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Originally Posted by Simon IA Cash
This is a question for all the affiliates out there, anyone who promotes sponsors... Where do you go to find the sponsors you'd like to promote? I imagine there are a lot of options, but I'm just curious as to what is done most often.
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This is definetly a different angle, but I work with a number of sponsers. Especially sponsers that are working with us. Find sponsers that will help support your program and find ways to help support theirs. There are many ways to do this.
Since our family of sites our somewhat micro niche orientated, finding those sponsers can be a little tougher. I really don't look for sponsers that either pay 50, 60, or 80% recurring on Fridays only in the month of Decnovoctber either. Or payout $80 bucks on the 2nd Wednesday of every other month. This is just a ploy to get an affiliate to sign up, put the sponsers links up on that day, and then, just like the porn surfer, forget that they even signed up, or put their links up, and continue to make sales at the regular payout level. I believe that working with someone that is consistent, is better than working with someone that is speratic.
QUOTE: but if I see 4, 468 by 80 banners and 20 gallerys mostly with the same content....the sponsor wont even be a memory
Different banners are "key" and tons of them to choose from
Yes, I surf porn in this business. Its best to read the articles, check out the banners, galleries, photo sizes, see what sponsers are offering. Most importantly, the tours. Are they genuine? Do they grab your attention. Usually tours nowadays have free movie clips. This is always a plus. But are all the free clips the same everywhere you go? I do agree with Emanuelle that some of the best programs/sites to push are paysites that have a "real" personality behind them. Very important for retention/recurring.
I've went to sponsers in the past and asked them for special sized banners and what not, and usually get what I need. In today's game, c'mon, if you can't work with an affiliate that actually emails a request in, then you're bound to be fucked.