Comments on: Moving from affiliate network to direct merchants http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/ CDF Networks - Pay Per Click and Affiliate Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chad http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-8827 Chad Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:32:41 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/#comment-8827 Yep, that was my "no middleman" point under negatives. Yep, that was my “no middleman” point under negatives.

]]> By: Rob http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-8825 Rob Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:27:57 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/#comment-8825 The first potential downside that occurred to me is getting ripped off. Think about it. If you're driving all kinds of traffic to a few offers on a network and one of the advertisers decides to not pay you for a month's worth of leads for whatever reason, a good network will pay you out of their own pocked (unless you were doing something against the offer or network terms). If you don't have the network between you, they can shut you off at any point and you'll need a lawyer to get your money out of them. The first potential downside that occurred to me is getting ripped off.

Think about it. If you’re driving all kinds of traffic to a few offers on a network and one of the advertisers decides to not pay you for a month’s worth of leads for whatever reason, a good network will pay you out of their own pocked (unless you were doing something against the offer or network terms).

If you don’t have the network between you, they can shut you off at any point and you’ll need a lawyer to get your money out of them.

]]> By: Jill Semmit http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-8551 Jill Semmit Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:01:41 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/#comment-8551 Greta Article! This is exactly what we did with a campaign a few months ago. We ran a very successful CPL campaign with Viralytics Media (http://www.ViralyticsMedia.com). We found out a site on their network had a very high conversion rate from our account manager at Viralytics Media, then arranged to work directly with them. Viralytics was actually very open to the idea and let us out of our contract so we could work directly with the partner. I would suggest starting with a big network like them and then finding who and what sites work best for you and parsing down and montize from there. ~Jill Greta Article! This is exactly what we did with a campaign a few months ago. We ran a very successful CPL campaign with Viralytics Media (http://www.ViralyticsMedia.com). We found out a site on their network had a very high conversion rate from our account manager at Viralytics Media, then arranged to work directly with them. Viralytics was actually very open to the idea and let us out of our contract so we could work directly with the partner. I would suggest starting with a big network like them and then finding who and what sites work best for you and parsing down and montize from there.

~Jill

]]> By: Samir http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-8447 Samir Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:54:10 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/#comment-8447 The big problem with direct merchants is : "bad tracking" ... some merchants have statistics inclueded, some no, and thy just send us a monthly report on how many clics and sales we made for them, that's all. The big problem with direct merchants is : “bad tracking” … some merchants have statistics inclueded, some no, and thy just send us a monthly report on how many clics and sales we made for them, that’s all.

]]> By: Lee http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-8443 Lee Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:30:39 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/#comment-8443 You might try some of the exchanges like LeadPoint that give you the ability to white label or host/post your own stuff in. You might try some of the exchanges like LeadPoint that give you the ability to white label or host/post your own stuff in.

]]> By: Matt Larson http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-8438 Matt Larson Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:34:12 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/#comment-8438 Does that 50% come from the higher commissions or do you suspect some leads were being shaved? Also, do you ever do whitelabels with competing merchants where you bring in the software and sell them on doing an affiliate program altogether, or do you just work with companies who are already predisposed to pay for performance marketing? Does that 50% come from the higher commissions or do you suspect some leads were being shaved?

Also, do you ever do whitelabels with competing merchants where you bring in the software and sell them on doing an affiliate program altogether, or do you just work with companies who are already predisposed to pay for performance marketing?

]]> By: Wes Mahler http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-8436 Wes Mahler Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:52:13 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/#comment-8436 wow that is good wow that is good

]]> By: WayneDog http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-8406 WayneDog Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:29:26 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/moving-from-affiliate-network-to-direct-merchants/#comment-8406 Wow... I was going to guess closer to 30%. 50% is amazing. Wow… I was going to guess closer to 30%. 50% is amazing.

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