Surveying The Evolution of UK Affiliates
Apparently there’s “quality, commitment, diversity and professionalism shining through” the affiliate industry at the moment and to celebrate the guys and gals at Affiliates4U want to survey the affiliate landscape. This is your chance to say what you think of the industry, what’s good, what’s bad and where you think we’re all going (the asylum [...]
Dropping Network Links Was Never This Exciting!
It’s been a fascinating few days in the cashback affiliate marketing world. Quidco announced to their members (after telling merchants) that they’ve made a “hard decision” and from 1st September are removing merchants from their site who are on the Affiliate Window platform. Awin have posted indepth responses via their blog whilst discussions have popped [...]
Should Affiliate Managers Write Your Content?
One of the things I’ve come across lately whilst chatting with affiliate managers is that they’re being asked more and more to write unique content for affiliates. In some cases they’re happy to do this especially if it means getting their clients on a popular website or blog, or kick starts an affiliates promotion.
However, [...]
How Energy Bill Panic Failed To Fuel Commissions
I tend to keep a close eye on site activity and if something unusual happens then it’s quickly investigated. Monday evening for example saw traffic start piling into our offers section. Initially it was thought that perhaps a rogue bot had gone nuts, but a quick look at stats and somehow we’d managed to get [...]
The BBC Make Spam Out Of Fish!
Many people mistake marketing newsletters as “spam” despite them having joined a site and agreeing to receive email communications. In part online marketeers are responsible for this - some sites do bombard their mailing lists daily, whilst others happily flog details to anyone and everyone without thought.
The media also play a part by portraying spam [...]
