http://davidfiske.com/ David Fiske Affiliate Marketing Blog en http://davidfiske.com/skins/base/rss20comment.png http://davidfiske.com/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/XP3m28uqsmM/ Comment from [Darren Brooks : http://www.darrenbrooks.co.uk] --- I managed to get 14 after a couple of goes so it is possible. Nice idea from Firebox, I also liked the Royal Fail banner at the top of their website which I noticed a day or so ago. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:24:09 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=625#623 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/xOsUS574oE8/ Comment from [David] --- I can only seem to get 8 at most :-( Anyone score any higher? Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:09:22 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=625#622 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/Bd5HrmFzzLM/ Comment from [David] --- @Discount Mole - Not strictly true. Merchants love those affiliates that can drive large volumes of sales and unfortunately for most small affiliates, the emphasis is on these. But I suppose that's just common sense - if you were a merchant wouldn't you do the same? The trick for merchants is to understand the profile of their entire affiliate base and see that size does not necessarily matter and that it should definitely not impact the level of support/advice/offers/incentives smaller affiliates receive. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:22:56 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=382#621 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/9bO09uoEwVE/ Comment from [Discount Mole] --- If your not a big voucher code site the mercants dont want to no you. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:34:56 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=382#620 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/pZI2H-8hCA4/ Comment from [David] --- Video made it onto Channel 4's Rude Tube program last week :-) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:04:41 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=584#619 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/BKcDkIO4drA/ Comment from [David] --- The Supermarket Sweep type draw has taken place and the results are online at http://www.affiliates4u.com... Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:38 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=612#618 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/3Syz6UqNFPg/ Comment from [David] --- The Supermarket Sweep type draw has taken place and the results are online at http://www.affiliates4u.com... Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:17 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=613#617 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/CanG50HQuXI/ Comment from [David] --- @Anna - Thanks. I just placed an order for a couple of kitchen items. I did try something at £9.99 but the voucher required a £10.00 or more spend. That pesky penny. Found the checkout process somewhat complex and wasn't best pleased to be forced to start again when the voucher was rejected. Whilst browsing the site I kept losing the 'My Basket' button, expecting to find it at the very top of every page rather than in the middle. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:18:10 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=613#616 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/2NdYVaCcrN4/ Comment from [Anna : www.sainsburys.co.uk] --- You can use it on Groceries if you like! Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:00:58 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=613#615 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/hOJ8ZjTOOMM/ Comment from [David] --- Found a few bits and bobs that would do as Christmas presents so perhaps it's time to start the Xmas shopping?! Quite a handy tool on the Sainsbury's website is the ability to filter by price to small values like under £5 and £5-£10 . Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:51:25 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=613#614 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/LBF-R_zqvbs/ Comment from [David] --- @Matt - I know a good handful of merchants that are solely listed on Awin so to some degree it will have an impact. That said, your point about private deals is highly probable. Oh how I long to be a super affiliate ;-) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:46:00 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=615#613 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/nWs1dTJJkwQ/ Comment from [Matt Bailey : www.mabailey.co.uk] --- I don't think that there were many large campaigns that stopped working with Quidco upon the cessation of the relationship with AWin. Most were already dual network or subsequently struck up a private deal with another network to run Quidco. Therefore I can't see the news having much of an impact on anyone, except from an ease of use point of view. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:53:46 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=615#612 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/xES9kAQ3QaE/ Comment from [David] --- The first loaf was a success! Mixed the ingredients in the wrong order so it had a floury corner but apart from that, it tasted good! Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:06:52 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=612#611 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/03WqeF4JIjI/ Comment from [David] --- @Rob - Certainly on the lookout for more travel incentives. I NEED A HOLIDAY :-P Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:31:56 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=612#610 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/2SPveZxmBog/ Comment from [Rob : http://affiliate4travel.co.uk/] --- Congratulations David. Hope you get some more wins in 2009. There has been some good incentives in the travel affiliate arena recently. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:34:40 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=612#609 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/rIsW2U6T_mU/ Comment from [David] --- @Rob - Unfortunately some merchants are short-sighted and thus don't see the vision of dedicated landing pages, white label solutions, etc. Perhaps in an ideal world ... :-P Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:07:40 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=605#608 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/8t--I-9TaVk/ Comment from [David] --- @Hero - The agency involved claims to be actively monitoring the affiliate field penalising those who display voucher codes yet a quick search in Google reveals active affiliates doing just that. It seems like cancelling the sales is easier than monitoring affiliate promotions, thus tarring everyone with the same brush. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:06:17 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=605#607 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/OFg7m3eFoh8/ Comment from [David] --- No comment as yet from the agency involved. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:02:17 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=609#606 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/Lxrjs-iHfJ0/ Comment from [David] --- There's still a few prizes left up-for-grabs at http://www.sainsburysaffili... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:01:02 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=607#605 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/PUlSEB44NUs/ Comment from [Shenandoah bed and breakfast] --- The merchant's affiliate is basically a marketplace for web distribution; they put an offer on the table and expect take up will be worthwhile. If most affiliates go on to sprint a brand regardless (most will), the merchant has no reason to change, the market is working well for them. Regards, Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:41:14 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=609#603 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/Y9JaP26IiOc/ Comment from [The Truth Seeker] --- One of my clients are with BT and they are trying to cancel the contract, they have sent him 743 contacts (clicks) in the space of 3 months none of which shows up on their server stats, and anytime we request proof, we get an e-mail saying the performance of your high performance ad has been paused to bring your performance levels back down to a performance manageable level ?!?!? WTF? Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:18:40 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=338#604 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/I7jlE9st5Lw/ Comment from [BLOGERCISE : http://www.Blogercise.com] --- It seems there are a fair few ways unscrupulous affiliates can sabotage your business and little you can do about it. Things need to be tightened up a little imo. Good luck getting it sorted :) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:47:30 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=609#602 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/Xsr55nJJ5cQ/ Comment from [David] --- I've emailed the network as I feel they should investigate how many cancellations are actually being made. Not sure if it will help but worth a shot. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:55:56 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=609#601 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DavidFiskeComments/~3/y2GHfGGCI5k/ Comment from [hero : webgains.com] --- xxx makes voucher codes available strictly for certain groups such as the airline industry. Affiliates are prohibited from adding these to their websites or promoting them via other means such as in their newsletters. This is actively monitored. If an affiliate has promoted a voucher code, all their commissions will be revoked. xxx would like to emphasize that if any affiliate transaction is found to have used a voucher code, no matter from which source the voucher code has been acquired, whether it is the affiliate site or not, that transaction unfortunately cannot be paid for. These are 2 contradictory things - if they monitor what their affiliates are doing, they will know which affiliates of theirs follow the guidelines and won't penalise them for something out of their control: the customer finding a voucher. It's unfair for an affiliate to have commissions cancelled because of how the customer acts. Having a blanket approach we won't pay commission on any sales that have a voucher is very shortsighted. As to your question How many merchants are hiding such sales, deleting them before the networks get hold of them? - this is a very frequent scenario with local tracking, where sales are deduped at the checkout stage. The new IAB ethical merchant charter strongly recommends that merchants state what deduping they do so affiliates are informed. From my end, I prefer to only have the transactions that fulfill the criteria as set by the merchant, bar customer cancellations/refunds/fraud. I don't want my merchants cancelling sales by manually deduping or by applying external validation criteria. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:36:59 -0400 http://davidfiske.com/?itemid=605#600