Comments for Fraser's Affiliate Marketing Blog

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by daiarian

daiarian — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:14:07 +0000

Thanks Ricky for the clarity of your explanation I can cetainly see how inherent benefits could accrue to participating parties.

Comment on 123-Reg Problems – Approach with Care by rick

rick — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:10:42 +0000

I was recommended to 123reg by my friend, so i registered a domain name on my friends computer, paid for it through my paypal account. When i checked my email to get conformation didnt see anything, so i checked my paypal account the funds were taken, still no confirmation my friend open his 123reg account… what a nightmare its registered to my friends account spent an hour trying to find contact details eventually got a telephone number no response i wish i had read the reviews this company has a bad rep i dont know what to do as there seems to be no one to help resolve my issues a typical british company

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by Amit Chaudhary

Amit Chaudhary — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:48:33 +0000

Great Post, Thanks for the information about the affiliate & difference between the company & the networks.

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by Ash

Ash — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:23:54 +0000

Well thats explained it a bit better for me, I was a bit confused about it before I found your article.

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by Sumaryan

Sumaryan — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:18:29 +0000

Didnt know about it before. Thanx mate.

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by Rob Barham

Rob Barham — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:48:05 +0000

Interesting. Made me realise how hard it must be to start up a new network or equivalent though. You can’t attract affiliates until you have some decent merchants and vice versa.

Comment on Blogger’s Block by Affiliate Millionaire

Affiliate Millionaire — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:01:06 +0000

You could always try drinking some of your wine to start the ideas rolling and cure the block? lol!

Comment on Affiliate Manager Blogs by Rob Start

Rob Start — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:25:08 +0000

How about a blog post, on how to get in touch with an affiliate manager!

Comment on Zak Edwards – prezzybox.com by Rob Start

Rob Start — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:23:37 +0000

Its interesting how 2 years on, alot of the information still applies.

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by Mark

Mark — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:00:14 +0000

This makes perfect sense for a lot of the business we do where the network merely provide a platform for feeds, reporting and payment.

I can think of a number of networks who don’t even do this very well so hopefully this development will prove a wake up call to them and an endorsement to those Networks who really add value… which many do…

Change is good

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by Ricki Jones

Ricki Jones — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:01:57 +0000

Hi all,

Thanks for your comments and thanks to Fraser for the post.

There are a few elements to our offering that set us apart from more traditional affiliate networks, which I have tried to explain above. The main ones being that we also track offline activity and there is the directory, which allows you to be listed and to be searched by advertisers looking for media partners to work with.

Obviously we would not display any sensitive information regarding your account, such as revenue earnings, and you have full control of exactly what is listed in the directory. You can even choose not to be listed in the directory if you really wanted to.

Our whole vision is about bringing agencies, advertisers and media partners closer together and providing all the tools required to develop your own relationships. I have been in the industry for a number of years now and have seen it develop dramatically in the past few years. We are aiming to simplify this process and cut out the clutter, if you like.

I am happy to discuss this further if you wish, and perhaps show you a demo of the system – please email me (ricki@impactradius.com) and well sort something out.

Many thanks

Ricki Jones
Impact Radius Ltd.

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by @simon_richo

@simon_richo — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:30:24 +0000

I also struggled to work out the difference between this company and a network.

From what you have written, I still don’t really see the difference.

If the answer is that this provides higher levels of service then I’m not sure – it seems to me that the merchant (affiliate manager) will now have to handle individual requests for higher commission levels? This already happens. A good affiliate that is driving revenue will be in the driving seat anyway, irrespective of the network. Well they should be in any case.

“Up for discussion would be commission rate, cookie duration, minimum CPC’s, any performance caps, incentive tiers and any other specific terms and conditions required.” Is this really new? Will a merchant have the time to change these items on an individual basis? They already do for the super affiliates through the normal network/ direct relationship.

There is also an issue with giving people too much access to information. As a poster above points out – do you really want your earnings published to the whole community?

The whole process here looks to be based around automation and transparency. By taking a smaller % in override this means LESS human interaction, which is really the basis for good relationships.

It looks like a network, it sounds like a network – therefore, it’s a network.

Or am I missing something fundamental?

Good luck anyway.

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by Jorge Delgado

Jorge Delgado — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:46:20 +0000

Thanks for the info…i will search a bit more about the network..

Talk later,
Jorge

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by Elaine

Elaine — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:30:09 +0000

Thank heavens for you Fraser – ‘oos I couldn’t make head nor tail of it – now I shall watch with interest to see if anything suits me – Cheers

Comment on Impact Radius – What’s in it for affiliates? by Mogga

Mogga — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:28:08 +0000

So it’s a network?
And along the same lines at Darwin where you publish all your sites but then anyone can see your sites and presumably information about which perform best.
If that sort of data is to be public even to program managers (Who more frequently than ever run affiliate websites) then it makes my position as a affiliate-only affiliate more vulnerable.

