Can I add utm tracking parameters to affiliate clicks via a cloaked link?

mike_plumbs

I own an affiliate blog through which I started earning commissions in the last couple of months. With that said, I'm having a hard time tracking my converting articles. Whenever i get a commission and I check the reports in the affiliate programs dashboard, I don't get enough data, like " page ", "keyword", or "anchor text". Please note that I already use Google Tag Manager which is good for knowing the user's engagements, but it's not 100%...

Originally asked by marouane91 on Stack Exchange (webmasters) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

For clarity - Please note that I already use Google Tag Manager which is good for knowing the user's engagements, but it's not 100% accurate in telling me which page brought me a particular commission. I think you possibly mean Google Analytics Global Site Tag gtag.js version of tracking? Google Tag Manager itself is a tag management system and provides no reporting information/functionality. It is used for installing/configuring various vendors tracking (such as Google Analytics) and conversion tags/pixels to a website. Regarding the following: No, on the contrary. The cloaked link is on my site, and when somebody clicks on it, it should redirect them to the final destination link by...

Full answer by Bronwyn V: https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/a/132563 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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