Comments on: Affiliates Get Banned for Stealing Coupons http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/08/17/affiliates-get-banned-for-stealing-coupons/ Geno talks about affiliate marketing, leadership, etc Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:14:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Geno http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/08/17/affiliates-get-banned-for-stealing-coupons/comment-page-1/#comment-3186 Geno Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:31:13 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=2764#comment-3186 In case with this particular affiliate, it is not the first time we're catching him doing it. So, terminating him was the right thing to do. He skews reporting, and hurts the merchant's relationship with the affiliate who's coupon he has stolen. Yes, the solution is exactly the one that you have mentioned, and as far as I know there is <i>only one</i> affiliate network that currently offers such a functionality, and <a href="http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/08/14/stolen-coupons-may-no-longer-be-a-problem/" target="_self" rel="nofollow">I blogged about it here</a>. In case with this particular affiliate, it is not the first time we’re catching him doing it. So, terminating him was the right thing to do. He skews reporting, and hurts the merchant’s relationship with the affiliate who’s coupon he has stolen.

Yes, the solution is exactly the one that you have mentioned, and as far as I know there is only one affiliate network that currently offers such a functionality, and I blogged about it here.

]]> By: Jan http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/08/17/affiliates-get-banned-for-stealing-coupons/comment-page-1/#comment-3185 Jan Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:40:41 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=2764#comment-3185 Hi Geno I don't think that affiliate should be banned from "using - stealing" coupons because merchants will profit from the sale anyway, as he gets extra exposure on other websites. The solution I see is to give to super affiliates dedicated discount code which whenever used would credit their account only, even though the visitor would come from other website. Q: Do current affiliate systems and shopping carts allow assigning dedicated coupon codes? Hi Geno

I don’t think that affiliate should be banned from “using – stealing” coupons because merchants will profit from the sale anyway, as he gets extra exposure on other websites. The solution I see is to give to super affiliates dedicated discount code which whenever used would credit their account only, even though the visitor would come from other website.

Q: Do current affiliate systems and shopping carts allow assigning dedicated coupon codes?

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