How Often do you Test your Campaigns?

[hannahmcintyre]

I was running a great offer through NBA, personal injury lawyers, which I had been doing really, really well on. Clicks around $0.40, $12 payout and high conversion rate meant I was killing it. I finished testing, then to scale went to expand my keyword list.

I'd only been running this campaign for about 2 weeks, and hadn't checked since to make sure it was still working.

Today I went to grab the affiliate link for prosper 202 to change my links, but I found out the campaign didn't exist.

Fuck.

I never got an email from NBA about this campaign stopping or anything, even though I was running it. My AM's fucking useless though, never answers emails.

Just wondering how often the rest of you test your campaigns to make sure the links are still working.

This is the first time I haven't been emailed about a campaign going down, so I really have no idea.

 

[micker]

I was running this same thing through another network. The page started giving errors on submits lest weekend and now its offline entirely.

Anyone have a good legal lead offer I can replace it with?

 

[AdHustler]

I was running this same thing through another network. The page started giving errors on submits lest weekend and now its offline entirely.

Anyone have a good legal lead offer I can replace it with?

hydra network has a lot of legal offers.

 

[MyOwnDemon]

I'd only been running this campaign for about 2 weeks, and hadn't checked since to make sure it was still working.

Then that would be your fault. Quit bitching.

 

[hannahmcintyre]

Then that would be your fault. Quit bitching.

I realize it's my fault, I'm asking how often to check them, toolbag.

 

[aim]

Contact your AM; tell them to notify you by any means (email/phone/sms/etc) if there is a change to a campaign you're working with.

 

[hannahmcintyre]

Contact your AM; tell them to notify you by any means (email/phone/sms/etc) if there is a change to a campaign you're working with.

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it. I'm going to get a new AM for neverblue, just because the one I'm with hasn't replied to a single email I've sent, ever, and never answers her phone.

As soon as I get that changed I'll ask for notification. I just don't trust that this one will ever actually do it.

 

[micker]

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it. I'm going to get a new AM for neverblue, just because the one I'm with hasn't replied to a single email I've sent, ever, and never answers her phone.

As soon as I get that changed I'll ask for notification. I just don't trust that this one will ever actually do it.

Seriously, has anyone noticed AM's getting worse lately? I've been waiting 8 days to get an email response back from ads4dough...

 

[Dr_Ngo]

Well I record/analyze the stats of each campaign everyday, lets me know that same day if something drastic happens so I can react.

 

[jakecohen]

Three times a day.

 

[speed_e]

I update and check stats once a day but I must admit I don't verify links. I guess I would notice a failing link by its lack of income.

I have thought of HTTP monitoring aff links however. Once I had a link that was taking 30sec+ to reach the merchants LP. That's as good as broke.

 

[johnmatrix]

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it. I'm going to get a new AM for neverblue, just because the one I'm with hasn't replied to a single email I've sent, ever, and never answers her phone.

please dont say its Chutima.. cos shes a fantastic AM

 

[jbartinla]

One of the keys to making money with affiliate networks is having good, PROACTIVE AM's. Unfortunately, there are not a ton great ones. Make sure you have a great contact at any network that you work with. They have tons of info to make sure you are successful. Don't just work with someone that pushes any offers and says its great.