Attribution window

How long after a click or view a conversion still counts as caused by that ad.

A 7-day click window and a 30-day click window can differ by a factor of two on the same campaign. The window is not a technical detail, it is a large part of the price.

Longer windows favour the publisher; shorter ones favour the advertiser. Neither is correct in the abstract — it depends on the buying cycle. A $30 impulse purchase and a $30,000 enterprise contract do not deserve the same window.

Agree the window and the model — last click, first click, view-through — before the campaign runs. Changing either afterwards changes who is owed money.

How LinkBourse handles it

The window is fixed on the order when it is booked and shown to both sides, so the rule cannot be reinterpreted once the results are in.

Terms it depends on

CPA
A price paid per completed action — a sale, a signup, a booked demo — rather than per click.
Postback
A signed server call from the advertiser back to the tracker saying a conversion happened.
CPL
A price paid per qualified lead — a form fill, a trial start, a booked call.

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