How do you pick your sponsors?

Jeremy · 2006-10-20, 02:25 AM

Cooo, you people are really rational. Whatever happened to Magic 8 Ball?

virgohippy · 2006-10-20, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

Cooo, you people are really rational. Whatever happened to Magic 8 Ball?

I keep one at exactly arms length on my desk at all times. Works really well when it's time to feed the chaos.

Greenguy · 2006-10-20, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

Cooo, you people are really rational. Whatever happened to Magic 8 Ball?

Oh hell, I'll never take any advice in this thread - I'm still a big fan of signing up, throwing a few piles of shit at the wall & seeing what sticks

It's a pain in the ass at times - like now that I just did my stats, I've been pulling individual sites that are not converting, but not the entire program, because some sites do convert well.

Most of this is still "trial & error"

Toby · 2006-10-20, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Greenie

Most of this is still "trial & error"

Indeed! Which is one reason I like CCBill sites. Since they aggregate payments and send one check, I can promote a new sponsor site, and even if it converts poorly for me and I drop the program after only make a few sales I still get paid, rather than having $20, $30 or more on account that I won't get due to not meeting the minimum for payout.

I'm far more reluctant to promote a non-CCBill sponsor unless they have several sites that I think may do well with my traffiic.

That said, they still need to have promo tools and content available that I don't have to jump through hoops to get.

Greenguy · 2006-10-20, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Toby

Indeed! Which is one reason I like CCBill sites. Since they aggregate payments and send one check, I can promote a new sponsor site, and even if it converts poorly for me and I drop the program after only make a few sales I still get paid, rather than having $20, $30 or more on account that I won't get due to not meeting the minimum for payout...

I still think there's a minimum payment even if the accounts are merged. I recently merged all my accounts (I got a new one each time I signed up to a new program because back in the day, I was a dummy) I was expecting a BIG check, because I'm signed up to 100 or so CCBill programs & I know a lot of them did not meet the $25 minimum on a weekly basis.

The 1st check I got was for roughly what the total of all the individual checks usually are

Jeremy · 2006-10-20, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenie

Oh hell, I'll never take any advice in this thread - I'm still a big fan of signing up, throwing a few piles of shit at the wall & seeing what sticks

It's a pain in the ass at times - like now that I just did my stats, I've been pulling individual sites that are not converting, but not the entire program, because some sites do convert well.

Most of this is still "trial & error"

Hehehe - ain't that the truth. I've had so many instances where stuff that I think will do well has bombed and vice versa.

virgohippy · 2006-10-20, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

Hehehe - ain't that the truth. I've had so many instances where stuff that I think will do well has bombed and vice versa.

Learning what the surfers tell ya is hot and what's not has got to be one of the most interesting parts of this business.

Although, sometimes I can't help but feel I must be really wierd for liking something my surfers don't... and that they're all fucked up for liking something that I don't.

Sid · 2006-10-21, 03:57 AM

Usually, first thing I do - research them (on the boards) to see if there's been any complaints about them, what kind of complaints , are they legitimate gripes, etc, then - if they seem clean, i'll signup and i'm usually looking for specific types of promos, so i will typically drop them a note asking, and if they never reply to me or take days to get back to me, i just don't use them. Sometimes, in dealing with niche, some programmes do not say what kind of promos they have if any, so i will email them before signing up and if they have good and quick support, then I will most definitely signup, even if they dont have what i need in the way of promos, if they have fast and good support system, they are ok in my book , because i can always make my own custom promos.
Affiliate support and having a good name are the most important to me, i mean even if they have the only or the best niche site and i cant get it anywhere else, if they are jackasses, i just will not promote them. It's a matter of principle!

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