I’m just worried about more people getting hold of the information about what makes me money at the moment!

Comment on Long Live The Buyagift Cookie by Michelle Crofts

Michelle Crofts — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:36:15 +0000

Congratulations! Buyagift cookies are my favourite kind I have had quite a few late sales come through, especially just before Christmas. A sale 10 months later is my record so far. (3 years is just brilliant news though!!).

I think it’s so nice to be rewarded for those early efforts – and very encouraging on poor sales days.

Comment on eBay Partner Network – Quality Click Pricing by Best Treadmills

Best Treadmills — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:18:57 +0000

I currently don’t push eBay on my sites but am looking into whether or not I should. I have a lot of success on amazon but am sceptical of this new approach offered by ebay, it looks to me just like a way to pay out as small amount as possible by changing the EPC as it suits them. However their logic makes sense so I guess I should just test it out.

Comment on Long Live The Buyagift Cookie by Mario Pesce

Mario Pesce — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:10:05 +0000

This seems to be good news, because it means that the efforts to promote some Affiliate products may produce resulst in the long run.

It is another reason to be persistent and not give up after some short term poor results.

Best Regards and Happy New Year

Comment on Long Live The Buyagift Cookie by Fraser Edwards

Fraser Edwards — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:12:37 +0000

Dan – I think I’ve been through the same number too!

Just had another sale and this time the click was even further back 20/01/2006 that’s close to 4 years ago

Comment on Long Live The Buyagift Cookie by Dan Champion

Dan Champion — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:14:40 +0000

Awesome.

It wasn’t me, I think I’ve been through at least 3 PCs since 2006!

Comment on Long Live The Buyagift Cookie by Fraser

Fraser — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:17:25 +0000

Yeah I was amazed too – and pleased to make £7 that many other affiliate programs wouldn’t even have given me a chance at.

Comment on Long Live The Buyagift Cookie by Jonathan Beeston

Jonathan Beeston — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:35:24 +0000

Incredible that the cookie managed to survive that long on someone’s PC!

Comment on Podcast Interview with Graham Keen from Buyagift by Long Live The Buyagift Cookie - Fraser's Affiliate Marketing Blog

Long Live The Buyagift Cookie - Fraser's Affiliate Marketing Blog — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:53:28 +0000

[...] affiliate program is on Affiliate Window and I interviewed Graham Keen from Buyagift around the same time as I sent that first [...]

Comment on Thanks Gone Digging by Nadeem - Azam Marketing

Nadeem - Azam Marketing — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:25:33 +0000

Hope you like the gift Fraser. Thanks for the kind remarks.

There’s three things I want for 2010:

World Peace

Left List to Win the Election

… and Fraser to Start his Terrific Podcasts Again

Comment on 123-Reg Problems – Approach with Care by Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:08:47 +0000

I purchased an ecommerce site from this Company thinking by their building blocks logo it would be easy to use and upload. I’ve had it weeks now and have still not been able to get it published. Every time I get an answer from support I get a different person and I have purchased extra web hosting which cost £70, only to be told by another person I didn’t need it! I feel like pulling my hair out, all I want to do is to get online. I used to use a much more simple website and ecommerce with a different Company and it was very straightforward, and they didn’t charge me to answer my questions. Think I’m going to give up on this one and go back to them!

Not a happy bunny

Comment on eBay Partner Network – Quality Click Pricing by The Affletic Afflete

The Affletic Afflete — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:43:19 +0000

Interesting article here. Have you gotten a feel for eBay CPA vs CPA networks in terms of more effective form of developing an income stream? I’d like to hear your thoughts on this.

I’ve been pretty successful with lots of different CPA networks. I’m concerned because there are lots of newbies out there going hard at this and end up spending way more than their revenue. It’s frustrating to see that sort of thing.

I’m just asking because it seems like CPA networks have a more simplified approach, thus more likely to attract the beginners. Do you think eBay is simple enough for beginners flex out their campaigns?

Thanks,

The Affletic Afflete.

Comment on Google Adwords Optimisation by Fraser

Fraser — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:02:58 +0000

Hi Claire – I know the sort of scam you are talking about but this was definitely google as they had access to my account etc

Comment on Google Adwords Optimisation by Claire Boyles

Claire Boyles — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:14:32 +0000

are you doubly sure that it was Google & not the company that goes around claiming to represent Google?

Comment on Adwords to Adcenter – Transferring Your Adverts & Adgroups by Fraser

Fraser — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:44:41 +0000

Paul – I think these instructions are well out of date now. It’s probably worth looking at the desktop tool now

http://advertising.microsoft.com/adCenter-Desktop

Comment on Adwords to Adcenter – Transferring Your Adverts & Adgroups by Paul

Paul — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:17:08 +0000

Actually, I’ve seen other forums that have screenshots of the “Import Campaigns” link. But it’s not in my account. Maybe because my account is brand new and doesn’t have that option yet? Anyway, I’ll see if there are any other methods for importing.