Comments on: Scum-bag Affiliates and Skunks – Tales from the IRCE 2008 http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1533/irce-2008.html Leading Affiliate Marketing Blog - Industry News, Tips and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:13:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Share Results Blog » Blog Archive » Differences Between CPA and CPC Affiliate Mindsets http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1533/irce-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-27755 Share Results Blog » Blog Archive » Differences Between CPA and CPC Affiliate Mindsets Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:38:07 +0000 http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1533/irce-2008.html#comment-27755 [...] Whereas performance based affiliates look to work with reputable brands so that users are more likely to click through and subsequently register or make a purchase with the merchant, CPC affiliates need only to get users to click on a link to get paid. Although there are many honest CPC affiliates out there, there are also many who care only about getting users to click on their links. This leads to problems of click fraud and retailers calling all affiliates scum bags. [...] [...] Whereas performance based affiliates look to work with reputable brands so that users are more likely to click through and subsequently register or make a purchase with the merchant, CPC affiliates need only to get users to click on a link to get paid. Although there are many honest CPC affiliates out there, there are also many who care only about getting users to click on their links. This leads to problems of click fraud and retailers calling all affiliates scum bags. [...]

]]> By: Panel Ethics and Affiliate Bashing at the 2008 Internet Retailer Conference | Relevantly Speaking http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1533/irce-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-27718 Panel Ethics and Affiliate Bashing at the 2008 Internet Retailer Conference | Relevantly Speaking Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:54:13 +0000 http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1533/irce-2008.html#comment-27718 [...] from RKG allegedly turned into an unethical and irresponsible affiliate marketing bashing session. Linda Buquet at 5 Star Affiliate Programs reported in a post that about 400 merchants attended a panel session that turned into a 90 minute [...] [...] from RKG allegedly turned into an unethical and irresponsible affiliate marketing bashing session. Linda Buquet at 5 Star Affiliate Programs reported in a post that about 400 merchants attended a panel session that turned into a 90 minute [...]

]]> By: dee http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1533/irce-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-27687 dee Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:42:06 +0000 http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1533/irce-2008.html#comment-27687 Ranting is fine - It helps get the problem out. Taking action to change the situation is the follow-up. Complaining without moving forward is useless. Ranting is fine – It helps get the problem out. Taking action to change the situation is the follow-up. Complaining without moving forward is useless.

]]> By: 5 Star Affiliate Marketing Forums http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1533/irce-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-27682 5 Star Affiliate Marketing Forums Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:17:45 +0000 http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1533/irce-2008.html#comment-27682 <strong>Scum-bag Affiliates and Skunks - Tales from the IRCE 2008...</strong> Around 400 merchants attended a panel discussion that was essentially “a 90 minute rant about what scum-bags affiliates are.” (See more choice quotes from the IRCE below) Scum-bag Affiliates and Skunks – Tales from the IRCE 2008…

Around 400 merchants attended a panel discussion that was essentially “a 90 minute rant about what scum-bags affiliates are.” (See more choice quotes from the IRCE below)

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