Hi All,

Glad i found this place seems like there are a lot of activity here!

I'm doing some online marketing work for the company im with. I need to see if this idea of mine is possible? i don't need a tutorial, just if it's possible and roughly how.

What i want to do is change a line of text on a website depending on which landing page someone comes from. so for example:

type in removed in browser or just normal visit (phone number is 0800 000 000)

come from landing page 1 ---> removed (all the places that display the phone number will be automaticly changed to 0800 111 111)

come from landing page 2 ---> removed (all the places that display the phone number will be automaticly changed to 0800 222 222)

come from landing page 3 ---> removed (all the places that display the phone number will be automaticly changed to 0800 333 333)

etc...

Anyone know if this is something thats possible with clever coding?

Thank you!

Yes, it is.

Thanks stbuchok, can you give me a rough idea how please? i'm i right in thinking you have to use a piece of javascript code on the landing page, and edit the pages on removed with some code around the phone numbers i wish to change?

If i need to get this done by a freelancer how much is reasonable?

Thanks.

You can do it a few different ways, one would be to use cookies (serverside or client side), another would be that each landing page populates a session variable (for PHP or .Net) and then you use the session variable where ever needed.

As for how much this should cost I would say ~10 minutes per page * $30/hour normally at a min of $50 - $100 total (I'm not a freelancer so this could be wrong).

The 10 minutes per page should cover testing and uploading of the pages.

thanks again stbuchok! very helpful information, reputation added

Bearing in mind of course that the referrer field (the URI where the click occured) is not always carried with the HTTP Request to the server.

Thanks chrishirst, is there a way to do it so that it is always carried with the HTTP request, if there isnt would the tracking rate be more or less than 80%? considering the person has cookies enabled.

Nope, the referrer field is optional in the HTTP request and is often disabled by Internet security programs.

The only way to be sure of tracking the source of clicks is use a unique URI to point to each landing page.

Or if the referring pages are on the same domain you could of use sessions or cookies to carry a code.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Nope, the referrer field is optional in the HTTP request and is often disabled by Internet security programs.

The only way to be sure of tracking the source of clicks is use a unique URI to point to each landing page.

Or if the referring pages are on the same domain you could of use sessions or cookies to carry a code.

Yeah the referring pages are on the same domain, i have posted this job on a freelance website based on your suggestions, think i will go down the cookie route. cheers!

Not tested but this should work:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

    var referrer = document.referrer;

    if (referrer == 'http://mydomain.com/pageone.html/') {
    var phone = '0800 111 111';
    }
    else if (referrer == 'http://mydomain.com/pagetwo.html/') {
    var phone = '0800 222 222';
    }
    else if (referrer == 'http://mydomain.com/pagethree.html/') {
    var phone = '0800 333 333';
    }
    else {
        var phone = '0800 000 000';
    }

//-->
</script>

Then in all the places where the phone number should appear use:

<script type="text/javascript">document.write(phone);</script>

Originally Posted by chrishirst

The only way to be sure of tracking the source of clicks is use a unique URI to point to each landing page.

This is a better way to do it, in this case the OP can use the following:

On page one:

<a href="landingpage.html?pid=1">Go to Landing Page</a>

On page two:

<a href="landingpage.html?pid=2">Go to Landing Page</a>

On page three:

<a href="landingpage.html?pid=3">Go to Landing Page</a>

On the landing page have this javascript:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

    function gup(name) {
      name = name.replace(/[\[]/,"\\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\\]");
      var regexS = "[\\?&]"+name+"=([^&#]*)";
      var regex = new RegExp( regexS );
      var results = regex.exec( window.location.href );
      if( results == null )
        return "";
      else
        return results[1];
    }

    var pid = gup('pid');

    if (pid == 1) {
        var phone = '0800 111 111';
    }
    else if (pid == 2) {
        var phone = '0800 222 222';
    }
    else if (pid == 3) {
        var phone = '0800 333 333';
    }
    else {
        var phone = '0800 000 000';
    }


//-->
</script>

And use this everywhere the phone number should appear:

<script type="text/javascript">document.write(phone);</script>

p.s. I didn't write the grab url parameter function, that's courtesy of this site: http://www.netlobo.com/url_query_string_javascript.html

This is great Marik, thank you! i will test this and see if it works, would save me some money on a freelancer if it does so much appreciated.

Originally Posted by Marik

This is a better way to do it, in this case the OP can use the following:

So that will

Originally Posted by chrishirst

The only way to be sure of tracking the source of clicks is use a unique URI to point to each landing page.

So rather than a better way" you have simply transcribed what I suggested into code

Originally Posted by chrishirst

So that will

So rather than a better way" you have simply transcribed what I suggested into code

That's what I said, the way you suggested (using different URL's pointing to the page) is the better way to do it instead of doing it through referrer or cookies. I was giving you a compliment actually .

It was just the way it was worded no offence taken and none intended.