Question about how the system is tracking affiliates.

If the user was sent to the paysite by an affiliate link, will the affiliate receive credit if the email winds up causing them to come back and sign up, or will the affiliate be denied the commission for that sale?

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speaking as an affiliate - I didn't make the sale, why should I be credited for a sale the program owner made from a mailer? I got zero problem at all from an aff POV with any program that implements this.

This is a great idea and I've seen something similar used on non adult sites for carts (though interestingly many sites dont use it either, so another growth area).

I'd been having a hunt around for something, didnt finish the purchase, but they had my email addy by that time, got a follow up email about the abandoned cart and, for a short time only, giving me a £ off coupon to complete order. very clever. surprised more firms dont use it.

It's a lot better then banging someone's credit card with 3 different cross sales lol

you sound like program owner.

i hope you get what i am trying to say. there are programs offering 6 months cookie.

Even when I say "speaking as an affiliate"?

Wow Thats nice !

Hey Mike you should consider a Meet Market Table in Montreal for this :winkwink:

Hiya Jel - I agree that if I didn't make the sale I shouldn't get credit for the signup. What I really meant was more related to the situation that Sharky mentioned, where he just got sidetracked and probably would have gone back to sign up later anyway.

In that case, if someone checked their email in-between first visit and going back to sign up, they might click a link in the email they were sent almost immediately after closing the page the first time. So if that link has a new affiliate ID, then the affiliate who may have done a lot of pre-selling to get them to the site in the first place (perhaps even paid for advertising or traffic), would get cut out of the commission that I think they earned.

I know many sponsors collect emails as step one of the sign up process. Some of them wait until the affiliate code expires before sending a mailing to those addresses. A very few mail earlier but with offers that preserve the affiliates' cookies. The others mail offers before that time, and include links that over-write the affiliate cookies.

The first kind of sponsor I'll promote. The second kind I'll promote even more heavily. The third kind generate a plague-like avoidance.

Just wanted to clarify what I meant by my question.

Still would like to know the answer too.

:)


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yes,

if the surfer came by affiliate link then affiliate should get credit .

sometimes it takes 3-4 visits for surfer to get interested in product and make purchase and you wont be leaving him that chance by spamming him. so its like forcing him to signup using your offer which wont give affiliate his cut. :2 cents:

I look forward to it;)

Thanks. It does indeed!

I'll look out for it

That decision is up to the program owner, but in my opinion - No. The user has actually closed the browser, backed out and left the site.



Thanks! This is my point exactly


Thanks. I appreciate the comment

Indeed it is Bako. :thumbsup

I've thought about it Michael. Not sure I will be able to make the show this year though. :Oh crap


The affiliate should get credit for a sale that happens after the user closes the browser and leaves the site?
Affiliates now days are getting way too greedy. Should the affiliate program choose NOT to take advantage of an income generating opportunity that does not interfere with the affiliates traffic, because a user *might* choose to come back at a later time?

Come on man!


This is the reason we aren't currently sending the email offer out immediately. In our initial testing, waiting an hour before dispatching the email has provided time for those users to come back and purchase before seeing an offer. When the user purchases, we have a way of preventing the offer email to be sent which prevents chargebacks or refunds as well.

50..,.,.,.,. :)

but the affiliate programs are always been greedy. who sent the surfer in the first place ?

okie., i am off, do what you gotta do . good luck.

No, you don't. You can email market ANYONE you wish. That's why many people refer it to the CAN spam act.

We used to do this with escorts who abandoned during the ad building process. They got really creeped out when we contacted them a few days later so we had to abandon it. :)

I would say this has more to do with state of mental health...nothing to do with business:2 cents:

That would be incorrect.

You obviously know nothing about the CAN-SPAM act and compliance. Or you're just trolling for effect and giving people bad advice. Which, considering your own post history, is probably more so the case. Before you can start sending someone email, they need to DOUBLE OPT-IN to accept your marketing messages per CAN-SPAM (assuming you're located in the U.S.). Single OPT-IN's do not count as CAN-SPAM compliant.

:disgust

sounds great

We do this and carry the affiliate code through. Works great.