A regular reader of my blog has emailed me: I am new to the title of “Affiliate Manager” and I’m having a hard time discerning what classifies an affiliate as a “good” or “bad” affiliate. Do you have a “list” of what to look for when it regards accepting/declining affiliate […]
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If you run an affiliate program on Commission Junction you should have noticed a new sub-tab appear in your “CJ Account Manager” a week or two ago — the Flex ID sub-tab: I am surprised no one has blogged about it yet (maybe Commission Junction itself should start a blog
Commission Junction Introduces Flex ID Mapping Read More »
In the manner of my recent experiment with LinkShare premium advertisers, today I have conducted a similar test with the top affiliate programs on Google Affiliate Network. Having sorted advertisers by “Payout Rank”, I have applied to 100 4-bar ones (since each bar “represents one quarter of the advertisers payout
Most Top Google Affiliate Network Programs Work in Manual Mode Read More »
In case you haven’t seen Eric Nagel‘s tweet this morning, here it is: This affiliate is selling his ClubCouponCode.com website. In my opinion, this project/site of his is a great proof of the fact that affiliate marketing is alive and kicking. Of course, the coupon/discount focus of the website (a
Affiliate Site Goes from Zero to US Average Yearly Salary Read More »
Upon reviewing a good number of different top brands’ affiliate programs recently, I have been really surprised to see how many of them do not deep-link. It is isn’t at all unusual to see a merchant of the Top 500 Internet Retailer List caliber have specific text (e.g.: “Save up
Are Your Affiliate Links Deep-Linked or Homepage-Bound? Read More »
All of us receive spam via email. However, some of these messages are funnier than others, and yesterday I’ve received one of the funniest (or should I say “stupidest”?) ones I’ve ever seen. Here’s an excerpt from it: During our investigation and Auditing in the Bank, in my department I
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On Tuesday (November 2, 2010) LinkShare affiliate network announced its Q3 2010 progress and highlights: LinkShare in Q3 2010 …more than 110 new advertisers joined the LinkShare Network in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of 25 percent compared to the same quarter in 2009. More than 1,000 advertisers
LinkShare vs Commission Junction: Comparing Q3 2010 Results Read More »
Not too long ago I have put together a list of European affiliate networks. Apparently, the number of affiliate marketing networks servicing Eastern Europe is large enough to put together a separate blog post just on Eastern European countries. Below you may find the list of the ones I was
Eastern European Affiliate Networks: Czech, Polish, Russian, etc Read More »
One would think that it is common sense to have a separate section prohibiting parasitic affiliate behaviors in your affiliate program and your program agreement. However, even larger online merchants sometimes do not do so. First of all, this makes them significantly more vulnerable to rogue affiliates. Secondly, it makes
Walmart Affiliate Program Now Prohibits Parasitic Behaviors Read More »
Having surveyed more than 5,000 affiliates and merchants, and having conducted “dozens of discussions with industry experts and insiders”, Revenue Performance has announced the top ranked affiliate networks in the performance marketing industry. Some of the results may look surprising, others logical, but overall, it’s an interesting ranking, and I
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