To trust or not to trust merchant with keywords? - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

dbullet007 · 03-04-2009, 07:43 PM

Hey guys,

I was recently contacted by an affiliate manager from a clickbank product I'm promoting. They own a large amount of sites and do a lot of sales so they're somehow reputable.

Anyways, they offered to build a site for me (hosted by me). As I've been direct linking so far, I think having a site built for me would be a great way to get started in that direction... building assets and such. However they're asking me for sales data (keywords).

It makes sense, after all I would create a site around my converting keywords. However I don't know whether these guys will just take my keywords and then fuck me over. Anyone has experience with something like this before? Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Thanks!

mingrza · 03-04-2009, 07:46 PM

Um....No... You'll end up like this guy...
...in the middle

sean3 · 03-04-2009, 09:04 PM

ewwwww.....sumthing worse than that.hehe

marfarma · 03-06-2009, 01:49 AM

You're much better off building your own site. If you don't think you can, then PM me and I'll see if I can't talk you through it. Even if these boys are totally honest, and wouldn't take advantage of knowing your keywords -- you're still much better off building your own site.

dbullet007 · 03-06-2009, 01:58 PM

I get the point... you didn't have to be so... hmm.. graphic, LOL. I'll see if these guys can help me get some things done, like the design and such... but I'm NOT giving them my keywords. Thanks for your feedback guys!

shitzu · 03-06-2009, 02:47 PM

Clickbank product owners never cease to amaze me. You're direct linking to their page and they want your keywords ... tell them to go fuck themselves. If you give them your keywords what do they need you for?

kblessinggr · 03-06-2009, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shitzu

Clickbank product owners never cease to amaze me. You're direct linking to their page and they want your keywords ... tell them to go fuck themselves. If you give them your keywords what do they need you for?

Essentially they want to cut him out of the middle, and drive their own PPC traffic using the more successful keywords.

ecigarette · 03-07-2009, 04:24 PM

Yeah, that picture puts the whole situation into perspective.

03-04-2009, 07:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
dbullet007 Frakin' google slaps! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 33 iTrader: 0 / 0%	To trust or not to trust merchant with keywords? Hey guys, I was recently contacted by an affiliate manager from a clickbank product I'm promoting. They own a large amount of sites and do a lot of sales so they're somehow reputable. Anyways, they offered to build a site for me (hosted by me). As I've been direct linking so far, I think having a site built for me would be a great way to get started in that direction... building assets and such. However they're asking me for sales data (keywords). It makes sense, after all I would create a site around my converting keywords. However I don't know whether these guys will just take my keywords and then fuck me over. Anyone has experience with something like this before? Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Thanks! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-04-2009, 07:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
mingrza I'm on an island bitches Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 157 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Um....No... You'll end up like this guy... ...in the middle Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-04-2009, 09:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
sean3 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: www.subhan.me Posts: 167 iTrader: 1 / 100%	ewwwww.....sumthing worse than that.hehe Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-06-2009, 01:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
marfarma Not Your Bitch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 226 iTrader: 4 / 100%	You're much better off building your own site. If you don't think you can, then PM me and I'll see if I can't talk you through it. Even if these boys are totally honest, and wouldn't take advantage of knowing your keywords -- you're still much better off building your own site. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-06-2009, 01:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
dbullet007 Frakin' google slaps! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 33 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I get the point... you didn't have to be so... hmm.. graphic, LOL. I'll see if these guys can help me get some things done, like the design and such... but I'm NOT giving them my keywords. Thanks for your feedback guys! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-06-2009, 02:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
shitzu Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 73 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Clickbank product owners never cease to amaze me. You're direct linking to their page and they want your keywords ... tell them to go fuck themselves. If you give them your keywords what do they need you for? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-07-2009, 04:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
ecigarette Electronic Cigarette Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 13 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah, that picture puts the whole situation into perspective. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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