Jun 24, 2008

FREE Affiliate Summit East 2008 FULL PASS + Expo Ticket to Boston

7 Responses

1. Neil on Jun 24, 2008 at 2:40pm

   I have been using prosper202 for about one month now. It's pretty good piece of software especially when you consider that it is free.

   Positives:

   - Very easy to install and use

   - Clean and simple interface

   - Lots of helpful information (forum, blog, videos, ext..) to help you use the software.

   - Lots of grafts and easy to analyze data

   - Tracking is pretty damn accurate

   Negative:

   - Takes lots of time to set everything up properly if you have several landing pages and ads.

   - You must manually update the CPC which can also take quit a bit of time if you have many ads and landing pages to update

   - You must manually updated you converted SubID's. This does not take very long but does get rather annoying.

2. Wes Moehlenbruck on Jun 24, 2008 at 6:01pm

   Having been in the online marketing arena for some time, and used some of the top tracking tools out there, I can tell you from first hand experience that P202 and T202 blow away even the $1500 paid tools.

   Why do I say this? Well, number 1, support. I am amazed how the T202 responds to support issues in light of the fact that they aren't generating any income from its use and simply are volunteering their time to support us (who really aren't customers, but users)

   #2..Features. T202 is equipped with all if not more of the features of any of the paid tracking tools such as Xtreme Conversions or Affiliate Radar. This is the perfect tool for affiliate marketers, not only because it's free, but because it works and kicks ass over the rest.

   #3) Easy of use. Of the tracking tools that I've used, T202 has certainly been the easiest to use, and also the most accurate. A tool like Xtreme Conversions, which a good tool, was rather difficult to get installed and had a highly learning curve by copying large snippets of code into your landing pages. The T202 setup process is very simple, and generally you can have a full campaign up WITH TRACKING in less than 10 minutes using T202.

   4) Updates / New Features. Wes and team are quick on bug fixes and updates. Just in my 4+ months of usage, I've seen 4 updates, including great new features and bug fixes that users may have found. You can tell by this attention to detail that the T202 is dedicated to creating a quality product. After all, its free, yet the updates and support is provided as if we were paying for the support. Unheard of, even for larger support teams

   5) Integrity - Having met Wes more than a few times, I know that he is 100% committed to this tool, and has his user's interests at heart. Some have expressed concern about privacy issues with Tracking 202. While these concerns are certainly understandable, I fully believe Wes when he says "your data is safe". Even then, Prosper 202 is available which is the selfhosted version to ease the worry of those who dislike hosted applications.

   6) Negatives? : I can't really think of anything negative to say about the 202 suite of tools. In my use of them, they are great, far surpassing most of the more expensive paid tools in support, features, and quality. While there may be some lacking features in T202 such as the ability to updates CPC's per keyword, I know this is coming in the near future and the 202 team is working hard to bring all the requests we have. If I felt there was something negative to say about the tools, surely I would say it and give you my honest opinion. But as it stands, these are the best tools of their kind that you'll find, especially for the low, low price of FREE.

   Great work 202 team!

3. Ross on Jun 24, 2008 at 9:22pm

   Damn! more free stuff! I think my favorite part of this site is soon gonna be the free stuff!

   But my favorite part of the site now is the copy on Tracking202. The copy is like poetry from the lips of an angel. It's a flickering light in a room thick with blackness. It pushes me to keep living out my meaningless existence and triumph in a world of pain and anguish.

   Whoever wrote is is a messiah sent down from the heavens to rid us of the bane that dooms us all.

   But besides the remarkable copy, the spy view is pretty damn cool. It has saved me a number of times when networks have servers down and i have caught it before i lost money.

   The fact that you guys are offering a service for free that should cost at least $547 is pretty amazing. You are revolutionizing an industry where revolution is long over-due.

   I have been a T202 user since it was in Beta test. If not for T202 i would not be where i am today. It was a great tool for me as a noob, and it is still a great tool for me even though i could easily afford a custom program. I just don't need it. When used correctly, Prosper202 (and Tracking202) does it all.

   I'm just hoping you guys can come out with something like Marrige202. That would really make my life easier.

   Jk.

   ....but not really.

   ........but really, JK.

4. Jamie Shiller on Jun 25, 2008 at 3:28am

   I asked a friend if he knew of a self-hosted app like Tracking202. He mentioned Prosper202. I asked him how he heard about it. He said from reading about Tracking202 on my blog and then poking around the Tracking202 site. That cracked me up. So you guys might consider giving Prosper202 a bit more prominence on the Tracking202 site. Just a thought.

   I must say that you guys have the best customer service I've experienced in quite some time. Every time I log back into the forum there's always one or two answers to my latest question. Awesome work!

5. Scott on Jun 25, 2008 at 6:10am

   I´ve tested Prosper202 on some new CPA offers I have been testing...... Anyhow 6 Succesful CPA campaigns in and I´m thoroughly impressed! Seriously - this is my livelihood and don´t make changes to my work process unless I can guarantee stability.

