The above graphic shows the tracking
for visitors to your Web site and the number of times
they click through to our Web site:
1) You have a Web
site and have placed a link or links to Dotster (generated
through the CJ system) on your Web site.
2) The link includes
a 1 pixel by 1 pixel invisible image encoded with the
AID (advert ID, enabling you to diffentiate between different
links) and PID (publisher Web site ID, enabling you to
differentiate between different Web sites you operate
and allowing us to differentiate between different affiliates).
When your page is loaded (by someone accessing it), the
image is called and loaded from CJ's servers. CJ notes
this call and enters it into their database as an impression
for that advert and your Web site.
3) The link to Dotster
is actually a link to CJ that is encoded with the same
AID and PID. When a Web site visitor clicks on the link
they are taken to CJ. CJ then notes the click and enters
it into their database as a click for that advert and
your Web site.
4) CJ immediately
(and invisibly) redirects the click to Dotster's Web
server, passing the same AID and PID. The visitor arrives
at Dotster's Web site and as part of loading Dotster's
home page a cookie is set that contains the AID and PID.
This cookie is valid for 90 days. More than 98% of Dotster's
visitors in the past month have their browsers configured
to automatically accept cookies.
The above graphic shows the tracking
for sales on our Web site and the way your commissions
are tracked and transmitted to CJ:
1) Someone visits
the Dotster Web site, searches for domain names and places
an order for a new domain registration or a domain transfer.
2) Every time an
order is placed, our order system checks to see if a
cookie is set that contains an AID and PID. If the AID
and PID is present then they are written to our database
along with the rest of the details of the order.
3) Our back end systems
then attempt to register/transfer the domain name (it
takes a few seconds for a new domain and up to a week
for a transfer). It then attempts to charge the credit
card. If the domain is successfully registered/transferred
and the card is successfully charged the domain is placed
into the customer's account. Our systems then send the
transaction data (AID, PID, our order ID, and the amount)
to CJ where it shows up typically within 30 minutes in
your statistics.
