So obviously we see a lot of guys from different networks running around the forum and throughout my daily life I always think of things which the networks could do to help out us affiliates.
But I like to think of things that could not only help us affiliates but also to help the networks and the advertiser all at the same time.
So this is what this thread is about, what do you think the affiliate networks lack that could help everyone around the board out make even more money.
Here are a few things I think the networks can do better and why it could help.
1) An API and/or Post Back Systems - Yes some networks already have these features but as a programmer I honestly think they should be a common thing across all networks and here is why.
Its because with an API or Post Back system we are able to create software which can track everything from hour/minute of the impression or click right to the time/hour/day, ect... of the conversion and have it all done in pretty much real time, if not inside of an hour (Obviously there would be exceptions based upon the reporting time of the networks themselves, some offers have longer report times then others).
This information is extremely powerful to have because it allows us to easier determine the exact times of day we get the most conversions, the exact ad text, body, image, demographic, ect... which untimately leads to more sales for everyone.
Most of this is alredy trackable but I honestly think we can do so much better with it.
2) Once the above is achieved I believe that the use of affiliates wanting to put tracking pixals on the merchants sites will ultimately be a thing of the past, there really is zero need for it, the sub-id fields are more then enough to track everything we need to track (This is also more dependent on the tracking software the affiliate uses).
This isn't really a feature but more of a time saver for the networks and merchants cause they don't have to spend an ounce of time updating there sites with code from various people, it also keeps there site more secured.
3) The networks should honestly ask every merchant an extra brief question and that question is "what is the current goal of your site?".
This seems obvious or maybe the networks don't want to bother the merchants anymore then they have to but honestly a very simplistic one liner could help out that much more something along the lines of.
Our Goal: "To increase more members in there mid-30s";
They already ask which country they want the traffic from so why not try to get a brief explanation of what the merchant really wants to do with there site, where do they want to take it in the future.
This will help us target better and will help a more with conversions on the merchants end, I know a lot of us have had offers we promote taken away because the traffic wasen't good enough for them but if we knew briefly what they were expecting out of it then we could compensate for that a little more and we could improve upon that traffic.
This not only keeps our traffic a higher quality but it enables us to cut back a bit on the offers we may have taken away, it can increase the merchants goals making them happier and when they are happier the networks are happier and were happier, fuck were all just a little happier.
Thats all I'm putting down for now, I know there is a lot of obvious holes and reasons why not to but I bet for each one of those I could argue a reason why it could be just as good to have it.
So its your turn, what do you want to see the networks do just a little bit better in order to help everyone around the board out.
But I like to think of things that could not only help us affiliates but also to help the networks and the advertiser all at the same time.
So this is what this thread is about, what do you think the affiliate networks lack that could help everyone around the board out make even more money.
Here are a few things I think the networks can do better and why it could help.
1) An API and/or Post Back Systems - Yes some networks already have these features but as a programmer I honestly think they should be a common thing across all networks and here is why.
Its because with an API or Post Back system we are able to create software which can track everything from hour/minute of the impression or click right to the time/hour/day, ect... of the conversion and have it all done in pretty much real time, if not inside of an hour (Obviously there would be exceptions based upon the reporting time of the networks themselves, some offers have longer report times then others).
This information is extremely powerful to have because it allows us to easier determine the exact times of day we get the most conversions, the exact ad text, body, image, demographic, ect... which untimately leads to more sales for everyone.
Most of this is alredy trackable but I honestly think we can do so much better with it.
2) Once the above is achieved I believe that the use of affiliates wanting to put tracking pixals on the merchants sites will ultimately be a thing of the past, there really is zero need for it, the sub-id fields are more then enough to track everything we need to track (This is also more dependent on the tracking software the affiliate uses).
This isn't really a feature but more of a time saver for the networks and merchants cause they don't have to spend an ounce of time updating there sites with code from various people, it also keeps there site more secured.
3) The networks should honestly ask every merchant an extra brief question and that question is "what is the current goal of your site?".
This seems obvious or maybe the networks don't want to bother the merchants anymore then they have to but honestly a very simplistic one liner could help out that much more something along the lines of.
Our Goal: "To increase more members in there mid-30s";
They already ask which country they want the traffic from so why not try to get a brief explanation of what the merchant really wants to do with there site, where do they want to take it in the future.
This will help us target better and will help a more with conversions on the merchants end, I know a lot of us have had offers we promote taken away because the traffic wasen't good enough for them but if we knew briefly what they were expecting out of it then we could compensate for that a little more and we could improve upon that traffic.
This not only keeps our traffic a higher quality but it enables us to cut back a bit on the offers we may have taken away, it can increase the merchants goals making them happier and when they are happier the networks are happier and were happier, fuck were all just a little happier.
Thats all I'm putting down for now, I know there is a lot of obvious holes and reasons why not to but I bet for each one of those I could argue a reason why it could be just as good to have it.
So its your turn, what do you want to see the networks do just a little bit better in order to help everyone around the board out.
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