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One of the age old conflicts in affiliate marketing has pitted merchants who place phone numbers, especially toll free ones, on their sites. Affiliates see this as a leak

Most pro affiliates know all about affiliate leaks, but many newer affiliates don’t know what to look for and oftentimes merchants don’t even realize they have leaks.

I thought this may be a good post for n00bs who may be reading up and trying to learn this game on a Sunday. Tomorrow I have a great post about why retailers should not start an affiliate program until they become their own pseudo-affiliate.

Affiliates, sometimes you come across a merchant you really want to work with that has a big 800# commission leak. You contact them and it turns out they didn’t realize the potential problem the way an affiliate sees it – as potential lost sales. They see the light and want to do the right thing, just aren’t sure how.

Google can bring pay-per-call into the mainstream the way no one else can. Most people selling clicks will sell calls, either in tandem or as a substitute for certain kinds of advertisers.

Pro affiliates and merchants have already learned their lessons about leaky affiliate programs. However I’m amazed at the number of merchants that just don’t get it, so wanted to do a little piece to educate newer affiliates about leaks and hopefully educate some clueless merchants in the process.

One thing affiliates hate is LEAKS, especially 800# leaks. 1st to market move – now 150 Affiliate Networks can now offer “Pay Per Call” affiliate tracking

The issue of 800# phone leakage has always been a hot topic in our industry. I have been a strong proponent of phone tracking, because affiliates deserve to be paid for their traffic regardless of where…