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Table of Contents
- Stop Losing Money on Untracked Conversions – Track Every Affiliate Sale with Precision
- The Real Problem: You Can’t Track What Happens After the Click
- The Core Challenge
- Why Old School “Solutions” Fail
- Advanced Affiliate Tracking Solutions for Every Business Model
- 🚀 Multi-Step Funnel Tracking
- 🛒 Cross-Domain Attribution
- ⭐ Comparison Site Optimization
- 📝 Content Marketing ROI
- 🌐 Info Business Optimization
- Seamless Integration with Major Affiliate Networks
- API + Postback Integration
- Postback Integration
- Custom Integration
- Why Old School Tracking Platforms Fail Modern Affiliate Marketing
- The Problems with Redirect-Based Trackers
- AnyTrack’s Modern Architecture
- Advanced Google Ads Integration
- Complete Conversion Sync
- Facebook Conversion API
- Native Ad Strategy
- Multi-Channel Orchestration
- AI-Powered Campaign Optimization
- SEO Revenue Attribution
- Revolutionary Tracking Technology
- AutoTag & Redirectless Architecture
- Advanced Multi-Touch Attribution
- Real-Time Audience Sync
- Cross-Platform Data Orchestration
Stop Losing Money on Untracked Conversions – Track Every Affiliate Sale with Precision
The only conversion tracking platform built specifically for affiliate marketers who need to sync affiliate conversions with Google Ads, improve ROAS by 300%+, and scale campaigns with complete confidence.
The Real Problem: You Can’t Track What Happens After the Click
Stage | Traditional Setup | AnyTrack Solution |
---|---|---|
Visitor on your site | ✅ Google Tag tracks visits, clicks | ✅ Google Tag tracks visits + first-party data capture |
Clicks affiliate link | ✅ Outbound click tracked | ✅ Click tracked + GCLID/wbraid/gbraid captured |
Visits merchant site | ❌ Google Tag loses tracking completely | ✅ AnyTrack maintains attribution link |
Makes purchase | ❌ No conversion data sent to Google Ads | ✅ Real conversion automatically synced |
Optimization | ❌ Forced to optimize for weak proxy metrics | ✅ Optimize for actual revenue and commissions |
The Core Challenge
Google Tags can only be installed on websites you (the affiliate) control. Once visitors leave your site by clicking on affiliate offer links, the Google Tag loses track completely. No conversions get sent back to Google Ads using regular tracking methods, leaving you optimizing blind.
Google Ads Modern Attribution: While Google now leverages multiple signals including click IDs (gclid, wbraid, gbraid) and first-party data for enhanced attribution, these advanced capabilities are useless if conversions aren’t tracked in the first place.
Why Old School “Solutions” Fail
- ❌ Manual GCLID Uploads: Time-consuming, error-prone, and provide delayed data
- ❌ Redirect-Based Trackers: Violate Google Ads policies and get blocked by ad blockers
- ❌ Complex Campaign Mapping: Unmanageable with multiple offers
- ❌ Outbound Click Optimization: Ignores actual revenue and customer value
✅ AnyTrack’s Solution: Server-side conversion tracking that automatically captures affiliate network data and sends it back to Google Ads using first-party data and native integrations – no manual work, no redirects, no policy violations.
Advanced Affiliate Tracking Solutions for Every Business Model
AnyTrack was engineered from the ground up to solve the unique challenges affiliate marketers face with conversion tracking and attribution.
🚀 Multi-Step Funnel Tracking
Track and attribute conversions through complex, multi-step funnels while activating high-intent audiences across Google Ads, Facebook, and native ad platforms. Perfect for info products and high-ticket affiliate offers.
🛒 Cross-Domain Attribution
Monitor the complete customer journey across different domains and platforms. Whether your traffic goes from your blog to a vendor’s checkout page, AnyTrack maintains perfect attribution integrity.
⭐ Comparison Site Optimization
Running comparison websites requires sophisticated data collection and retargeting strategies to maximize monetization. AnyTrack enables advanced top-of-funnel awareness campaigns and bottom-of-funnel conversion optimization that most comparison sites can’t implement. Track and sync affiliate conversions with Google Analytics GA4, Google Ads, and Facebook for maximum ROI visibility.
📝 Content Marketing ROI
Discover exactly which blog posts, reviews, and SEO content generate real affiliate revenue. Stop guessing and start scaling your most profitable content with data-driven insights.
🌐 Info Business Optimization
Leverage every data point triggered by your leads and customers across your marketing stack for advanced funnel optimization and audience targeting.