   I started off hesitantly as it is a free application and I think everyone has one or two nightmare experiences with "free" scripts. My semi-paranoid "who´s looking over my shoulder" personna meant I couldn´t "commit" to the hosted version (tracking202) but having everything on my server gave me peace of mind I needed to do a testrun! I´m also based in Scandinavia and usually have issus with foreign characters in software but I have been able to work around this easily in Prosper202.

   The initial setup of affiliate networks, campaigns and ads is a bit of an arse but it gets smoother as you go along. That being said its also one of the most powerful features of Prosper202 as it can practically track ANY Network that offers subid tracking.

   Support has been outstanding - I had a few implementation issues which I posted on the forum and the tracking 202 team replied within hours resolving my problems.

   The constant improvements & upgrades are installed effortlessly and show the dedication of the team behind Tracking202 to minimise the maintenance side for users. As soon as tracking is added on sales value I will be scaling up my usage to product campaigns as well.

   One final note - I would sleep easier at nights knowing how the developers plan on making money with the script, they seem to working 24hours/day to please there growing user base.

   In the meantime I am happy to test a growing portfolio of CPA offers with Prosper202 as the tracking back end.

   I´d love to meet up with you guys in Boston for some Beer202 & Pizza202 - with free upgrades!!!!

   "Sven"

6. Jason on Jun 30, 2008 at 2:12pm

   I've used a lot of tracking tools in the past some free, some as much as $100 dollars a month and have not come across a tool such as Prosper 202.

   It took about 5 minutes to install prosper 202 on my webserver including the time it took to upload the files! Once I logged in i was suprised with not only a tool to track my ppc campaigns but my own portal with links to all the information necessary to use and support the installation. I don't have to bookmark any sites or switch back and forth from the blog to the forum all the links to the info I need and news on updates and developments is right in front of me

   The ability to track every ppc network I use adwords, yahoo search marketing and msn adcenter and the ability to track in real time is something I only dreamed of in the past

   I havent even used the applicaton yet and I'm already dreaming of the potential outcome. I am a big supporter of open source and this is a great example of the great innovation that is going on in the open source community

   THe fact that I am running this application on my webserver and not on someone else's server worrying about my data is one of the top features in my book

   I'd like to write a longer review but I have to get on the phone and tell everyone I know about this great service!

   Hope to see everyone in Boston!

7. Greg on Jun 30, 2008 at 5:23pm

   I’ve had a very challenging (read: “frustrating!”) journey to find a conversion tracking system that meets my needs. I’ve tried almost all of the major paid products and/or services, and every single one has come up short in one way or another.

   I have a unique set of requirements because I do a lot of marketing on tier 2 search engines. Therefore, I need a solution with enough flexibility to deal with any search engine (and any affiliate program). I also wanted a server-side solution. And lastly - I’m a downright freak when it comes to reporting! I’ve even built a back-end Access database to complement the programs I’ve tried so I can get a comprehensive keyword ROI picture.

   I was literally about to pull the trigger on a major scaling of my business when I discovered a showstopper with the last tracking program I bought that couldn’t be solved. So I was in frantic need of something – fast. I kept seeing all of the same products that I’ve either tried, or discounted for various reasons.

   I’m extremely pleased to say that I’ve found my home with Prosper 202 . What a pleasure! It meets all of my requirements (except keyword level ROI which my database takes care of – although it looks like this is on Wes’ roadmap as well).

   The architecture is so clean and elegant – yet extraordinarily robust. The installation was a snap, and setting up new campaigns is so easy I now have my (non-technical) wife doing it for me! We were able to migrate 20+ campaigns to Prosper 202 (on several search engines) in a matter of hours.

   Prosper 202 is the first program I’ve seen that enables you to do extensive filtering down to the most granular level, vs. other programs where the data needs to be exported and massaged for further analysis.

   Additionally, because each click gets a unique subID – it’s extremely easy to import conversions, because the subID is the only piece of required information (vs. other programs where you need to import date, # of conversions, and jump through hoops to get the conversion reports into exactly the right format). You simply cut and paste your subIDs right into a dialog box and hit submit – that’s it! You don’t even need to worry about accidentally importing duplicate subIDs because P202 is smart enough to ignore duplicates. And you can easily delete imported subIDs if necessary.

   I keep waiting to see something that P202 is not smart enough to see (not because I’m pessimistic – but because no product is perfect) – but so far I’ve yet to find it. I’m now confident that any shortcomings will be minor, because the program definitely covers all bases when it comes to the major requirements (ease-of-use, robust reporting, ease of conversion importing, flexibility for any search engine & speed of campaign setup).

   I’m absolutely thrilled with this product – and the fact that it’s free is mind-boggling as I can tell you it beats all of the major paid solutions in the market.

   Finally – where else do you see a forum where the owner/developer’s name is on just about every single post! It’s obvious Wes has a passion and pride for his product and his business and his integrity shines through on the forum.

   Thanks for delivering a product that’s long overdue in a market that is fraught with expensive products that don’t hold a candle to Prosper 202!