Archive for the ‘Merchants’ Category

Who Do I Have To Sleep With?

The past week or two, has seen a lot of affiliates being messed around by networks and merchants with suspensions and partnership deals ending left, right and centre. A bit of fuss has been stirred up following one instance where one merchant appears to have sent a blanket email culling most affiliates even without the [...]

Why Do Merchants Cull Affiliates?

Every now and then, we affiliates receive an email from merchants that are currently; reviewing their programme entering an efficiency drive addressing market changes Whatever way you look at it, the above phrases are nothing other than meaning an AFFILIATE CULL. I’ve never understood a cull for generic purposes, and the latest to join the [...]

You’re Going To Need One Hell Of A Big Carrot!

Let’s presume you want to grab the attention and reward your hard working affiliates, yet at the same time, have them sell more of your goods or services. Better still, how about motivating not only your top affiliates, but also the old, dormant affiliates – the ones who could suddenly turn out to be the [...]

Preparing For Christmas

OK, so Christmas is once again fast approaching, and most affiliates who have planned correctly, have most things in place for their Christmas websites. Once again, this year I will be offering merchants the chance of taking up tenancy on pages of my Top Christmas Gifts website. Last year, I offered the sponsorship opportunities in [...]

What Are Thorntons Thinking Of?

At the weekend, while out at the Trafford Centre, I found myself in Thorntons although I am not quite sure how it happened. Anyway, whilst looking around I noticed Thorntons have only gone and taken taken two of the most individually beautiful tasting products and lashed them together in a pan thinking it would be [...]