Why I Am Not Scared Of Incognito Mode On Chrome

Many affiliate marketers seem to be scared of this Incognito mode that is in Chrome.

Well, to be honest, some Affiliate marketers should be... But I am not. And I am going to tell you why I think most of you should not be scared too.

First let's think about how affiliate sales almost always work:
-> Person searches for product or service -> They see and click your advertisement -> They see your landing page -> A. They close your page. or B. They click your affiliate link -> They either sign up or they don't.

This is how MOST affiliate programs are promoted. I'd be willing to bet that 80% or more of the affiliate programs that are promoted, most people never close their browser in between one of those processes unless they simply did not find what they were looking for.

Incognito mode only deletes cookies and such after you close the browser... What's even more important to note is that incognito mode is something MOST users won't use for common browsing, research, and purchasing. I'd say this cartoon below by my good friend Dave at ProspectMX.com sums up what I think 90%+ of incognito users will be doing.

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So all that to say... there are a few things that might suffer a TAD bit.

First, those who stuff cookies. Cookie stuffing is a black hat method that is reserved for the big boys only. Nicky Cakes has a pretty interesting read about the owner of Digitalpoint forums being sued by ebay for cookie stuffing.

Since Incognito mode removes cookies... a few users won't have their cookies stuffed. Honestly, The ONLY people I know who would use Incognito mode while visiting Digitalpoint is 90% of the people from Wickedfire. Otherwise, consider your cookies safely stuffed.

Next, adult offers in general. Thankfully I'm no where near this industry (nor will I ever be). Of all the things that Incognito mode will affect most, it would be this industry. (See cartoon above).

Lastly, (and this might hit home with more people), The Ebay affiliate program. I think this one might take a bit of a hit because many users rely on those 7 days of cookie life to get commission. I assume most people won't go shopping for things in incognito mode but that doesn't mean there wont be some.

For those who are curious, the Ebay affiliate program can be found over at the PepperJam Network.