Affiliate programy - WIPub

Hi Frank, Ahmed, Fp … Thought I would add my 2¢ here.I run a very ssuuecsfcl Ticket super affiliate site. While there are the typical affiliate negative considerations/issues as with any affiliate program … I have managed to build a very solid relationship with Ticketsnow.com and they have gone out of their way to work with me to allow my sites growth and branding.Many of the negatives of affiliate relationships disappear or drastically lessen when you create your own branded site using feeds or plugins. I guess it comes down to just what you are willing to put up with/tolerate for the bottomline.As an affiliate your pretty much always going to have to deal with the company your working with to try to snag your larger clients ( at least ) thats an inescapable part of the business. But thats where cookies, choosing a good developer for your site ( thanks Ahmed ) and most importantly choosing the right domain to brand come into play. To date I have very good client retention and sales growth with no real limits besides how much time and effort I want to put into it.Sometimes I find myself upset that Ticketsnow ( or any affiliate program company ) isn’t cooler about trying to take clients but I try to take a deep breath and think about everything involved and what benefits I get as an affiliate as opposed to having to run the whole business. Also, you have to keep in mind that like mentioned above … companies that run affiliate programs are probably more interested in the traffic you send across their branded site/s than they are in the sales you make thats icing on the cake. Bu that is why if the program offers you a co-branded/white label solution/ or feed use to completely brand your own site you should jump on it. There will still be client loss but consdierably less … BUT then you will have to perform with sales to earn the use of the feeds or white label site.They handle all stock, processing, shipping, payments and customer service if I need it at no charge. My end is I do some marketing, handle some custoemr service calls ( which helps greatly in client retention ) and in the end I can concentrate on other projects or take a vacation or go play poker and not be concerned that my customers are being taken care of.I do ppc as well and I do ok but I never went for high traffic, generic domains as I try too now. I was from an advertising background and was stuck on brandability. So I could get by on PPC but Ticketstub.com has so far outpassed it by leaps and bounds.The problem I have been finding n relation to affilaite programs is finding companies that offer either white label or feed solutions. I have found that just redirecting to the affiliates sie as mentioned in anothr post above converts like crap and doesn’t make what it with PPC. So essentially I am “donating” my traffic to the affiliate company for free.Anyhow … there are positives and negatives to say about both ppc and affilaite relationships. I wish I had millions of uni coming in but I don’t … but I do have some pretty damn nice developable domains to the logical path is to stay ppc on them until the right partnership and development possiblity comes along.Sorry rambling Time for nic eshot of Patrone to start thenight off.

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