{"id":755,"date":"2023-07-17T14:16:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T14:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/?p=755"},"modified":"2023-08-17T20:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:16:49","slug":"what-is-last-click-attribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/last-click-attribution\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Last Click Attribution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"755\" class=\"elementor elementor-755\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44d2573 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44d2573\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-464c9b4\" data-id=\"464c9b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f9b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1455 elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"f1f9b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatIsLastClickAttribution.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatIsLastClickAttribution.png 638w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatIsLastClickAttribution-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a1a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a1a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In the affiliate marketing world, last-click attribution is often discussed for sale\/conversion attribution.<\/p><p>In the modern-day of privacy and data, it can be difficult to figure out where to start when it comes to interpreting your audience.<\/p><p>Last click attribution is commonly used to reward affiliate marketers for sending buyers to a site.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s also a fantastic way to figure out where your own audience is coming from and help you to invest in ways to keep them coming. We compiled this blog to give you an introductory rundown on Last Click Attribution so you can better understand and use it in your affiliate practice.<\/p><p>You may be asking, what is last-click attribution?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa71520 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa71520\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ee36e2\" data-id=\"3ee36e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0d0d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b0d0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is last click attribution?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd792a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd792a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-331a610\" data-id=\"331a610\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89fd4cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89fd4cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last-Click Attribution refers to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/willmarlow.com\/last-click-attribution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">web analytics model<\/a>\u00a0in which the \u201clast click\u201d is given credit for a sale or conversion. Last click attribution allows you to identify the source of your traffic, whether that be an ad, blog, video, or site.<\/p>\n<p>This is prevalent in affiliate marketing because most affiliate programs and networks use last-click attribution to learn more about their audience and where they are coming from. The owner of a link drives a user to a site like Amazon receives a commission for the purchase. This \u201cclick, track, pay commission back\u201d model is the basis of affiliate marketing. This is why last-click attribution and affiliate marketing are inherently linked.<\/p>\n<p>The affiliate industry regularly agrees that this is not ideal, but little has been done about it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4371dfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4371dfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a8bcaa\" data-id=\"9a8bcaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90289e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90289e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the last click problem?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bdb24f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bdb24f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91885ef\" data-id=\"91885ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e716474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e716474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While last-click attribution is the basis of affiliate marketing, it is nowhere near perfect. The truth is, consumers are not that simple. Consumers in today\u2019s environment are usually exposed to different sources before they visit a website. So a blog post could be why a consumer buys, but they might not get to the purchase through the link in the blog.<\/p><p>This emphasis on direct traffic leads to pressure on marketers to do less branding and more direct advertising. That ultimately is not good for the publisher\/creator or their brand in the long run.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingevolution.com\/knowledge-center\/pitfalls-of-last-click-attribution#:~:text=Last%20click%20attribution%20can%20measure,was%20what%20drove%20the%20conversion.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Customer behavior suggests<\/a>\u00a0that consumers usually research a product before they buy it, so oftentimes, they have had a prior experience with a product before they purchase it. Since the focus is on conversion, relationship building and brand awareness gets put on the backburner.<\/p><p>Last click attribution tends to benefit coupon\/discount sites, which are oftentimes considered less important in the buying cycle and cause marketers to ignore the conversion funnel.<\/p><p>The conversion funnel shows a buyer\u2019s whole journey to a purchase. Many useful sites specialize in the awareness section of the funnel. But unfortunately, they do not get paid for the useful information that they give out. Instead, \u201cbuy quickly and buy now!\u2019 coupon sites tend to get paid for these sites\u2019 hard work.<\/p><p>One strategy many of our clients have found success with is to use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/choice-pages\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">choice pages.<\/a>\u00a0By presenting prospective buyers with multiple purchase options, their \u201cprice comparison\u201d need often meets and prevents them from opening a new browser tab to price compare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cecd09f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cecd09f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d79c29f\" data-id=\"d79c29f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267d452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"267d452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does Google Analytics use last click attribution?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30bfe2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30bfe2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81adfbd\" data-id=\"81adfbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d3169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07d3169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/analytics-1024x936.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-756\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/analytics-1024x936.png 1024w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/analytics-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/analytics-768x702.png 768w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/analytics.png 1158w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8dd5a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8dd5a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaca0a0\" data-id=\"aaca0a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df37eb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df37eb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Yes, it does to an extent. But, Google Analytics has an entire section called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/how-does-google-analytics-attribute-goal-conversions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">multi-channel funnels<\/a>\u00a0that gets us closer to understanding how all of our digital marketing is working together.