking202 for just a little over 5 months now to track my campaigns and have not had a single problem. The only problems I have had are mistakes made by myself and Wes and Steven were always there to help me out every time. I think that it is great to be able to see the clicks generated from my campaigns in real-time. It only takes a few seconds to pull my subIDs from different affiliate networks and update my Tracking202 account.

Tracking202 Special Features

  • Real Time Spy View of Your Visitors
  • Ability to Grab Your EPC for Individual Keywords
  • Ability to Grab Your EPC for Individual Text Ads (Ad Copies)
  • Ability to Grab Your EPC for Individual Pay-Per-Click Accounts
  • Semi-Automated Cost Tracking
  • Support for Cloaking Keywords from Advertisers
  • Support for Direct Linking
  • Support for Landing Pages
  • Much More…

Tracking202 Screenshots

Tracking202 Charts

Tracking202 Keywords

Tracking202 Account Overview

Tracking202 Pay-Per-Click Accounts

Tracking202 Spy View

Getting Started with Tracking202
It may be a little confusing for first time users, especially if you have not tracked campaigns before (like myself a few months ago). If you are one of those people Tracking202 has a videos section that shows you how to set up a campaign and implement Tracking202’s tracking URLs from start to finish. You can also feel free to ask questions in the comments below, contact me through the contact form, or contact Tracking202 staff members who are on live support.

Tracking202 Official Website: www.Tracking202.com

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2 Comments »

Comment by Wes Mahler
2008-02-07 19:36:59

Thanks for the review Gregg! Btw this guy above me in the comments is not a real person its a spam bot, and it almost seems like a real post but hes tricky tricky. Thanks again though!

Comment by The Preneur
2008-02-07 21:05:38

No problem Wes!

haha I thought I deleted the comment the other day…I guess I thought I did it when I really didn’t. These spammers are slipping through the cracks. I’m not even listed in Technorati, that’s how I knew in the first place.

 
 
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