Seamless Integration with Major Affiliate Networks
Native integrations with the affiliate networks you’re already using, organized by tracking capabilities:
API + Postback Integration
Real-time conversion sync with rich data
- ClickBank – Setup Guide
- Commission Junction (CJ) – API Integration
- Impact Radius – Postback URL setup
- Everflow – Advanced attribution tracking
- CAKE – Multi-event tracking
Postback Integration
Automatic conversion notifications
- Amazon Associates – Commission tracking
- AWIN – European network integration
- Rakuten Advertising – Global reach
- ShareASale – Instant setup
- Partnerize – Enterprise-level tracking
Custom Integration
Flexible setup for any network
- MaxWeb – Custom postback URLs
- MyLead – European focus
- Post Affiliate Pro – Self-hosted solutions
- Refersion – SaaS affiliate tracking
- Tune (HasOffers) – Platform integration
Why Old School Tracking Platforms Fail Modern Affiliate Marketing
The Problems with Redirect-Based Trackers
Traditional affiliate trackers like Voluum and RedTrack create fundamental issues that make them unsuitable for current advertising requirements:
- ❌ Policy Violations: Google Ads parallel tracking prohibits redirects in final URLs. Redirect “call-to-action URLs” violate cloaking policies and lead to account suspensions.
- ❌ Ad Blocker Interference: Redirect URLs get blocked by ad blockers and antivirus software, breaking tracking for 25-40% of users.
- ❌ Setup Complexity: Managing comparison websites with 100+ affiliate offers requires:
- Linking each campaign to specific landing pages
- Creating separate redirect URLs for every offer
- Manually mapping landing pages to multiple call-to-action URLs
- Constant maintenance as offers change
- ❌ Manual Data Management: Old platforms force you to collect GCLID parameters and manually upload offline conversions – a process most affiliates abandon due to complexity.
AnyTrack’s Modern Architecture
- ✅ Native Network Integration: Direct API connections with affiliate networks eliminate redirect dependencies
- ✅ Server-Side Attribution: Automatic GCLID/wbraid/gbraid capture and conversion matching using first-party data
- ✅ Policy Compliance: Zero redirects ensure full compliance with Google Ads and Facebook policies
- ✅ Scalable Configuration: Track unlimited offers with one setup – no campaign mapping required
- ✅ Real Revenue Optimization: Stop optimizing for proxy metrics and start optimizing for actual commissions and customer lifetime value
Advanced Google Ads Integration
Complete Conversion Sync
- ✅ Real-time conversion tracking
- ✅ Enhanced conversion data for Smart Bidding
- ✅ Automated audience creation
- ✅ Cross-device attribution
- ✅ Data-driven attribution modeling
Make the most out of your Google Ads campaigns with complete conversion data synced in real-time, enabling Google’s AI to optimize for actual revenue rather than proxy metrics.
Facebook Conversion API
One-click setup with Facebook Conversion API ensures iOS 14+ tracking accuracy while providing granular performance data for confident optimization decisions.
Native Ad Strategy
Create high-intent audiences by running native ad campaigns on platforms like Taboola and Outbrain, then retarget those audiences on Google Ads for superior performance and lower acquisition costs.
Multi-Channel Orchestration
Deploy advanced retargeting strategies across multiple ad networks simultaneously. Optimize every step of your funnel and maximize customer lifetime value with unified attribution.
AI-Powered Campaign Optimization
Feed Google and Facebook’s machine learning algorithms with rich conversion data, enabling automated bidding strategies that consistently outperform manual optimization.
SEO Revenue Attribution
Finally understand the true ROI of your SEO efforts. Track which organic content drives actual affiliate revenue and scale your content strategy with data-driven insights.
Revolutionary Tracking Technology
AutoTag & Redirectless Architecture
The industry’s only 100% redirectless tracking system that automatically captures affiliate conversions without violating ad platform policies or requiring technical implementation.
Advanced Multi-Touch Attribution
Track rich conversion data including product details, customer lifetime value, and conversion types. This data automatically flows to Google Ads for AI-powered campaign optimization.
Real-Time Audience Sync
Create and sync high-intent audiences across all ad platforms in real-time. Track multiple events and automatically build custom audiences that convert 5x better than standard demographics.
Cross-Platform Data Orchestration
AnyTrack’s proprietary data orchestration engine unifies your tracking data across all pixels and marketing tools, enabling sophisticated cross-platform campaign strategies that were previously impossible for affiliate marketers.
Laurent Malka is the Co-Founder of Anytrack. He was born and raised in Switzerland, and now lives and works in Israel. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in marketing and business development. Laurent has been a panelist and speaker at numerous digital marketing events including SEMrush and IG Affiliates. He prides himself on his ability to connect the dots across disciplines, industries, and technologies to solve unique challenges.