<\/p><p>There are some alternative viewpoints to last-click attribution, such as the multi-touch model, linear Model, and time decay model.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingevolution.com\/marketing-essentials\/multi-touch-attribution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Multi-touch attribution<\/a>\u00a0is a method of marketing measurement that evaluates each touchpoint\u2019s impact in driving a conversion, thereby determining the value of that specific touchpoint.<\/p><p>For example, let\u2019s say that a consumer is considering purchasing a new jacket. After doing some research, they are targeted by ads from Patagonia. First, they see a display ad, which they ignore. Next, they see a native ad on their Instagram feed that catches their attention and drives them back to the Patagonia site. Finally, they get a promotional offer via email with a discount code that causes them to purchase. In this example, the email promo gets credit for the sale, and the display ad might be noted to be less effective, and Patagonia might cut their social media budget down.<\/p><p>Second, there is The Linear Model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b414ee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b414ee9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28a6808\" data-id=\"28a6808\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf8180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bf8180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Linear Model<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d776e06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d776e06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-424b1c6\" data-id=\"424b1c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a9be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a9be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/how-does-google-analytics-attribute-goal-conversions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The linear model<\/a>\u00a0distributes the credit for the conversion equally across all clicks on the conversion path. So, in our Patagonia example, if it takes someone to go from social, to the blog, to a conversion, each click receives an equal part of the total conversion credit. So both social media and the blog receive credit.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there is the Time Decay Model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7639765 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7639765\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c997c2\" data-id=\"9c997c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8152d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e8152d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Time Decay Model<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a406446 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a406446\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab4276c\" data-id=\"ab4276c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2366b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2366b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/how-does-google-analytics-attribute-goal-conversions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">time decay model<\/a>\u00a0gives more credit to clicks that happen closer in time to the actual conversion. So in the example where someone clicks from paid search to social media, to the blog, and then converts, the blog will receive more credit than paid search.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24b8efe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24b8efe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8caaff\" data-id=\"f8caaff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c99dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3c99dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Should you use last-click attribution?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afc80af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afc80af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4aadaf\" data-id=\"d4aadaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595d776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"595d776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfortunately, as an affiliate creator or publisher, you do not have much of a choice.<\/p>\n<p>As an affiliate manager, you are often bound to last-click attribution. Still, many affiliate programs are working to evolve from this model to give credit to the creators and publishers at the top of the funnel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-556f511 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"556f511\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66566db\" data-id=\"66566db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adb091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2adb091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some tips\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e09278d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e09278d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2685c3d\" data-id=\"2685c3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa2de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaa2de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep the full customer journey in mind\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bea6022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bea6022\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af88beb\" data-id=\"af88beb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffec02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffec02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What we find with our clients is their sites are optimized for discovery or the top of the funnel. This is a great way to build a brand. However, it is important to optimize your site or channel for the bottom of the funnel as well. Make it easy for your consumer to discover AND take action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A great way to do this is through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/choice-pages\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Choice Pages<\/a>. Choice Pages allow you to help your visitors with comparison shopping and present them with options that you can earn from either way. This can prevent you from losing clients because they open a new tab to comparison shop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d00d106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d00d106\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2894040\" data-id=\"2894040\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4391a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4391a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cOptimize around \u201cbuyers keywords\u201d\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f127d23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f127d23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ef8b75\" data-id=\"8ef8b75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5858145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5858145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-inner thin \">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bring the right people to your site. 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