Comments on: Merchant Affiliate Management Tips

By: affiliate marketing

affiliate marketing — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:28:32 +0000

I have looked at many sites and not come across such a site as yours that tells everyone everything they need to know. I have added you to my bookmarks, can anyone else suggest other related topics that I can search for to find out more information?

By: Rachel@ merchant processing

Rachel@ merchant processing — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:39:59 +0000

It is nice to see many sources for affiliate programming all on one page. This is all very useful.

By: growmap

growmap — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:03:37 +0000

Thank you for commenting eSilverBullet. I have shared the link to your site with a couple of people who might be interested. If you would like to provide a guest post about your company I would be interested in publishing it.

Before affiliate managers or affiliate marketers will be interested in using a CRM solution they need to know how it can benefit them. The explanation needs to be simple enough that they can understand it from what they currently know which is likely to mean they are NOT currently very familiar with CRM solutions of any kind.
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By: growmap

growmap — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:45:37 +0000

Hi Saventa,

The economy is seriously impacting the incomes of even existing experienced affiliate marketers so working as a team or with mentors is essential to success.

I hope more affiliates pop in so I can get their feedback on how the economy is affecting their existing income-generating sites.
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By: growmap

growmap — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:43:13 +0000

Welcome Trey,

It took me years to find out who to trust and who has a great but undeserved reputation. That is why I wrote this post.

The post you mention about affiliate management mistakes was written by Adam in answer to the many questions I posed to him about the experiences we had with another management company. They are well-known and respected and pulled most of those things on my client. Not good. Not good at all.

I sincerely hope more merchants start seeing their affiliates as valuable partners and more affiliates start working more closely with the merchants they promote.
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By: Affiliate CRM

Affiliate CRM — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:43:28 +0000

I think that a big thing that we notice with people just starting up in the Affiliate space and even some of those who have been in the industry a long time, is tracking their customers. In the Affiliate industry there can be so much overlap between affiliates, programs, and networks, it can be a full time job to keep it straight. Some feel that constant contact, their tracking software, or excel and outlook are enough to manage these relationships. Without the proper tools you can quickly find yourself under a pile of prospects and affiliates and get lost very quickly. CRM (customer relationship management) is a tried and true method to help you in increasing sales with your affiliates. The reasons OPM’s typically are successful in managing multiple programs and thousands of affiliates is because they have put these practices into play! You should too!

By: Saventa@Affiliate Marketing

Saventa@Affiliate Marketing — Sat, 22 May 2010 18:26:13 +0000

You can expect to spend a good couple of weeks before you get your first clients. I would recommend not trying affiliate marketing part time if you just start out. Great information in the article, thank you. I wouldn’t say that it is no-maintenance in the beginning but after the first couple of months it will definitely get easier. Assigning a mentor to help you in the beginning would be a great help.
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By: Trey@disabled vehicles

Trey@disabled vehicles — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:11:18 +0000

There is so much nonsense and half-truth bandied around as affiliate advice or tips – it is refreshing to come across some genuinely useful advice. Your point about affiliates and merchants being partners and not adversaries is priceless.
For me – the best linked resource here has been the post on Affiliate Management Mistakes. Its great to find a single point of reference for accurate and honest affiliate advice.

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