Comments on: So You’re Telling Me This Isn’t Content? http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/10/so-youre-telling-me-this-isnt-content/ affiliate marketing for the dazed and confused Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:18:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mattg http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/10/so-youre-telling-me-this-isnt-content/comment-page-1/#comment-1646 mattg Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:07:35 +0000 http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/10/so-youre-telling-me-this-isnt-content/#comment-1646 Try http://browsershots.org for making your screenies, may save you some time maybe. As for "Some affiliates out there don’t like sites that promote shop codes", if site A believes site B is overwriting overwriting site As cookies, A will see it as site B is eating off site As table. It's understandable site A will take that as agressive competition (it is). They are, fundamentally, enemies in a catfight. It's black and white really. (The Japanese have a saying along the lines of 'your business competitor is trying to steal the shoes from your children's feet'). Whether you're a site B or not I don't know - I'm not having a go at you at all, or accusing that you are. But I for sure see where the site As are coming from. Try http://browsershots.org for making your screenies, may save you some time maybe.

As for “Some affiliates out there don’t like sites that promote shop codes”, if site A believes site B is overwriting overwriting site As cookies, A will see it as site B is eating off site As table. It’s understandable site A will take that as agressive competition (it is).

They are, fundamentally, enemies in a catfight. It’s black and white really. (The Japanese have a saying along the lines of ‘your business competitor is trying to steal the shoes from your children’s feet’).

Whether you’re a site B or not I don’t know – I’m not having a go at you at all, or accusing that you are. But I for sure see where the site As are coming from.

]]> By: you http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/10/so-youre-telling-me-this-isnt-content/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 you Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:12:46 +0000 http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/10/so-youre-telling-me-this-isnt-content/#comment-1636 Lee, yup I've started adding more redirects in. Don't know if this is a good or bad thing. And with the product codes it's typically easier to grab a unique line or two to pad the voucher out with. The screen grabs are a slow burner but once I've created them I can re-use. Hmm, maybe I need to watermark them lol. Lee, yup I’ve started adding more redirects in. Don’t know if this is a good or bad thing. And with the product codes it’s typically easier to grab a unique line or two to pad the voucher out with. The screen grabs are a slow burner but once I’ve created them I can re-use. Hmm, maybe I need to watermark them lol.

]]> By: Lee McCoy http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/10/so-youre-telling-me-this-isnt-content/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 Lee McCoy Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:35:51 +0000 http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/10/so-youre-telling-me-this-isnt-content/#comment-1635 hehe it takes me back to what I mentioned here: http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/03/affiliate-future-losers-revealed/ "# Lee McCoy March 13, 2008 Mate, Set up redirects instead of using affiliate tracking codes. Put them in 301 redirects and into a folder that you robots.txt out. Does Google like affili tracking codes? Who knows for sure - just getting shut of them would be a good start! Also the majority of the text in each merchant’s “post” is vertually identical. All you seem to change is the merchant name and offer code. You need to write more desicriptive text and make sure each code you list is as unique as possible. If you do these two things I’m sure It’ll come back. (or let me buy the site off you and I’ll do it myself ;-) ) Good luck, Lee # you March 13, 2008 Good advice there Lee and I was just day dreaming about changing all my links. That’s my first offer of the year and I’d consider if a sale would buy me a nice apartment in Leeds" hehe it takes me back to what I mentioned here:

http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/03/affiliate-future-losers-revealed/

“# Lee McCoy March 13, 2008

Mate,

Set up redirects instead of using affiliate tracking codes. Put them in 301 redirects and into a folder that you robots.txt out.

Does Google like affili tracking codes? Who knows for sure – just getting shut of them would be a good start!

Also the majority of the text in each merchant’s “post” is vertually identical. All you seem to change is the merchant name and offer code.

You need to write more desicriptive text and make sure each code you list is as unique as possible.

If you do these two things I’m sure It’ll come back. (or let me buy the site off you and I’ll do it myself ;-) )

Good luck,

Lee

# you March 13, 2008

Good advice there Lee and I was just day dreaming about changing all my links.
That’s my first offer of the year and I’d consider if a sale would buy me a nice apartment in Leeds”

]]> By: Keith Bond http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/10/so-youre-telling-me-this-isnt-content/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Keith Bond Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:57:31 +0000 http://www.befuddled.me.uk/2008/10/so-youre-telling-me-this-isnt-content/#comment-1633 Good post Ray There is a faction in the affiliate marketing industry who see the term codes or vouchers and immediately think cookie cutting, forced clicks and other unsavory practices, this has been brought about by the nefarious activities of a few less ethical although not unsuccessful affiliates. These people don't see the value that is added by sites such as yours. Unfortunately it has tainted the entire sector like the old saying "It only takes one bad apple to spoil the barrel." My feeble attempt in the codes arena takes back seat these days partly because of the nay sayers, in fact I am seriously considering selling the site. Good post Ray

There is a faction in the affiliate marketing industry who see the term codes or vouchers and immediately think cookie cutting, forced clicks and other unsavory practices, this has been brought about by the nefarious activities of a few less ethical although not unsuccessful affiliates.

These people don’t see the value that is added by sites such as yours.

Unfortunately it has tainted the entire sector like the old saying “It only takes one bad apple to spoil the barrel.”

My feeble attempt in the codes arena takes back seat these days partly because of the nay sayers, in fact I am seriously considering selling the site.

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