Comments on: The ugly underbelly of affiliate marketing http://www.diorex.com/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/ Random Musings about Internet Marketing Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Wal-Mart and E-Bay Experiments a leading indicator? « Random Musings about making $$$ on the net. http://www.diorex.com/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Wal-Mart and E-Bay Experiments a leading indicator? « Random Musings about making $$$ on the net. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:53:02 +0000 http://diorex.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/#comment-109 [...] that with my recent post about a major company who admitted to me they dont care about their affiliates, blockbusters recent pullback on payouts and I am seeing a pattern start to [...] [...] that with my recent post about a major company who admitted to me they dont care about their affiliates, blockbusters recent pullback on payouts and I am seeing a pattern start to [...]

]]> By: oomph http://www.diorex.com/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-110 oomph Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:34:45 +0000 http://diorex.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/#comment-110 This sounds like -deleted- all the way. Edited: Please do not guess at the company in comments. I will delete all future comments like this. Thanks! This sounds like -deleted- all the way.

Edited: Please do not guess at the company in comments. I will delete all future comments like this. Thanks!

]]> By: Dixie77 http://www.diorex.com/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Dixie77 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:13:46 +0000 http://diorex.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/#comment-112 Diorex, Good to see you back! Always loved your blog! So what company X expects is bunch of small affiliates to test out their offer & spend $100, at best make $75 back? Am I understanding correctly? With this strategy super affiliates won't go for long - so they in good shape. Numbers don't add up & we move on. So, seems like the strategy is to run through as many affiliates as they can, correct? What industry is this in? Any tips how to avoid those programs? Diorex,

Good to see you back! Always loved your blog!

So what company X expects is bunch of small affiliates to test out their offer & spend $100, at best make $75 back? Am I understanding correctly? With this strategy super affiliates won’t go for long - so they in good shape. Numbers don’t add up & we move on.

So, seems like the strategy is to run through as many affiliates as they can, correct?
What industry is this in? Any tips how to avoid those programs?

]]> By: Andrew Johnson http://www.diorex.com/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Andrew Johnson Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:56:54 +0000 http://diorex.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/#comment-108 Companies get what they pay for. In most cases there is a substitute affiliate program/offer for their same product. If they are comfortable with the competition getting a gigantic percentage of the affiliate driven traffic for their market, so be it. If a companies number don't work for me, forget it. They might get a sliver of traffic but the rest is going from their competition from then on and someone is going to have to beg me multiple times to even try them out again. Companies get what they pay for. In most cases there is a substitute affiliate program/offer for their same product. If they are comfortable with the competition getting a gigantic percentage of the affiliate driven traffic for their market, so be it. If a companies number don’t work for me, forget it. They might get a sliver of traffic but the rest is going from their competition from then on and someone is going to have to beg me multiple times to even try them out again.

]]> By: Dar http://www.diorex.com/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Dar Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:56:15 +0000 http://diorex.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/#comment-107 Good to see you back! Good to see you back!

]]> By: Anon http://www.diorex.com/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Anon Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:55:50 +0000 http://diorex.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/#comment-106 That's not surprising at all. Just looking at certain rules for promoting some companies. It sets it up like you got to kiss there ass to work hard to send them leads. I know a few companies that I absolutely refuse to send them leads due to their terms. Then again affiliate companies that manage are not much better. If something converts VERY well and you're killing it they always lower the payouts and you take it in the behind. That’s not surprising at all. Just looking at certain rules for promoting some companies. It sets it up like you got to kiss there ass to work hard to send them leads. I know a few companies that I absolutely refuse to send them leads due to their terms. Then again affiliate companies that manage are not much better. If something converts VERY well and you’re killing it they always lower the payouts and you take it in the behind.

]]> By: Dirvan http://www.diorex.com/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Dirvan Thu, 31 May 2007 23:23:22 +0000 http://diorex.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/the-ugly-underbelly-of-affiliate-marketing/#comment-111 Amazing. Someone told me about this a month ago and he runs an affiliate program. He told me the same, let all the affiliates spend the money on advertising. Sad but true. Amazing. Someone told me about this a month ago and he runs an affiliate program. He told me the same, let all the affiliates spend the money on advertising. Sad but true.

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