Archive for the ‘New Affiliate Porgram’ Category
YPN (Yahoo! Publisher Network) Beta Launches: Myopic Webmasters Don’t Get It.
Forums across the Internet are filled with Webmaster/Publisher complaints and large doses of dribble and noise about the YPN. Way to many posts about their dissatisfaction in not being able to join, useless micro management posts and a feeble attempts to compare a Beta product with Googles AdSence. For the most part, these Webmasters/Publishers don’t have the slightest clue nor a desire to even learn about the proper way to enter the PPC (Paid Per Click) space and the most important issue and benefit that a tightly controlled and restricted Beta provides.
Gator, Claria, Vista Marketing Services, and BehaviorLink.com: Some new names but the same old Spyware Parent
One of the primary strategies that some Company’s use to rehabilitate their tarnished image is to change their name and form new divisions which are still owned and controlled by the same old Spyware parent company. This strategy sometimes works, so I think it’s important to document exactly who a Publisher/Webmaster, Network or Advertiser may decide to do business with.
Your New Affiliate Program SUCKS!
For over 6 years I’ve watched new affiliate programs launch and then fail. I’ve talked to dozens of Affiliate Program Managers and Professional Webmasters about this issue. I’ve read thousand of posts on Affiliate programs and my advice is generally treated as on target and truthful. It’s time to clear the slate and talk about the realities of a new Affiliate Program. Since this site does not run advertising and I’m no longer engaged in the sale of Advertising to affiliate networks, I suggest you fasten your hard disk before your read the rest of this article.