Comments on: Pixel tracking in Google Checkout http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/ neat fun stuff Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:22:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott M. http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-102332 Scott M. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:28:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-102332 Hey Matt: I was thrilled to find this thread. Good on you guys for finding a solution for this. I'm dumping PayPal in favor of G Checkout, if I can get the pixel/beacon working. Question- Which URL do we pull up to track the pixel? I know it's the checkout page, but doesn't that URL change with each purchase? Please advise or direct me to the right forum. Thanks- Scott Hey Matt:

I was thrilled to find this thread. Good on you guys for finding a solution for this. I’m dumping PayPal in favor of G Checkout, if I can get the pixel/beacon working.

Question-

Which URL do we pull up to track the pixel? I know it’s the checkout page, but doesn’t that URL change with each purchase? Please advise or direct me to the right forum. Thanks- Scott

]]> By: Todd Martini http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91370 Todd Martini Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:25:56 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91370 Hey Matt, One quick question. Any chance you could email me the name and email address of someone on the Google Checkout team? Thanks in advance. -- Todd Hey Matt,

One quick question. Any chance you could email me the name and email address of someone on the Google Checkout team?

Thanks in advance.

– Todd

]]> By: Todd Martini http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91292 Todd Martini Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:34:59 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91292 Hey Matt, Thanks for the quick response, I'll do that. 8-) Hope everything is going great. Take care. -- Todd Martini Alex's Coupons Hey Matt,

Thanks for the quick response, I’ll do that. 8-)

Hope everything is going great. Take care.

– Todd Martini
Alex’s Coupons

]]> By: Matt Cutts http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91125 Matt Cutts Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:11:35 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91125 Todd, you'd have to catch a Checkout person and ask them to find out more details about the timing. Each time I've emailed someone from that team, I've gotten a quick and solid response, so I think it's a great team. My guess would be that there's lots of different things they're doing, and they have to prioritize. Todd, you’d have to catch a Checkout person and ask them to find out more details about the timing. Each time I’ve emailed someone from that team, I’ve gotten a quick and solid response, so I think it’s a great team. My guess would be that there’s lots of different things they’re doing, and they have to prioritize.

]]> By: Todd Martini http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91105 Todd Martini Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:07:35 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91105 Hi Matt, It's good to see that this fix has been implemented, but I have to ask. What took so long? Merchants working with Google Checkout have known about this problem for over a month. It only came to a head because Commission Junction revealed in an email that affliate tracking was not working for several merchants (e.g. eBags, Petco, Golfsmith, eCost and Starbucks Store). You can read the whole thread about this at: http://forum.abestweb.com/showthread.php?t=82361 Once this information was revealed the sh#t hit the fan, as affiliates realized they were losing thousands of dollars in commissions, not to mention the affiliate networks were probably losing hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars. There is no way the Google Checkout system should have been rolled out during the busiest shopping time of the year without adequate testing of affiliate tracking. Now obviously the lion share of the blame has to fall on the merchants and affiliate networks for failing to do this, but Google needs to take at least some of the blame for not putting a fix in place earlier. Sincerely, -- Todd Martini Alex's Coupons Hi Matt,

It’s good to see that this fix has been implemented, but I have to ask. What took so long? Merchants working with Google Checkout have known about this problem for over a month. It only came to a head because Commission Junction revealed in an email that affliate tracking was not working for several merchants (e.g. eBags, Petco, Golfsmith, eCost and Starbucks Store). You can read the whole thread about this at:

http://forum.abestweb.com/showthread.php?t=82361

Once this information was revealed the sh#t hit the fan, as affiliates realized they were losing thousands of dollars in commissions, not to mention the affiliate networks were probably losing hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars. There is no way the Google Checkout system should have been rolled out during the busiest shopping time of the year without adequate testing of affiliate tracking. Now obviously the lion share of the blame has to fall on the merchants and affiliate networks for failing to do this, but Google needs to take at least some of the blame for not putting a fix in place earlier.

Sincerely,

– Todd Martini
Alex’s Coupons

]]> By: Matt Cutts http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91061 Matt Cutts Sat, 09 Dec 2006 20:09:15 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91061 Harith, don't even suggest stuff like that. My *personal* opinion is that if eBay considers Google Checkout unproven or that it doesn't have a long enough track record, that's their choice. I'm sure the Checkout team will work hard with updates like this to build a solid track record over time. Harith, don’t even suggest stuff like that.

My *personal* opinion is that if eBay considers Google Checkout unproven or that it doesn’t have a long enough track record, that’s their choice. I’m sure the Checkout team will work hard with updates like this to build a solid track record over time.

]]> By: woopa http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91059 woopa Sat, 09 Dec 2006 18:59:01 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91059 Don't know what could happend with PayPal, but for example NetEller just can't compite. Don’t know what could happend with PayPal, but for example NetEller just can’t compite.

]]> By: Harith http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91056 Harith Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:39:45 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91056 Pro-SEO "Google checkout could have been very popular by now if eBay hadn’t banned people from using it." If thats true, I wouldn't be surprised to see most of eBay pages turned to supplementals, or even deindexed. You never know what one of Matt's Data Push or Data Refresh will do to eBay. Sorry eBay. You don't like our checkout.. our Data Push doesn't like your site :) Pro-SEO

“Google checkout could have been very popular by now if eBay hadn’t banned people from using it.”

If thats true, I wouldn’t be surprised to see most of eBay pages turned to supplementals, or even deindexed. You never know what one of Matt’s Data Push or Data Refresh will do to eBay.

Sorry eBay. You don’t like our checkout.. our Data Push doesn’t like your site :)

]]> By: Pro-SEO http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91043 Pro-SEO Sat, 09 Dec 2006 11:53:00 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91043 Google checkout could have been very popular by now if eBay hadn't banned people from using it. Does google have any thought on why eBay may have done this Matt? Apart from the obvious. And if the obvious is true, Doesn't that make their ban illegal? Google checkout could have been very popular by now if eBay hadn’t banned people from using it. Does google have any thought on why eBay may have done this Matt? Apart from the obvious.
And if the obvious is true, Doesn’t that make their ban illegal?

]]> By: Stuart http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91036 Stuart Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:51:07 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/#comment-91036 Man I hope Google checkout can compete with PayPal, competition is so most welcome! All signs so far seem positive Man I hope Google checkout can compete with PayPal, competition is so most welcome!

All signs so far seem positive

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