Thanks for the insight Linda
I am not a technical programmer so i don't know how feasible it is but what if you approach it like this?
IP: connects to Page/Product X referred to by URL which is designated to aff X
That way should the product/service be purchased the original referrer for that specific program would be credited.
This could eliminate the whole cookie implementation which i find so unreliable from the beginning i learned of this method.
Everyday i do a scan with Ewido, wiping away all the cookies i have collected through me visiting various sites.
Should i return directly without going through the aff site, and why should i because i know the URL and will find my way again, then the aff would not be credited...even though the aff created the awareness either through SEO or PPC or whatever strategy that took effort or money.
On the other hand this method described above could kill additional commissions because future purchases would not be tied to your URL whilst if a cookie was still present you would be credited for these purchases as well.
It's kind of a double edged sword
