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javascript? - tracking newsletters..webtrends?

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  • 25-03-2004 10:35am
    #1
    eldiablo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭


    Question:
    how does one go about tracking newsletters?

    Is there some piece of javascript that could be used
    to call some page to track how many newsletters were opened?

    I have webtrends but am pretty new to it.
    I have considered putting in a unique image to each newsletter
    but then every week in webtrends it must be set up to look and track
    a new image...etc..


    any one any ideas?
    thanks


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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    You'd probably have to do the same with Javascript, plus it's very unlikely to run, since scripting is disabled by default for the most part these days. Even an image can't be relied on, but I wouldn't even consider Javascript.

    adam


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    eldiablo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭eldiablo


    humm... probably a no go with the javascript.

    maybe with http headers?

    how do spammers know if a mail has been opened?


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    buddy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭buddy


    The sooner they legislate spam the better - any site in the world who adverts through spam should have their service with drawn.

    Anyway, enough of the rant, I think the common way is through using an image.

    Most newsletter are jazzed up by including graphics. Make a pic with the date and that way each newsletter will have a diff date.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Yeah, image is always your best bet. You can use a script (php for example), which will process some details, and return an image.

    So for example,
    <img src="http://mypage.com/image1.php?user=1234&newsltrno=10"&gt;
    Then the image1.php script takes those variables, makes the count, and returns an image.

    Try and keep the images small, and don't take the results as a perfectly accurate reflection of rates. Some people will be viewing their mails with HTML turned off.

    Spammers don't count how many mails have been read just how many have been delivered.


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    eldiablo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭eldiablo


    nice idea.

    i could combine that with a shortlink system so that

    even if as you say some users will view with html turned off

    i could also track the click throughs...

    thanks.

    mick


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    daveirl
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    damnyanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭damnyanks


    Originally posted by seamus

    Spammers don't count how many mails have been read just how many have been delivered.

    Speaking from expierence ? :p


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    #9
    eldiablo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭eldiablo


    all sorted,
    ive got 2 dynamic pages

    showimage.asp

    and clickimage.asp

    showimage increments a pageimpression counter

    clickimage increments a clickthru counter.

    furpect....!

    thanks


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