How do I set up a ClickFunnels domain for Smart Links and Rotators?
If you've set up a custom domain with ClickFunnels, you may be able to use that same domain with ClickMagick.
Here’s how you can tell …
If you bought your domain and you set that domain up with ClickFunnels as an “external domain” or as an “external subdomain”, then you can use that same domain for tracking with ClickMagick. Just click on the tab above that says “I’m using an existing domain” and follow the instructions.
If, on the other hand, you registered a new domain through ClickFunnels and paid ClickFunnels a registration fee, then you will need to buy a new domain that you can use for tracking purposes.
You can’t use your ClickFunnels domain with ClickMagick—in this case—because the tracking domain must be secure. When you buy a domain directly from ClickFunnels, they set it up so that only your ClickFunnels pages are secure.
There is no way to make the necessary changes to use that same domain as a tracking domain and make the tracking domain secure. It’s just a limitation of how ClickFunnels sets up the domain.
Fortunately, buying a new domain for tracking is easy and inexpensive.
You should be able to buy a new domain for as little as $8 to $20 USD per year.
You don’t need to get a fancy domain name for tracking because, oftentimes, you’ll only use the domain inside of ads where your visitors will never even see them.
You certainly don’t need to buy any additional options that registrars offer when buying a domain. Just answer “No” to every additional option. All you want is the domain. You don’t need “hosting,” “private registration,” or anything else.
Seriously, if at checkout time the total is more than $20 USD for a single year, you’ve chosen some additional option you absolutely don’t need.
Once you’ve purchased a new domain through GoDaddy or some other registrar, click on the tab above that says “I’ve bought a new domain” and follow the instructions.
Note: If you’re unsure about which type of domain you’ve set up with ClickFunnels—an “external” domain or a “new domain through ClickFunnels”—click on these two ClickFunnels knowledge base articles that describe each type. That should trigger your memory about which type you initially set up: